Tag Archives: Zero Dark Thirty

Top 20 Films of 2012: #1-10

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Danny King

I don’t have too much to add, in the way of introduction, to what I wrote yesterday. It is worth mentioning, though, that almost half of the titles below — in addition some from the #11-20 crop — are currently … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Tens | Tagged Alps, Amour, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Barbara, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Béla Tarr, Benh Zeitlin, Caché, Code Unknown, Elena, Funny Games, Joe Carnahan, Kathryn Bigelow, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Michael Haneke, Miguel Gomes, Oslo August 31st, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reprise, Sleepwalk with Me, Steven Spielberg, Tabu, The Deep Blue Sea, The Grey, The Master, The Queen of Versailles, The Turin Horse, Top Tens, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Writer: Mark Boal | Cast: Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mark Duplass, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Reda Kateb, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Mark Strong | Rating: R | Runtime: 157 minutes | Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 4 stars, Barry Ackroyd, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Greig Fraser, James Gandolfini, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Kathryn Bigelow, Killing Them Softly, Kyle Chandler, Last Ride, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Mark Duplass, Mark Strong, Paul Greengrass, Reda Kateb, Reviews, The Hurt Locker, Z, Zero Dark Thirty | 2 Comments

My Experience with Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Danny King

Addendum: A few people have brought up the legitimate question of why I went to see The Hobbit in the first place. The answer is that it was a professional-obligation thing: I record a weekly podcast, The Film Stage Show, … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials | Tagged After Earth, Amour, Arbitrage, Argo, Escape from Planet Earth, Flight, Ian Holm, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Joseph Kosinski, Joss Whedon, Keep the Lights On, Lincoln, Lost in Translation, M. Night Shyamalan, Magic Mike, Margaret, Martin Freeman, Oblivion, Peter Jackson, Promised Land, Raymond Carver, Stanley Kubrick, The Avengers, The Croods, The Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings, The Lovely Bones, Up in the Air, Weekend, Woody Allen, Zero Dark Thirty | 17 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Killing Them Softly’

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Andrew Dominik | Writers: Andrew Dominik, George V. Higgins (novel) | Cast: Vincent Curatola, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Brad Pitt | Rating: R | Runtime: 97 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 3.5 stars, Andrew Dominik, Ben Mendelsohn, Brad Pitt, Chopper, Cogan's Trade, George V. Higgins, Greig Fraser, James Gandolfini, K, Killing Them Softly, Peter Yates, Ray Liotta, Reviews, Richard Jenkins, Robert Mitchum, Scoot McNairy, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Vincent Curatola, Zero Dark Thirty | 3 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Last Ride’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Glendyn Ivin | Writers: Mac Gudgeon, Denise Young (novel) | Cast: John Brumpton, Anita Hegh, Tom Russell, Hugo Weaving | Rating: NR | Runtime: 90 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | If there’s nothing particularly flooring about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 3.5 stars, Anita Hegh, Denise Young, Glendyn Ivin, Greig Fraser, Hugo Weaving, John Brumpton, Killing Them Softly, L, Last Ride, Mac Gudgeon, Reviews, Snow White and the Huntsman, Tom Russell, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Your Sister’s Sister’

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Lynn Shelton | Writer: Lynn Shelton | Cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass | Rating: R | Runtime: 90 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister stars Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 3 stars, Emily Blunt, Humpday, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, People Like Us, Rachel Getting Married, Reviews, Rosemarie DeWitt, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Five-Year Engagement, Y, Your Sister's Sister, Zero Dark Thirty | 4 Comments