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Naked DVD Review

At the center of Naked is David Thewlis as Johnny, one of the most kinetic performances ever filmed and a complex character if there ever was one. When the film begins, Johnny rapes a woman in an alley and then steals a car. But Thewlis turns him into something far more than just a thug, he’s a prophet of the apocalypse and a representative of anger in the British lower class, an antihero for his time and place as much as Travis Bickle was for 1970s New York....  read more

Roland Emmerich Tackles Shakespeare for New Movie

Director Roland Emmerich usually destroys the world in his movies, which include Independence Day, 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow, but in his next film, he’ll leave behind explosions and CGI effects for something a little more intellectual. The project, titled Anonymous, is based on the idea that the works of the William Shakespeare were actually written by the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere....  read more

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Given how horrific the events of the holocaust were, it’s no surprise...  read more