Tag Archives: 2000s

224. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by slinkywhite

Olive Hoover wins a chance to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant held in Redondo Beach, California. However, due to family finances, it means taking the rundown camper van with all the dysfunctional Hoover family. So all of them … Continue reading →

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222. American Splendor (2003)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by slinkywhite

Harvey Pekar is a regular guy with an unusual way of documenting his life – in the comic book American Splendor. Using the book as a base, Paul Giamatti plays Pekar, whilst the real man watches on. As well as … Continue reading →

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219. The White Ribbon (2009)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by slinkywhite

A doctor’s horse is tripped with wire, injuring it and its rider; a female farmer has a fatal accident in a barn; and a local baron’s son is physically assaulted, all within a small village. When a disabled boy is … Continue reading →

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214. Master and Commander (2003)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 82 in C4 Top 100 War Films I wasn’t really looking forward to this much at all, as I’m not a huge Russell Crowe fan, and I’m not generally particularly keen on Hornblower-type films. However, it is actually rather … Continue reading →

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208. Let the Right One In (2008)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by slinkywhite

Twelve year-old Oskar is a lonely, bullied little boy, until he meets Eli, a mysterious and eccentric girl, who moves in next door. A spate of bloody murders in the town seem to coincide with her arrival with her guardian, … Continue reading →

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206. Troy (2004)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 75 in C4 Top 100 War Films It’s been a few months since my last film on the war films project. But now I’ve reached 3/4 of the way through, I’m feeling enthused enough to complete the task. I … Continue reading →

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204. WALL-E (2008)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by slinkywhite

Little cleaning robot WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter – Earth class) is left on Earth, sorting and compacting the rubbish created by humans, as people left the planet many years ago. When the devastation caused by centuries of trash became … Continue reading →

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203. The Libertine (2004)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by slinkywhite

John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester was a rake of the highest order. He seduced other women whilst his wife stayed at home, was contemptuous of his benefactor, King Charles II, openly humiliating him in front of the king of France, whom Charles … Continue reading →

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202. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by slinkywhite

Continuing the story of The Bride’s attempts to get past her old colleagues and to kill Bill, the boss of the Deadly Vipers, and the man who tried to kill her and took the baby she was carrying. Told mainly … Continue reading →

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201. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by slinkywhite

When the assassin now known as The Bride, decides to leave her dangerous lifestyle for a life of married bliss, former boss Bill and her ex-colleagues in the Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad decide she must be eliminated. However, she wakes … Continue reading →

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