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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Octopussy Let us consider, if you will, a climactic action scene from the film Octopussy. Roger Moore’s Agent 007, having tumbled from a train while chasing down the villains, has rushed across Germany by hitchhiking and stealing cars. Upon finally reaching the military base that is soon to be obliterated…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Before we get into this week’s reviews, I’d like to point you in the direction of another piece I wrote recently for the wonderful UCC Film Writers Blog. Have you ever wondered what the deal is with the Wachowski Sisters? Good news! I’ve slapped together 3000 words of a whirlwind beginners guide…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan It’s weeks like these that I begin to question this entire format. Ah well. Monday – All That Jazz and Anger Management Feverish and sweaty, the feature-length nightmare of a dying man who cannot stop even if he wants to. Sharply edited in a way that keeps the fragmented story understandable. So…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Short ones this week. I don’t have to justify myself. But I will because I’m just so darn nice. I’ve been on the go lately, especially over the weekend, with election coverage. I was actually out in the count centre with Cork City Community Radio, where I do the Saturday news bulletins…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Goldfinger The film where Bond becomes Bond. Much as I loved the first two instalments, this is the one where the formula truly takes shape and takes off – the Aston Martin, the megalomaniac villain, the array of kooky gadgets, the gimmick henchman, the awesome simplicity of “no, Mr Bond,…
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