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halucinating and dystopian view (Film: Abluka – Emin Alper, 2015)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by admin

Some of the best film achievements have come and will come from places which are under social and political pressure and are being created by film directors who are deeply involved in the life of their countries and have both … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Abluka, Berkay Ates, Emin Alper, Frenzy, Mehmet Özgür, Turkish cinema | Leave a comment

Godard – father of inventions (Film: Vivre sa vie – Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by admin

I usually try to form my opinion about films based on how entertaining or interesting or enriching or none of these I felt that they were during the time spent watching them. Only afterwards I try to understand why I … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anna Karina, French cinema, Jean-Luc Godard, Michel Legrand, Vivre sa vie | Leave a comment

classic and timeless (film: Gloria – John Cassavetes, 1980)

Posted on January 25, 2018 by admin

Good movies are timeless. Or they feel so. Sometimes this is because their subject is universal and it does not really matter what epoch the action is set in. In some other cases the quality of the story and of … Continue reading →

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an immersing visual experience (Animated Film: Loving Vincent – Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, 2017)

Posted on January 24, 2018 by admin

The art of animated films does not cease to amaze. Certainly, much of the progress in the last quarter of century came from computer graphics and its derivatives, as the resolution and flexibility of the digital tools push the edge … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Optimiști, pesimiști și realiști

Posted on January 23, 2018 by admin

Sunt optimist din fire. Nu știu dacă ar trebui să acord meritul sau responsabilitatea acestei trăsături de caracter perioadei în care m-am născut și am fost educat. Era vorba atunci (școala am început-o în anul 1960) despre un optimism ideologic, … Continue reading →

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life and anger in deep America (film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Martin McDonagh, 2017)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri‘ is positioning itself as the main favorite of the Academy Awards season, and if it will win some of the statuettes in the major categories it will be by merit. It is quite interesting that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Frances McDormand, Hollywood movies, Martin McDonagh, Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Woody Harrelson | Leave a comment

broken city, messy movie (Film: Broken City – Mark Wahlberg, 2013)

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

Sometimes telling the idea or describing the synopsis of the film is much clearer than the feeling that we had while viewing it. This is exactly my feeling about Broken City, a political thriller taking place in the days between … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Allen Hughes, American cinema, Broken City, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe | Leave a comment

some of the best private eyes are women (TV Series: Landing on Their Feet – Mili Avital, Shani Cohen, 2017)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by admin

Women can do everything men can do and do most of these better. I am a sincere believer in the (almost) absolute truth of this saying. Applying it to the TV series ‘Landing on Their Feet ‘ (‘Noflot al haRaglayim’) … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Ayelet Menahemi, landing on their feet, Mili Avital, Ruti Rudner, Shani Cohen | Leave a comment

the boring life of ghosts (Film: A Ghost Story – Casey Affleck, 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by admin

I am seldom asking such questions, but now I need to ask it. ‘Why did they do this film?’. Seriously. A film may made because the director or the script writer have one or more messages to transmit. In some … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged A Ghost Story, Casey Affleck, David Lowery, independent cinema, Rooney Mara | Leave a comment

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