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Review – Robin Hood
May 16th, 2010 | 
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Short Take: An impressively deft blend of legend and history
Director: Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Gladiator)
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland (Green Zone, Mystic River)
Cast: Russell Crowe (American Gangster, 3:10 to Yuma), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I’m Not There), Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes), Oscar Isaac (Body of Lies), Max von Sydow (Shutter Island), William Hurt (The Yellow Handkerchief)
Length: 2h 20m
Synopsis: As a member of King Richard’s army which seeks to pillage and sack its way across Europe on the way back to England, Robin Longstride (Crowe) elects to leave such uninspired leadership and take a faster way back to his home. In the process he and a small group of followers get entangled in a conspiracy that connects Richard’s brother John to the King of France, who seeks to overtake an England on the verge of civil war. John’s ascension to the throne accelerates this plot, however Robin and his men, along with several nobles, fight to protect their land from the invading French as well as John’s tyrannical management. The gravity of the situation is as such that a losing effort could seal the fate of all of England, and such a fate looks dire to say the least. Read the rest of this entry »
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Review – The Yellow Handkerchief
Short Take: Intriguing, but lacks competence in some areas
Director: Udayan Prasad (Opa!, My Son the Fanatic)
Screenwriter: Erin Dignam (8, Loved, Denial)
Cast: William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Vantage Point), Maria Bello (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Jane Austen Book Club), Kristen Stewart (Twilight: New Moon, Adventureland), Eddie Redmayne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Savage Grace)
Length: 1 hour 42 minutes
Synopsis: Brett Hansen (Hurt) has just been released after six years of incarceration when he meets Gordy (Redmayne), an awkward young Native American on his first trip away from the reservation, and Martine (Stewart), a lonely young woman looking for someone to love her. The trio embarks on a road trip to find Brett’s ex-wife May (Bello). As the group grows closer, Brett’s past with May is slowly revealed through a series of flashbacks. Read the rest of this entry »
