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Review: Kind Hearts and Coronets - one of the greatest films in history?

2 November 2009 4:50 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

A 1949 English black comedy film directed by Robert Hamer tell a story of Louise Mazzini (Dennis Price), a son of a woman ostracised by her family due to her marriage with a poor Italian opera singer, who takes a revenge on the D'Ascoynes family after they refuse her burial in the family crypt. By killing heirs of the family one by one, Louise succeeds in becoming the tenth Duke of Chalfont. His happinness, however, does not last long as he is torn between two women: one that wishes to marry and another who knows of his murders and threatens to reveal the truths if he does not marry her. Although the basic plot of the film itself is a heavy matter to deal with, Kind Hearts and Coronets portrays it rather lightly with comical murder scenes and humour. Instead of making the audience's jaw drop shocked by the cold-blooded murder scenes, »

- Uprising

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How Does Jim Carrey Playing Multiple Roles in 'A Christmas Carol' Benefit the Film?

26 October 2009 1:22 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

The idea of one actor playing multiple characters in a film isn't a new one even though many people begin and end the conversation with Eddie Murphy for his performances in films such as Nutty Professor and Norbit all while forgetting the comedy he brought us in Coming to America.

Before Murphy we had the likes of Mel Brooks in History of the World and Spaceballs, Alec Guiness in the fantastic Kind Hearts and Coronets and Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove. Outside of Murphy it seems only Mike Myers has endured the same kind of ill treatment, primarily for taking the joke to the point it wasn't funny any longer (debatable) in the Austin Powers films and then dropping the bomb that was The Love Guru.

Looking at the performances listed above I am reminded of some classic films as well as a couple that missed the mark, but we »

- Brad Brevet

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Five Villains Who've Worn Out Their Welcome

20 October 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

A good villain is memorable, and impressive, and scary as hell. But bring back the same villain over and over, give him lousy dialogue and have him repeatedly defeated by worthless opponents, and that villain becomes nothing more than an ineffectual bully who doesn't know when to give up. He's like that big, hairy guy down the street who scared the crap out of you when you were a kid, but who now has a pot belly, three obnoxious kids, and a Trans Am on blocks in his front yard. It makes it hard to remember why you ever found him frightening in the first place -- you'd feel sorry for him, but you just don't care enough to bother. Like these five:

Dr. Evil

Remember how cool Dr. Evil was in the first Austin Powers movie? Very few villains have fallen as far or as fast as Mike Myers' homage to Bondian baddies. »

- Dawn Taylor

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Simon Pegg and David Tennant to Snatch Bodies in Burke and Hare?

11 October 2009 2:22 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

While his brutal love letter to the English folk tale An American Werewolf in London nears its 30th anniversary John Landis is preparing a similarly gruesome tale to tell, and tonight we’ve learned from Bloody Disgusting that outgoing Doctor Who David Tennant is joining Hollywood’s favourite Brit Simon Pegg in Burke and Hare.

Telling the nefarious narrative of the eponymous duo sounds right up Landis’ dark alley. Taking advantage of the booming anatomy business the pair conspired and murdered seventeen people and kept the medical colleges of Edinburgh stocked with fresh corpses. It should come as no surprise to be told that this will be the darkest of black comedies.

If this isn’t enough to raise a grim smile then the fact that this film will be produced by the historic Ealing studios, home to The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Man in the White Suit. »

- Jon Lyus

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