I first heard about Kevin Macdonald’s plans to adapt Rosemary Sutcliff’s “The Eagle of the Ninth” way back in 2006 when I sat down for a lunch interview with screenwriter Jeremy Brock (who co-wrote Macdonald’s “The Last King of Scotland”). The machinery being what it is in this town, you have to wait until a […]
Kevin Macdonald steps up to ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:02 pm · March 31st, 2009
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REVIEW: “The Last King of Scotland” (****)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:26 am · September 2nd, 2006
Every so often a film comes along that is so celebratory of the filmmaking process and fresh in its approach to visually conveying a story that it creatively demolishes anything within earshot. “Metropolis” was an early example, as Fritz Lang opened up the world in front of the camera like no one before. Arthur Penn’s […]
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