If Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper in a film together hadn’t already peaked my interest, the fact that it was directed by Blue Valentine’s Derek Cianfrance and scored by Faith No More front man Mike Patton sealed the deal for me. I was not disappointed. Nothing short of ambitious, and seemingly quite different, Cianfrance’s follow…
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The Ides of March is a slick political thriller set in the final days of the Ohio presidential primary. Ryan Gosling plays Stephen, a smug yet idealistic campaigner for Democrat candidate Mike Morris, played by George Clooney. In some ways this film sees Gosling step into Clooney’s shoes. Slightly aloof and utterly charming, Stephen knows…
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Drive tells the story of a moonlighting misfit, who by day is a stunt driver and part-time mechanic and by night plays the accessory and getaway driver to the odd crime. Starring Hollywood heartthrob, Ryan Gosling, the young actor plays another left-field and at times difficult character. He is a loner and a man of…
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Crazy Stupid Love begins as Cal, (Steve Carell) and his wife Emily (Julianne Moore), are out to dinner one night, only to have Emily announce that she wants a divorce for dessert. Cal barely bats an eyelid, simply moving out quietly and saying goodbye to his marriage. While drowning his sorrows at a very trendy…
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