FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: AN ODE TO CAREY MULLIGAN
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: AN ODE TO CAREY MULLIGAN

Carey Mulligan, you saucy minx. I have seen Thomas Vinterberg’s gorgeous adaptation of Far From the Madding Crowd twice now, and I have to say right up front: I love it. The cinematography, the score, the costuming, the casting choices…in my mind, they’re all aces. Never have lens flare and sheep-laden greenery looked so beautiful. As a movie playing out on screen, I think it hits almost every right note…but as a story, I do have a few minor qualms with it. FFTMC is often described as Thomas Hardy’s “most pastoral” novel, which kind of begs the question: Why exactly was it resurrected…
Episode 14: Survival Movies
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Episode 14: Survival Movies

"I wanted to see Oskar Schindler punch a wolf in the freakin' face! That's what I wanted, but I didn't get it." "That's really all we want out of the cinema is to see Oskar Schindler punch a wolf in the face." In this episode, we talk about Survival Movies with special guest star Mike (who happens to be a doctor)!! Here are the films: Cast Away (2000) The Grey (2011) Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Episode 14: Survival Movies

Episode 14: Survival Movies

In this episode, we talk about Survival Movies with special guest star Mike (who happens to be a doctor)!! Here are the films: Cast Away (2000) The Grey (2011) Swiss Family Robinson (1960)