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Paste Powerhouse 100 + Detectives review

05 February 2008 at 09:25 AM | by Melty_Girl

"Who are the power players in the world of quality cinema?"

The staff of Paste, a rising pop/alternative culture magazine, just announced their third annual Art House Powerhouse 100. Cillian is listed as one of their favorite independent film figures:

Murphy is just a shade too unusual to make a standard leading man, so the roles he takes tend to emphasize his lackadaisical charm. Thrust into unbearably intense situations—dying suns or countries emerging from the womb—Murphy hangs back, letting others panic as he stays preternaturally, mesmerizingly calm.

Well, that's often true, but I would offer up Breakfast on Pluto's Kitten and Disco Pigs's Pig as notably uncalm performances.

Cillian Murphy in Watching the Detectives
See more on-set pics in our gallery

Detectives: "sweet, hip and fun"

We're getting close to Watching the Detectives's U.S. limited release. It doesn't seem like it's being promoted very aggressively, but let's keep our fingers crossed that it will do well enough to get to audiences beyond New York and Los Angeles. Today, I rediscovered a ComingSoon.net review that followed last year's Tribeca Film Festival screening. We mentioned it in September, but here's another taste of it to whet your appetite for the coming Valentine's candy:

This is a very light comedy with very little drama or darkness, the only real places where you're taken out of the tone of the story being oddly, when Neil and Violet hook up in a steamy love scene, and later, when Neil tries to cater to Violet's attraction towards musicians in a silly musical scene. Both scenes make it seem like Soter doesn't always have a clear idea where this story is going, but fortunately, things are pulled together by the end, and other than those two moments, (Paul) Soter shows promise as a filmmaker with what ends up being a sweet, hip and fun indie comedy.

Thanks to the Movie Fanatic for the Powerhouse 100 tip!

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Claudia
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Reply #6 on : Wed February 13, 2008, 16:32:25
Nice read!
Melty_Girl
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Re: Nancy
Reply #5 on : Wed February 06, 2008, 11:31:32
By "countries emerging from the womb," the article is referring to the birth of the Irish Republic in "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
Nancy
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Reply #4 on : Tue February 05, 2008, 18:06:14
"countries emerging from the womb"? What does the article mean by that? Are they referring to TWTSTB?

I really hope that they stick with the U.S. release date. I'd be pissed if they suddenly changed the date in the last minute.
Ruth
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Release dates
Reply #3 on : Tue February 05, 2008, 17:12:08
Has this movie been released yet? Does anyone know when its released in the UK. What are the chances I would love to see it on Valentines day.
Melty_Girl
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Re: Mariah
Reply #2 on : Tue February 05, 2008, 13:00:53
Only as far as we can tell: according to IMDb and a few other sources, there will be a limited release on Valentine's Day.
Mariah
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Reply #1 on : Tue February 05, 2008, 12:52:41
So are we sure of the US release date for this movie? Because after seeing the trailer, I'm so excited that I can't wait to see it.