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Box Office Mojo: V for Vendetta Bombards the Top Spot - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2031&p=.htm
V for Vendetta governed the weekend with a forceful $25.6 million at 3,365 locations, including about $1.4 million from 56 IMAX venues. By Brandon Gray. |
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Time Magazine Archive Article: The Mad Man In The Mask - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1169899,00.html
The directors of The Matrix make a movie where the hero is a faceless terrorist trying to blow up London. Yes, you read that right. Article by Lev Grossman. |
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V for Vendetta - http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/0,6115,1173457_1_0_,00.html
As a fix of pop iconography, V for Vendetta is eyeball grabbing, even if it lacks the relentless videogame bravura that sold the Matrix films. By Owen Gleiberman. |
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VFXPro - The Post Pipeline on V for Vendetta - http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/vfxpro/article_14875.shtml
Production Designer Owen Paterson notes, "We tried to create a London that is recognizable, yet frozen by having become this totalitarian state." By Matt Hurwitz. |
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V Meets The Secret Service - http://www.givemeliberty.org/RTP2/UPDATES/Update2006-11-11.htm
GiveMeLiberty.org provided some entertainment at the capital recently as one of their members dressed as “V” from the movie Vendetta to deliver protest documents to various government agencies including the IRS. |
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Scifimoviepage.com: V for Vendetta - http://www.scifimoviepage.com/vforvendetta.html
In the late 1980s a Leftie writer named Alan Moore, depressed at the state of Thatcherite Britain, wrote a comic book about a superhero of sorts named “V” who almost single-handedly brings down a future fascist British government. |
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MTV.com: Rebels Without Pause - http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/v/v_for_vendetta_060310/
The V character in "Vendetta" is a very different sort of superhero, one defined not by his super powers, but by his politics. By Jennifer Vineyard. |
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ThinkMTV: V for Vendetta - http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/think_reel/v_for_vendetta/
V For Vendetta is a political thriller about the power of an individual to effect great social change-for better or for worse. |
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CTV.ca: Vendetta's V: Villain or Vindicating Vigilante? - http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060315/v_for_vendetta_060315/20060317/
While some will consider this film as nothing more than entertaining science fiction, others will see it as a social critique of the direction today's policy makers are heading. By Kristen Brown. |
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V for Vendetta: Comic vs. Film - http://comics.ign.com/articles/696/696867p1.html
Was Alan Moore right to disassociate himself from the movie? |
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Media Monitor: V for Vendetta Against Bush - http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/4511_0_2_0_C/
Consider this film another example of Hollywood being AWOL, or even on the other side, in the war on terror. Commentary by Roger Aronoff. |
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Filmtracks: V for Vendetta - http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/v_vendetta.html
The soundtrack will entertain you with Marianelli's continuously intelligent ideas. |
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Confused, Not Thought Through: V for Vendetta - http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/mar2006/vend-m27.shtml
Taken at face value, the film neatly, if inadvertently, captures the bankruptcy of anarcho-terrorist ideology: the mass of the population is reduced to the role of a passive spectator while the heroic individual carries out exemplary, supposedly ‘electrifying’ operations. By David Walsh. |
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V at ComicCon - http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/vforvendetta/comiccon_text.html
A panel discussion transcription including video clips. |
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TheFourthRail.com: Snap Judgments: V For Vendetta - http://www.thefourthrail.com/features/0306/snapjudgmentsvforvendetta.shtml
Given that the graphic novel makes such perfect use of the comic book medium for layered and inter-linked plotting, deep characterization and literary reference and metaphor, it's impressive that anyone was able to use the film medium to get anywhere close. By Randy Lander. |
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Bluegrass Film Society: Travis Swinford - Response to V for Vendetta - http://bluegrassfilmsociety.blogspot.com/2007/04/travis-swinford-response-to-v-for.html
Ever since the attacks of 9/11 here in the United States, we really shy away from terrorist movies, but in this case you almost feel empathy toward V when he acts against his own country. |
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James Purefoy Quit 'V For Vendetta' Because He Hated Wearing The Mask - http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/24/james_purefoy_quit_v_for_vendetta_becaus
British actor James Purefoy walked out in his role in V For Vendetta after struggling to wear a mask for the entire film. |
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2SecondFuse: V For Vendetta - http://www.2secondfuse.com/archives/vforvendetta.html
V For Vendetta is about rebellion and responsibility. It's about taking action to create change, about standing for what is right even if it makes you uncomfortable, scared or places you in danger. |
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IGN: V for Vendetta - http://comics.ign.com/articles/613/613088p1.html
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." |
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V for Vendetta Redux - http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/barth1.html
You could call my analysis a postmortem of V. By Colin Patrick Barth. |
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Writing 501 Portfolio: Class Project Contribution, Part II - http://writ501portfolio.blogspot.com/2007/12/class-project-contribution-part-ii.html
