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It might be difficult to remember, but Robert Downey Jr. is not just Tony Stark. For the last decade the actor’s filmography has been dominated by the role, with a little Sherlock Holmes thrown in for good measure, but other than that there have been very few gigs the actor has taken outside the franchise world.
But now there comes word, via THR, that Downey has booked his first major non-Marvel role in a little bit, and it’s quite the departure: Doctor Doolittle.
You know the good Doctor, he who can communicate with the animals and uses this power to, I don’t know, doctor them? Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) first brought the character to life on the silver screen back in 1967, and of course there’s the Eddie Murphy franchise complete with a couple spinoffs that started in 1998, but if the...
It might be difficult to remember, but Robert Downey Jr. is not just Tony Stark. For the last decade the actor’s filmography has been dominated by the role, with a little Sherlock Holmes thrown in for good measure, but other than that there have been very few gigs the actor has taken outside the franchise world.
But now there comes word, via THR, that Downey has booked his first major non-Marvel role in a little bit, and it’s quite the departure: Doctor Doolittle.
You know the good Doctor, he who can communicate with the animals and uses this power to, I don’t know, doctor them? Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) first brought the character to life on the silver screen back in 1967, and of course there’s the Eddie Murphy franchise complete with a couple spinoffs that started in 1998, but if the...
- 3/21/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Cinelinx hits paydirt with the DVD release of the Swedish crime thriller Easy Money!
The Set-up
A poor Swedish business college student (Joel Kinnaman) tries to mingle with high society, and becomes entangled with the criminal underworld in an attempt to find wealth. Also stars Matias Padin Varela and Dragomir Mrsic.
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
The Delivery
This 2010 Swedish import has earned quite a reputation in America through bootlegs and film festivals over the years, but it finally gets an American DVD release in 2013 thanks to Anchor Bay and the Weinstein Company. The reputation is well-deserved; Easy Money is an excellent crime drama with some outstanding performances.
Unlike most American films, Easy Money (known as Snabba Cash in Sweden) does not rely on gunplay to advance the plot or create tension. Sure, there are shootouts and action to spare, but they are used to create a sense of real danger,...
The Set-up
A poor Swedish business college student (Joel Kinnaman) tries to mingle with high society, and becomes entangled with the criminal underworld in an attempt to find wealth. Also stars Matias Padin Varela and Dragomir Mrsic.
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
The Delivery
This 2010 Swedish import has earned quite a reputation in America through bootlegs and film festivals over the years, but it finally gets an American DVD release in 2013 thanks to Anchor Bay and the Weinstein Company. The reputation is well-deserved; Easy Money is an excellent crime drama with some outstanding performances.
Unlike most American films, Easy Money (known as Snabba Cash in Sweden) does not rely on gunplay to advance the plot or create tension. Sure, there are shootouts and action to spare, but they are used to create a sense of real danger,...
- 3/25/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
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