Jason KingTrailer of the Day: The Bang Bang Club
March 22nd 2011 19:13
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Woeful title promising movie
Category: Trailers
A woeful title but a very promising looking film.
The Bang Bang Club is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers - Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek - bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risked their lives and used their camera lenses to tell the world of the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post Apartheid South Africa in the early 90s. This intense political period brought out their best work (two won Pulitzers during the period) but cost them a heavy price.
The film has a great cast and some spectacular visuals - is this the US version of Balibo?? With Taylor Kitsch (Gambit from XMen Origins: Wolverine), Ryan Phillipe (The Lincoln Lawyer, Cruel Intentions) and Malin Ackerman (Watchmen) the film definitely has some talent. Love you Malin - I got to interview her for Watchmen and she gave me a kiss goodbye
Serioulsy they could have come up with a way better title than this - I loathe it - but I love the trailer and am looking forward to the film. Out in the US on April 22.
The Bang Bang Club is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers - Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek - bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risked their lives and used their camera lenses to tell the world of the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post Apartheid South Africa in the early 90s. This intense political period brought out their best work (two won Pulitzers during the period) but cost them a heavy price.
The film has a great cast and some spectacular visuals - is this the US version of Balibo?? With Taylor Kitsch (Gambit from XMen Origins: Wolverine), Ryan Phillipe (The Lincoln Lawyer, Cruel Intentions) and Malin Ackerman (Watchmen) the film definitely has some talent. Love you Malin - I got to interview her for Watchmen and she gave me a kiss goodbye
Serioulsy they could have come up with a way better title than this - I loathe it - but I love the trailer and am looking forward to the film. Out in the US on April 22.
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