The top 10 doomed romances. By Simon Miraudo. The doomed romance: it’s a tale as old as time itself. Boy loves girl; girl loves boy; boy has his organs harvested; girl turns boy in to the police for his killing spree; boy dies mid-coitus; girl fakes own suicide, sending boy mad with grief, only to […]
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First look at Gosling and Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines
November 1, 2011 
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The first official images of Bradley Cooper and a bleached blonde Ryan Gosling in Derek Cianfrance‘s crime thriller The Place Beyond the Pines have made their way online. Gosling – reuniting with his Blue Valentine director – plays a motorcyclist and criminal on the run from an inexperienced cop (Cooper). The images come courtesy of […]
Continue readingBe mine – Blue Valentine review
June 21, 2011 2 Comments
Blue Valentine – Starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Rated MA. Originally published December 22, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The mark of a truly great romantic drama is one which inspires its viewers to re-evaluate their life. Yep, it’s a somewhat unreasonably high bar for films to reach, but it’s what […]
Continue readingBlue Valentine director and star reunite for "epic movie"
February 7, 2011 0 Comments
After last year’s incredible, heart-wrenching Blue Valentine (fully endorsed by Jess, Simon and myself), writer/director Derek Cianfrance is wisely re-teaming with the wonderfully talented Ryan Gosling for his next feature film, Indiewire report. What Cianfrance describes as “kind of an epic movie … I’ve had people tell me they feel like its ‘The Deer Hunter’ […]
Continue readingTara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010
December 29, 2010 1 Comment
Tara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]
Continue readingJess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010
December 29, 2010 3 Comments
Jess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]
Continue readingBe mine – Blue Valentine review
December 22, 2010 0 Comments
Blue Valentine – Starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The mark of a truly great romantic drama is one which inspires its viewers to re-evaluate their life. Yep, it’s a somewhat unreasonably high bar for films to reach, but it’s what separates the masterpieces (Eternal Sunshine […]
Continue reading>2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees
December 2, 2010 0 Comments
>We’ve got spirit, yes we do. We’ve got spirit, how about you? The nominations for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced and Quickflix favourite Winter’s Bone has racked up an incredible seven nominations! It’s a promising sign after the film took out the Best Feature prize at the 2010 Gotham Independent Film […]
Continue readingNew look at Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
November 29, 2010 1 Comment
If there was any doubt that Michelle Williams is the perfect Marilyn Monroe then Collider’s newly released picture of the starlet in Simon Curtis’ My Week with Marilyn should put naysayers to rest. The film is based on The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me: Six Months on Set with Marilyn and Olivier, the memoirs of […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Blue Valentine
November 11, 2010 0 Comments
A few weeks ago we featured the excellent trailer for Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine, a big Oscar contender unfortunately embroiled in a ratings controversy over in the U.S. Today we get our first glimpse at its gorgeous new poster (courtesy of Yahoo). Blue Valentine stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as a young couple struggling […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Blue Valentine
October 11, 2010 0 Comments
Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine – starring the wildly talented Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as a young couple struggling to keep their marriage alive – was one of the big hits of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and received some very nice notices after screening at Cannes a few months back. The trailer for the […]
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