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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated A Streetcar Named Desire in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams, Michael Hooper, Patricia Hern | 2009 | Essays
8
6.0 (7 Ratings)
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A really powerful drama! Not something I would pick up on my own accord but something I had to read for my English A-Level and after reading Pride & Prejudice I really was not looking forward to this. I was pleasantly surprised, however, at how much I really did enjoy this.

Both main characters are interesting in their own way, with Blanche being the over the top Sourthern-belle falling into an uncontrollable madness spurred on my her ageing and sisters working class, brash husband, Stanley. Stanley is an uncontrollable animal of a man, he knows what he wants and how to get it.

I love both the film and the drama of this tale and I'm glad I got the chance to study it.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018  
The Post (2017)
The Post (2017)
2017 | Biography, Drama, Thriller
7
7.1 (45 Ratings)
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First class post
Solid historical drama finds Steven Spielberg in serious, awards-trawling mode. Tale of noble, principled people working in the media who find themselves under scurrilous attack from hostile and mendacious president makes you glad you're not living in the 70s; good job this sort of thing couldn't happen nowadays.

Script does a good job of turning a potentially wordy story - various journalists, lawyers, and executives stand around discussing the ethics of publishing news - into a genuinely gripping drama, well performed by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Perhaps just a bit simplistic in its presentation of politicians = bad, journalists = good, but that's essentially the message of the film (did I mention what good reviews it's had in all the papers?).
  
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Christopher Radcliff recommended Hoop Dreams (1994) in Movies (curated)

 
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
1994 | Documentary, Drama
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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"I love that the Criterion release of this includes all the times this film was talked about on Siskel & Ebert. That show was where I first heard about this film, and seeing how pissed off they were about it being snubbed by the Oscars made me seek it out. It resonated with me so deeply, and still does, the way it presents these two kids and their families, and their struggle to pursue their dreams while dealing with all the practical hardships of working-class life. It’s become kind of a foundational piece of work for me, because it was one of the first films I saw that demonstrated that if you look closely, great stories and great characters are all around us."

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