Author Archives: Kirstie Speke

Factory Girl – not working

Factory Girl takes a look at the short life of Edie Sedgwick but fails miserably to capture her or any spirit of the 60′s and the Warholian scene. Sienna Miller makes a particularly unconvincing doomed, ethereal beauty to Guy Pearse’s deadpan Warhol. One leaves the movie feeling that the story has been simplified and dimmed…

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Fur – One freaky, furry movie

Just saw the movie Fur, which is a seriously, strange production based on imaginary events in the life of the world renowned photographer Diane Arbus. Decidely odd but great acting from (a very hairy) Downey Jr and Nicole Kidman -their brief sex scene is strikingly good – raw and realistic so unlike most movie sex….

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