
Le Donk - Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine are best known for their thoughtful, considered drama collaborations like Dead Man's Shoes and A Room for Romeo Brass, so news of a mockumentary shot in five days with Considine taking on the character of a Northern roadie called Le Donk was ever so slightly worrying. We needn't have taken the time to fret, though, because the result is riotously hysterical, and Considine revels in creating a character so desperate for attention that you can't help but fall in love with him. Le Donk is shifting gear for the Arctic Monkeys and brings along a documentary crew for the week while he tries to introduce the world to a rapping prodigy he's discovered. Meadows' forte is in finding real heart at the centre of any story, and that continues here, for while the journey is brilliantly funny, you also get a sense of the character as a human being. We want more. - JU
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Bob S. writes: on Jun 28 2009 05:05 PM Cool list :). There are a lot of movies here that I've heard good things about, and a few that I'm hearing of for the first time. I'll definitely be checking out these movies once I'm able to. (Reply to this) |
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GST writes: on Jun 28 2009 05:10 PM These all sound real good, I definitely cant wait to see Moon. Exam, Humpday, and Black Dynamite all sound very interesting as well. Awesome list. (Reply to this) |
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JRW1980 writes: on Jun 28 2009 06:42 PM If these are the 10 must see films from the Edinburgh Film Festival then I would hate to see how horrible the other films must have been. Only a few of these look any good at all. (Reply to this) |
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Keegan T. writes: on Jun 28 2009 06:47 PM JRW1980- I disagree, a lot. I would see any of these. (Reply to this) |
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Geebs3906 writes: on Jun 28 2009 07:38 PM Most all of these played at Sundance 6 months ago... (Reply to this) |
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ColinTheCimmerian writes: on Jun 29 2009 10:22 AM I've been looking forward to Black Dynamite for a while. I'd only heard about Moon in the last month or two ago (from other posters here actually, thanks guys) and it certainly sounds intriguing. I hadn't heard of Exam before, but it certainly sounds interesting too; in a way it kinda reminds me of the setup for Cube. (Reply to this) |
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Rock_The_Luau writes: on Jun 29 2009 11:30 AM What, no love for Shane Meadows? Has anybody here seen This Is England? Le Donk looks pretty awesome, and the teaming of Meadows and Considine is always exciting. And Black Dynamite...aw, yeah. (Reply to this) |
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Logan A. writes: on Jun 29 2009 11:38 AM Black Dynamite looks hilarious. And Moon just looks incredible. (Reply to this) |
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Dave J. writes: on Jun 29 2009 03:25 PM None of the movies or documentaries look mainstream, I'll probably have to wait until they come on DVD or on television. (Reply to this) |
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fran c. writes: on Jul 05 2009 03:15 PM Rotten Tomatoes is silly, mainstream, and might as well be run by People Magazine. First of all: Moon over The Missing Person? Black Dynamite? Rudo Y Cursi? You guys really do like the pop indie b.s. (Reply to this) |
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Joe Utichi writes: on Jul 14 2009 01:59 AM The Missing Person was nominated for our award at the htt (Reply to this) |
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Will M. writes: on Jul 29 2009 06:48 AM Moon rocks (Reply to this) |
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