February 2013

Keira Knightley dazzles Marie Claire

/ / Books & Magazines

Keira KnightleyActress Keira Knightley sat down for an interview and cover photoshoot for the March issue of Marie Claire. In the interview the actress discusses art, holding to her beliefs, style, her fiancé (Klaxons keyboardist James Righton), the sensual nature of a rosewater sprinkler, Sienna Miller, buying a new house in London, growing up in a family of struggling actors and playwrights, and her view on what makes a successful career. You can find behind-the-scenes video and pics from the photoshoot inside.

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Fairest #12

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Fairest #12As Rapunzel faces of against the army of bezoars she created years ago to survive at the bottom of the well and use to escape and kill Ryogan, as well as Mayumi who wants her head, Bigby and Frau Totenkinder make their way to Tokyo only to get caught in the middle of Tomoko’s yakuza gangsters and Katagiri’s sumo school.

Things are certainly moving forward here as Rapunzel not only survives her reunion with her bozoars of hate and her run-in with Mayumi, but she’s made stronger by facing the past.

With one issue left to the arc and Tokyo about to erupt in a gang war started by Rapunzel’s old lover Tomoko you have to expect Rapunzel isn’t about to simply take he bozoars and go home. As to what final actions Bigby and that Chesire Cat may have to play, I guess we’ll have to wait one more month to find out. Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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Detective Comics #17

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Detective Comics #17While trying to hunt down and stop the Merrymaker and the League of Smiles before the Joker-obsessed group adds to the list of victims, Batman searches the past of the sadistic Dr. Byron Meredith who once treated all members of the group while employed as a doctor at Arkham Asylum.

Batman tracks the three mentally-unstable members of the League to the Gotham Children’s Hospital where he also finds the Merrymaker and reveals to his fairly angry followers the true reason behind the League’s murder spree. The issue also includes a backup story involving Meredith’s time at Arkham, how he used the Joker to further his own career, and the reasons behind his elaborate hoax.

Unlike much of the endless teasing, Bat-Family bickering, and grotesque nature of Death of the Family, the Merrymaker storlyine involves Batman doing a bit of old fashioned detective work and using his brains to take down another threat to Gotham City. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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House of Lies – Damonschildren.org

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: House of Lies – Damonschildren.org
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“I just basically need a cause that’s about the size of Clooney’s cause, only with bigger tits.”

House of Lies - Damonschildren.org

Looking for a good charity to help enhance his public image, Hollywood actor Matt Damon (who plays himself) hires Galweather Stearn. After his initial sit down with the Pod, Marty (Don Cheadle) discovers the actor cares less about doing any real good and more about boosting his profile to stick it to his pal George Clooney.

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Flight

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  • Title: Flight
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flight-blu-rayDenzel Washington stars in the character study of an airline pilot whose heroic actions save the lives of an entire commercial flight of passengers, but when his history with alcohol and drug abuse sees the light of day new questions begin to be asked about that fateful day.

The screenplay by John Gatins is pretty straightforward. Washington’s Whip Whitacker is your basic hero with feet of clay who is unwilling and unable to admit or address his own demons. As such there are really only two possible outcomes to the film. Either Whitacker will get away with flying drunk the day of the crash or he’ll finally admit his problem with alcohol and drugs.

Robert Zemeckis gets the best out of his actors, paticularly Washington and Kelly Reilly as a recovering heroin user who tries to help Whip get and stay clean, but the themes of the film often feel too simplistic and it’s all too easy to see where Whip’s journey will eventually end.

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