Candy

(2006)

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Before the screening, I stopped in at a large coffee chain to buy a coffee. Now, normally I'm not a fan of the coffee than coffee chains produce, but this one in particular (and I'm not going to mention them... ... Full Article

Think Romeo & Juliet on Smack . And not only is Romeo & Juliet just about done to death, so to speak, so is the drugs-are-bad-for-ya horror drama. ... Full Article

Candy (R)
csmonitor.com2006-12-01
Director: Neil Armfield.With Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush. (108 min.)Movies about junkies always seem to resemble one another, probably because the clinical nature of addiction is so predictable. ... Full Article

When last we checked in with Heath Ledger, he was a tortured soul in "Brokeback Mountain," his love for another man framed by the majestic peaks of Wyoming, Gustavo Santaolalla's plaintive guitar score and the sense that his personal struggle... ... Full Article

"Trainspotting" goes Down Under ("Wombatspotting"?)as Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish give their all playing Dan and Candy, lowlifes who will try anything, including theft and prostitution, to keep the drugs flowing. ... Full Article

Christian Bale , who stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne in "The Dark Knight," was just as impressed by Heath Ledger 's performance as the Joker as many critics have been. ... Full Article

Candy
slantmagazine.com2006-10-19
eroin is bad and, if used for an extended period of time, will ruin your life. That about sums up Candy , an Australian rendition of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream in which pretty people live in filth, steal... ... Full Article

TORONTO - It turns out heroin and sex have one thing in common, at least in the world of movie censors -- penetration is a no-no. ... Full Article

Based on a best-selling novel by Australian Luke Davies (who also scripted), Candy is the story of a junkie poet (Ledger) and his artist girlfriend Candy (Abbie Cornish) and their descent in acts called "Heaven," "Earth" and "Hell." ... Full Article

Indie distributor ThinkFilm has acquired North American rights to Candy from Fortissimo Films, Daily Variety reported Friday. Heath Ledger ( Brokeback Mountain ), Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush ( Pirates of the Caribbean films) star in the feature-helming debut of... ... Full Article

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