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Prisoners  (2013) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Denis Villeneuve  Written by:  Aaron Guzikowski Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard,              Paul Dano, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo Rating: 14A Release Date: September 20th, 2013 J ake Gyllenhaal & Hugh Jackman in Prisoners © 2013 - Warner Bros. Pictures      2013 was a fantastic year for film; 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street, Frozen, Philomena, Lone Survivor and Nebraska were all brilliant films from visionary filmmakers. Prisoners is better than all of them. Likely the best film in cinemas last year, Prisoners was virtually ignored at the Academy Awards. Yet, it features a multitude of career defining work from all areas.      While this is not a film for the squeamish or easily disturbed, Prisoners is required viewing for any film lover. The story centers around Keller ...

Words & Pictures  (2013) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Fred Schepisi Written by: Gerald Di Pego Starring: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche,              Bruce Davison Rating: PG Release Date: September 7th, 2013 Clive Owen & Juliette Binoche in Words and Pictures Source:  http://static.tumblr.com/t5nyzow/pUVn4q7ty/wp_02456.jpg       Fred Schepisi is not a household name. Like the story in Words and Pictures , he`s told stories that we've all heard before, one way or another. But occasionally, when using the tired language of our ancestors, we fall upon some truth that`s been sitting in front of us all along, just waiting to be uncovered. Schepisi found this truth once, in the groundbreaking adult drama that made Will Smith a household name: Six Degrees of Separation.  Earlier too, he found a humanity in a small town romance that would have been...