Analysis by Jeff Cozzens. |
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Limits of Violence: Natalie Portman Talks About Her Role in V for Vendetta - http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/limits_of_violence%3a__natalie_portman_talks_about_her_role_in_v_for_vendetta_2006031975.html
When Portman was cast as the young woman who joins V’s fight to reclaim freedom for the people, she immediately had to face the fact that she would have to shave her own head for the role. By Christina Radish. |
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Comic Book Resources: V for Vendetta Set Visit Report - http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=6680
On the evening of June 1st, 2005, a number of online and "real world" press gathered in Central London to witness a live shoot for the upcoming film "V For Vendetta." By Jonah Weiland. |
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Movieman's Guide to the Movies: V for Vendetta - http://www.moviemansguide.com/reviews/movie/read.php?id=vforvendetta_gonzalez
In my short lifetime there are a few select movie-going experiences that have stuck out in my head as being incredibly memorable, opinion changing, and eventful. By Chris Gonzalez. |
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SFX - V For Vendetta - http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=v_for_vendetta1
If ever there was a film important to and relevant for our times, it is V for Vendetta. |
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Skewed & Reviewed: V For Vendetta - http://sknr.net/2008/06/21/v-for-vendetta/
V for Vendetta is a film that mixes “The Phantom of the Opera” “Beauty and the Beast” and ?” to create a gothic love story and biting social commentary about the dangers of governmental control and censorship in a society gone awry. |
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Las Vegas Weekly: London Calling - http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2006/mar/16/london-calling/
V for Vendetta is just the least embarrassing movie to date adapted from the work of legendary comics writer Alan Moore. By Mike D'Angelo. |
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Remember, Remember The Fifth of November - http://donnadarko.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/remember-remember-the-fifth-of-november/
Imagine a Britain stripped of democracy: a world of the not-too-distant future, in which freedom was not lost, but surrendered willingly to a totalitarian regime that rose to power by exploiting the people’s worst fears and most damning weaknesses. By Donna Darko. |
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'V for Vendetta' - James McTeigue Q&A - http://www.timeout.com/film/news/1009.html
The first-time director discusses his adaptation of Alan Moore's critically acclaimed graphic novel. |
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CBS News: So You Want A Revolution? - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/12/sunday/main1391704.shtml
The film "V for Vendetta" centers on a revolution against a repressive government, a concept David Edelstein says that is meant to jar American moviegoers from their seats. |
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FOXNews.com - 'Matrix' Moviemakers Have Hit With 'V' - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186146,00.html
“V” is for very good, a little “violent” and very much like “Batman.” By Roger Friedman. |
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ICv2 News: Vendetta Delayed - http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/7389.html
The opening date for the Warner Brothers film of Alan Moore and Dave Lloyd's V for Vendetta has been delayed from November 4th to March 17th, 2006. |
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'V' For Victory: 'Vendetta' Takes Box-Office #1 With $26.1 Million - http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/268983/news/articles/1526566/story.jhtml
Controversial action film "V for Vendetta" opened at #1 in the box-office ranks, earning $26.1 million its first weekend in theaters. |
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Screenwritersutopia.com: V for Vendetta - http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2672
The truth is there just isn't an interesting story to tell here. By Darwin Mayflower. |
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On the Fence for V for Vendetta - http://www.the-mass-media.com/media/storage/paper445/news/2006/04/03/Arts/On.The.Fence.For.V.For.Vendetta-1777845.shtml?norewrite200608171508&sourcedomain=www.the-mass-media.com
V for Vendetta, the movie, is a mostly satisfying experience. By Samuel Breen. |
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Reverse Shot: Where You Least Expect It - http://blogs.indiewire.com/reverseshot/archives/007574.html
I hate to burden ostensible popcorn entertainment with the mantle of "relevance," but well, V for Vendetta may be among the most openly pro-gay blockbusters ever. Includes additional commentary by readers. By Clarence Carter. |
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Scotsman.com: Terror alert - http://living.scotsman.com/film.cfm?id=365482006
Based on a comic strip from the 1980s by British writer-and-artist duo Alan Moore and David Lloyd, the film is a provocative mix of politics and genre thrills, which arrives like a grenade thrown into the middle of current liberal Hollywood film-making. |
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New York Times: The Vendetta Behind 'V for Vendetta' - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/movies/12itzk.html?ex=1159761600&en=4908018bf94b1d54&ei=5070
To Alan Moore, the god of comic writers, the movie adaptation of "V for Vendetta" is further proof that Hollywood should be avoided at all costs. May require free registration. |
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The Racquet: "V" For Vigilante Fun - http://www.theracquet.net/media/storage/paper978/news/2006/04/11/Spotlight/v.For.Vigilante.Fun-2016270.shtml?norewrite200612210823&sourcedomain=www.theracquet.net
Killing government officials, blowing up national monuments and encouraging civilians to start chaos are not your typical heroic actions. By Garrick Hollenbeck. |
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Empire: V For Vendetta - http://www.eonline.com/movies/profile/index.jsp?uuid=3f90372a-0e88-42ef-b338-9560d5e28daf
Setting out more to challenge us with its ideas than make us whoop at the action, Vendetta can be clumsy, but there are enough impressive flourishes to make up for its stumblings. By Dan Jolin. |