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Possession (2002)

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I caught this late at night on cable, and I found myself quite involved in the plot of the movie.  The film is about: " A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell." The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow  as Maud Bailey, and Aaron Eckhart  as Roland Mitchell who are the two literary sleuths.  Jeremy Northam  plays Randolph Henry Ash , and Jennifer Ehle  plays Christabel LaMotte  who are the two Victorian poets.  There are some really good performances here and the plot is one where we are really interested in finding out about the two poets love affair.  There is deceit, and betrayal in the film, and in a way this propels the story forward.  The director Neil LaBute does an interesting job at tying the two stories together.  Watching Eckart and Paltrow is also very interesting, and I have to say both look stunning when they are on screen.  ...

Iron Man - 2008

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Ever since hearing about the making of Iron Man I've been interested in what the filmmakers will do with one my favorite Marvel comics superhero. To say that I wasn't disappointed is an understatement. So it was with excitement and a little glee that I saw Iron Man today, and I wasn't disappointed. Directed by Jon Favre , the director who has brought you movies such as Made , Elf , and Zathura: A Space Adventure directed Iron Man. Favre does a great job, and gives his actors some real space to actually act. The screenplay is written by Mark Fergus , Hawk Ostby , Art Marcum and Matt Holloway who give Iron Man some very funny dialogue, and an interesting origin. Iron Man starts off with a bang, and it involves you the audience to invest in the character of Tony Stark who is played by Robert Downey Jr. Downey has fun with the character, and it shows. Downey is a top notch actor, and I hope this propels Downey into more juicer roles. I hear that he is in two other films th...