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Top 10 Christian Bale Roles

Bale is known for his mastery of accents and harsh regimens of shedding and gaining weight. The primary examples of this would be seen in such films as The Machinist, Batman Begins and, most recently, Rescue Dawn. He first caught the public eye when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg’s Empire …

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Top Six Vietnam War Films

Top Six Vietnam War Films Hamburger Hill The most remarkable traits of this realistically detailed chronicle of a crucial, bloody Vietnam War combat is that it steers clear of Stallone’s right-wing machismo in Rambo and of Oliver Stone’s metaphorical meanings (good versus evil) in Platoon. “Emanuel Levy” Sgt. Frantz: All right, listen up. You people …

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Top 5 Bond Girls

Top 5 Bond Girls Honor Blackman – Pussygalore (GoldFinger) (Hint that she is a lesbian who is converted by Master James) I like the idea that she can resist Bond’s charm, but not as she says because she’s immune. There is distinctly the possibility of a lesbian subtext; the way she dresses, her athletic prowess …

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Who is the best Bond Girl?

Ursula Andress Ursuala Andress became famous as Honey Ryder, a shell diver and James Bond‘s object of desire in Dr. No . She is the original Bond girl and remains to this day the best Bond girl. In an unforgettable scene, she rises out of the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. The scene made …

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Who is the best Bond?

I’ve been watching James Bond in some form or another, on the page or the screen, since I can remember. My Dad, who I didn’t see that often, always seemed to be watching a Bond film and my Mom just adored Sean Connery. The first one I saw was Live and Let Die (1973) with …

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Top 10 soundtracks of 2007

Top 10 soundtracks of 2007 #10- This is England This is another great soundtrack from a little unknown gem of a film. Clayhill, Toots & The Maytals, Soft cell, The Specials, Strawberry Switchblade and many more. #9 – Southland Tales Following up on an amazing soundtrack from his first feature film Donnie Darco; director Richard …

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The Descendant

The Descendant Philippe Spurrell’s feature debut is an intriguing story revolving around a small community, and its shared secret past history, and how an outsider pushes those secrets to the surface for all to see. Since the film does rely on the element of surprise for it to work as a mystery, I will not …

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