Body of Lies is a 2008 film, directed by Ridley Scott and staring Leonardo DeCaprio and Russel Crowe. It is a spy movie and centres around a CIA agent who goes on the hunt of a high ranking terrorist. It's definitely a good but not one that I would say you can really enjoy, I think rather, it teaches you about the atrocities of war and brings them to the forefront of modern civilisation and tries to show you the real face of war.
DiCaprio is the CIA agent who travels to Jordan and other places in the middle East. He is undercover and is always flying from one country to another to stay one step ahead of developments. I think Leo was very good in this movie. I would like his performance to that in Blood Diamond which I also though was very good. In a way, he plays a similar character, a person who is very good at adapting to his place ...
Advantages: A clever film Disadvantages: Not as funny as I'd hoped, lack of chemistry, weird product placement?
NOTE: This is a film only review.
After missing Ricky Gervais' first major film, Ghost Town, I decided straightaway when I saw the trailer for this film that I would not miss his second - The Invention of Lying.
Plot
The basic premise of the film is, according to most things I read prior to seeing it, about an alternative world where the concept of lying does not exist. Everyone tells the truth. All the time.
I don't entirely agree with this. It's true that the concept of lying does not exist. But the people in this world go further than telling the truth, they actively say what they are thinking, often with humorous consequences (for us anyway).
The film follows Mark Bellison, described from the outset as one of life's losers, who suddenly discovers the ability to lie, something which ultimately turns his life ...
Advantages: The best submarine drama to date Disadvantages: Very long
It was only after watching my newly acquired copy of U-571 the other day that prompted me to dust-off my DVD of Das Boot (Director’s Cut) and give it another look.
In the past, this movie has been seen in several formats. Serialised on BBC2 and in standard movie length being two of them.
The DVD version runs for 200 minutes – and that’s just the movie! I suspect that this is closer in length to the TV mini-series in content than the normal movie.
The advantage of the DVD format, is that you can hear the soundtrack dubbed into English, or for the purist, in German with or without English* subtitles, which is, of course, much closer to the original. Tip – If you speak any German, see if you can spot the points where the somewhat primmer English subtitles deviate from the more lavatorial German dialogue ...
BNibbles 07.02.2001 (08.04.2001)
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Product details
Title
Brahms: Rhapsody for Contralto; Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Composer
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Main Performer
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto (Female alto)); Richard Lewis (Tenor)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Hallé Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Chorus; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Date of Release
05/05/2003
Recomended Retail Price
9.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Archive Piano Recordings / Select
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 17 minutes
Genre(s)
Vocal and choral
SPAR Code
ADD
EAN
5024709155798
Work 1
Work Title
(Das) Lied von der Erde, 'Song of the Earth'
Excerpt(s)
1. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (ten) 2. Der Einsame im Herbst (mez/bar) 3. Von der Jugend (ten) 4. Von der Schönheit (mez/bar) 5. Der Trunkene im Frühling (ten) 6. Der Abschied (mez/bar)
Composer
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1908-9
Conductor
Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hallé Orchestra
Main Performer
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto (Female alto)), Richard Lewis (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Kathleen Ferrier, Richard Lewis
Work 2
Work Title
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Excerpt(s)
1. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1869
Conductor
Erik Tuxen
Orchestra / Ensemble
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Oslo Philharmonic Chorus
Main Performer
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s)
Kathleen Ferrier
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