Film Review – A Dangerous Method

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David Cronenberg’s latest film follows the forming of the relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), and it’s subsequent descent into chaos on the arrival of the unbalanced but alluring Sabina Speilrein (Kiera Knightley) into their lives. A Dangerous Method is a film about the birth of psychoanalysis, but it is… Read more

2012 Movie Preview – February – Your One Stop Definitive Guide To Every Film in 2012

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Today we take a look at what veritable movie delights February has in store for us. All release dates are correct at the time of publishing, but they might change ahead of their individual release dates. Filmoria Movie of the Month The Muppets Release Date: 10 February 2012 Directed by: James Bobin Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss… Read more

Watch Michael Fassbender & Keira Knightly Fight in New Clip from ‘A Dangerous Method’

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Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightly and Viggo Mortensen star in David Cronenberg‘s A Dangerous Method. The film is an adaptation of Christopher Hampton‘s play, looking at the relationship between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), the father of modern psychology, and his protégé Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender). When Jung develops an inappropriate relationship with patient Sabina Spielrein (Keira… Read more

LFF Film Review – A Dangerous Method

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Psychoanalysis is the art of releasing repressed emotions and experiences in order to ‘cure’ a psychological disorder, like depression or anxiety.  Developed in the early 20th century, most credit is given to the very famous Sigmund Freud.  However, what isn’t always brought to light is the influence of others on the development of the process.… Read more

Toronto International Film Festival Day 3

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Day 2 of TIFF, the highlights of which were previewed here, did not disappoint.  Fans were rewarded long waits outside Roy Thompson Hall with glimpses of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei.  Once again, not being there to take pics myself I’ll direct you… Read more

Empire Big Screen Coverage – Sunday

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Sunday started with the Lionsgate screening special. This included clips and trailers from: A Dangerous Method about the lives of Carl Jung and Sigmeund Freud (starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen), Coriolanus (a modern-day take on a Shakespearean story with Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler), 50/50 (Joseph Gordon-Levitt learns he has a tumour… Read more