Luc Besson’s latest film is an adaptation of a comic book – Les Aventures d’Adele Blanc Sec. The comics first appeared in the early 1970s in France and follow the adventures of Adele The film is, unsurprisingly, produced by Europacorp with a soundtrack by Eric Serra. Here’s the trailer (with subtitles) The film is due […]
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Luc Besson Bluray Bonanza
Image via Wikipedia This week sees the release of several Luc Besson titles on Bluray for the first time. Le Grand Bleu, Nikita, Atlantis, Leon – they’re all getting the bluray treatment. Le Grand Bleu was previously released in the French market in French language only, which was quite annoying, so hopefully this UK release […]
Alatriste – Great Actors Fail To Save Historical Romp
Viggo Mortensen and Eduardo Noriega are both fine actors. I’d go so far as to say they are both excellent actors. Unfortunately even good actors cannot save some films. Such is the case with Alatriste, which is a very large Franco-Spanish-American co-production. Based on the novels of Arturo Perez Reverte, it follows the life and […]
Tell No One – Ne Le Dis A Personne
Alfred Hitchcock was the master of suspense. Unfortunately since his passing so few films come even close to providing the level of tension and intrigue that was his calling card. Ne Le Dis A Personne (Tell No One) is probably the closest thing to a true thriller you are likely to see this year. Alexandre […]