Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Written & Directed by: Richard CurtisStarring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Ifans, Chris O'Dowd, Nick Frost, Katherine Parkinson, Jack Davenport My Advice: Matinee. It's 1966. And apparently you can't get rock on British radio. Well, not the normal radio stations. While the government has an apparent stranglehold on the [...]
Movie Cross Rhodes (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Film Review #214: Pirate Radio 2008 Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Emma Thompson Maybe the surprise engagement softened us up, but I prefer to see it as further evidence of the enduring power of rock’n’roll. Local music fans will remember when WAER’s deejay Eric Cohen used the main stage at Jazz Fest to go down on one knee. Last Friday night another...
Phawker (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
BY JAMIE DAVIS Pirate Radio is basically a coming of age story for young Carl (Tom Sturridge), who is sent to supposedly get on the straight and narrow by living on board his aging hipster godfather’s pirate radio ship anchored off the shore of Britain some time in the mid-1960s. It’s also a story of [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The title duo of Mary and Max go together like chalk and cheese, fire and water or maybe Madonna and Guy Ritchie.
The One-Line Review (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
USA Feature Film Writer/Director: Charlie Kaufman Cinematographer: Fred Elmes Composer: Jon Brion Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson, Tom Noonan, Dianne Wiest, Hope Davis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robin Weigert Brilliant screenwriter Kaufman’s hugely ambitious (perhaps overly ambitious) directorial debut - an enigmatic, nightmare-like...
Movie Moxie (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Hello Film Fans and Fanatics! Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday November 20, 2009! Big week this week with highly anticipated releases which all have ridiculously long film titles: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire and even The Twilight Saga: New Moon . What a mouthful! It's also a big week for animation with the claymation film...
Curious Read (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Sometimes, a good actor can make a bad script tolerable and mediocre script enjoyable. But occasionally, an actor will stumble upon a role they seemed born to play, and watching them transform themselves is an utter joy. We chose 25 of our favorite performances to celebrate from the last decade and could have picked another 25 we dearly loved. We only selected our favorite from each actor so that Daniel...
Entertainment & Sports Safari (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
See also : Watch Pirate Radio 2009 Movie Trailer Free Online,Pirate Radio Review Full Cast And Crew Movie Review: Pirate Radio (2009)Review summaryPirate Radio hits the airwaves and it's a hysterical ride. This is based on a true story. These DJs were at sea and the British officials were after them. According to Richard Curtis (who spoke after the October 21, San Francisco pre-screening), the pirate...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Filed under: Video , Exclusive Richard Curtis ' new film ' Pirate Radio ' tells the story of a group of rock 'n' roll rebels who dedicate themselves to bringing '60s pop to the people of Britain by any means necessary. Needless to say, the movie boasts a killer soundtrack, featuring the likes of the Kinks , Jimi Hendrix and the Who . In an interview with Spinner, the ' Love Actually ' director and...
Foolish Blatherings (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
To all our listeners, this is what I have to say – God bless you all. And as for you bastards in charge, don’t dream it’s over. Years will come, years will go, and politicians will do fuck all to make the world a better place. But all over the world, young men and young [...]
Writing and Ruminating (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Went to see this movie this evening with my teens. Yes, it's rated R (or "Arrrrr", if you prefer), due to excessive use of the F-bomb, and for references to sex and drugs. Because it is a movie about off-shore rock-and-roll stations, and nothing goes better with rock 'n' roll than sex and drugs. At least when the movie is set in 1966. Truly, it was nothing my kids couldn't see, but I leave...
Comics Worth Reading (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
I don’t think I’ve laughed so much at any movie in a theater as I did at Pirate Radio. (Known as The Boat That Rocked in its original UK release.) Like Richard Curtis’ other feature as writer/director, Love Actually, it’s a sprawling story with a variety of goofy character bits, an ensemble comedy composed of [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
You know how sometimes you hear about a film that has so many good ingredients, it can't help but be the best thing since antibodies'...
Personal Money Store (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Predicting the unpredictable Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in "Pirate Radio." Image from Wikimedia. I am a pretty decisive person. For instance, when I saw the "Pirate Radio" trailer, I decided less than a minute in, "I definitely want to see that movie." When I saw the "Fantastic Mr. Fox" trailer, I thought "I definitely do not want to see that movie."...
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