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Flick Wit - September 2008

The DVD of Sex and the City: The Movie – Extended Cut will hit Australia on October 16th, after its launch in New York earlier this week.

Prior to the event, leading lady and executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker, spoke out about the enormous financial success the film has had, and the likelihood of a sequel. “It's all about the story. If we can't tell a story that's really worthy of an audience, then we won't do it,” she said.

Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell - Image courtesy of nndb.com


If only that were true, but the big box-office bucks will inevitably have a huge impact on any proposed ideas, including those by Candace Bushnell to release two books aimed at young adults, chronicling Carrie Bradshaw’s teenage years. The prequels, titled The Carrie Diaries, are due for publication in 2010.

Michaelie Clark
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Stop-Loss: Close, But No Salute

September 8th 2008 18:33
While not usually the type of film I would gravitate towards, I found myself seeing Stop-Loss with something approaching mild anticipation. I was somewhat intrigued by the controversial plot concept, and wanted to see what Joseph Gordon-Levitt could pull out of the hat. I’d read a few decent reviews, was interested by the presence of Timothy Olyphant in a uniform, and was ultimately convinced by the front-line involvement of Aussie actress Abbie Cornish and Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce.

Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe as the dishonourable hero - Image courtesy of metro.co.uk


For the first half of the film, I idly wondered whether I could be bothered putting my shoes back on and going off shopping instead.

I was bored, and I was distracted. Distracted by the wanky Yankee troop clichés and Ryan Phillippe’s dopey intonation as much as the home-video style cinematography. This did not appear to be a movie with a $25 million budget. And I don’t mean that in a good way.

Stop-Loss
Soldiers return - Image courtesy of smartcine.com

But then something happened. An almost imperceptible turn away from that which had gone before. No, it never ‘got good’, but it did get better, thanks mostly to Abbie Cornish, who I think is really a Texan, and has only been pretending to be an Aussie in order to make this performance seem more outstanding. Cornish’s character, Michelle, travels with her best friend Brandon (Phillippe), as he attempts to illegally enter Mexico in order to escape the dictates of the stop-loss policy, which will mean getting sent back to war.

Abbie Cornish
True Texan Abbie Cornish - Image courtesy of timeinc.net

On the way, Brandon has to come to terms with what his decision will mean for his future, while he and the men he once led try not to disintegrate in the wake of their recent past.

The rest was neither here not there, neither tanking nor ranking highly – but then that’s just my humble civilian opinion.

Michaelie Clark
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