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Movies & TV, Hollywood and beyond. Welcome, my name is Stefan Hedmark and I’ll be your critic tonight. HEDMARKFILMS.COM

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · Nov 5

A blog on movies & TV, Hollywood and beyond. I studied film at Halmstad University and practical filmmaking at the New York Film Academy ( #NYFA).

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WELCOME A blog on movies & TV, Hollywood and beyond. I studied film at Halmstad University and practical filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. That’s when I played an innocent Wall Street tycoon wh...

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 11h

SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES ★★★

I had my doubts, but this is a worthy sequel to THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984), a mockumentary that has similar hit-or-miss moments.

As for #ChristopherGuest, #MichaelMcKean and #HarryShearer, it’s as if four decades haven’t passed.

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 13h

#MaggieSmith teaching us how to make a proper cup of tea.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 1d

#TomHanks remembers his BIG.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 1d

Being gay and of a certain age is challenging. #IanMcKellen #DerekJacobi

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 1d

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (1989) ★★

Still a certain degree of ambition when it comes to special effects; there’s a scene where #FreddyKrueger kills a teen comic-book style.

The cast lacks charisma though, and the formula is all too familiar.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 2d

Emperor Palpatine looking good. #StarWars

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 2d

LATE SHIFT ★★★½

Done in a way that reminded me of BOILING POINT (2022), this is a tense, meticulously researched drama where we follow a nurse on her late shift.

The film cleverly turns every detail of Floria’s work into a race against the clock. #LeonieBenesch

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 3d

#TedDanson’s and #RobLowe’s kids wouldn’t dream of watching their shows.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 3d

Today I visited Schindler’s enamel factory in Krakow, Poland. The guide made a point out of the fact that not everything in SCHINDLER’S LIST is authentic.

But that’s the thing about movies – they are an artist’s interpretation of the truth, not the actual truth. Filmmakers are not historians.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 3d

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (1988) ★★½

There are decent attempts to bring back the same kind of thrills as in the third film. #RobertEnglund is far more enjoyable than his victims.

Still, a weaker story and too repetitive.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 3d

Rest in peace, #KlausDoldinger, who wrote the theme for DAS BOOT, among many other things. music.apple.com/se/album/das...

Das Boot av Klaus Doldinger i Apple Music

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 4d

Not the best #NightmareonElmStreet, but I can see why #RobertEnglund enjoyed making it.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 4d

BEING MARIA ★★½

A portrait of #MariaSchneider’s relationship with her parents and how she turned to drugs later in the ’70s, but the film also shows how she learned to be more assertive as an artist.

Fine cast, but the drama doesn’t make much of an impact.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 5d

A royal performance by #DameEdna.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 5d

#AngelaLansbury would have turned 100 yesterday. She is missed.

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This Christmas Eve, Billy wants to know: “Have you been naughty?”

Silent Night, Deadly Night, a reimagining of the controversial 1984 cult horror classic, opens in theaters December 12. #IGNFanFest

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 5d

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) ★★★½

What really excels here, and inspired its sequels, was the creative use of special effects in the nightmare scenarios; #FreddyKrueger strikes with the help of stop-motion animation, miniatures, models and a whole bag of magic tricks.

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 6d

The official trailer for Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘THE SECRET AGENT’ starring Wagner Moura.

In select theaters on November 26.

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 6d

#JohnCleese, or Basil Fawlty, getting roasted.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 7d

#ConanOBrien on handling difficult guests on talk shows.

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 7d

How do you say it? #KingofQueens

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 7d

BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS (1987) ★★★

The final entry in #ÉricRohmer’s ”Comedies & Proverbs” series is a romantic drama that feels obvious from the start.

Still, a lightweight journey to the inevitable ending is enjoyable thanks to some of the conversations and the cast.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 7d

I loved Drew Struzan’s artwork so much. Especially loved how, for THE NAME OF THE ROSE poster, he drew Sean Connery in a, “nuh-UH girl” pose.

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HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 8d

Dames of a certain age. #MaggieSmith #JudiDench #JoanPlowright

HEDMARK @hedmarksmovies.bsky.social · 8d

QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933) ★★★★

You might say this was the BRAVEHEART of its day: stirring in many ways, but complete nonsense as a history lesson.

For this movie to work, you have to view it as a romantic fantasy; #GretaGarbo and #JohnGilbert are lovely together.

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