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“The Ghost Writer”. An Intelligent and Tactful Review.

First of all, I offer you an official review and in the next post, I will share my own thoughts.
 
 
Source: http://www.cinematical.com/2010/02/27/review-the-ghost-writer/
 
 
Review: The Ghost Writer
by Dawn Taylor Feb 27th 2010 // 1:03PM
 
 
 
 Roman Polanski’s latest thriller, The Ghost Writer, is a fascinating mash-up of homages, cinematic in-jokes and self-references, the sort of film that tends to either [...]

Chinatown as a “film noir”

The film “Chinatown” is a “film noir” because its subject matter revolves about fatality and futility of will, and this theme is supported by very effective visual techniques. No matter how hard the charactres try, they are powerless to overcome the obstacltes and unwritten rules. The main character, Jake Gittes, tries to protect his reputation, [...]