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Zero or Infinity (Film: The Zero Theorem – Terry Gilliam, 2013)

Posted on October 4, 2014 by admin

‘The Zero Theorem’ is directed by Terry Gilliam, a highly original creator and an explorer of the future, which he already described in rather dark colors in several memorable films like ‘Brazil’ and ‘Twelve Monkeys’. His other principal title of … Continue reading →

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The Gatekeeper (Film: J.Edgar – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2011)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by admin

The name of J. Edgar Hoover not only marks half of century of the history of defending the law and making justice in the United States, but still raises passions until today. The developments after the terror attacks on 9/11 … Continue reading →

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reborn indeed (Film: Johnny English Reborn – Rowan Atkinson, 2011)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by admin

The combination of high-tech thrillers a la James Bond and the so English humor of Rowan Atkinson worked fine for me in the original ‘Johnny English’ and work even better in the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ sequel released eight years later, … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Stood Up to Hitchcock (FIlm: The Girl, 2012)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by admin

2012 was a good year for us, fans of Alfred Hitchcock. Two movies were released centered around the character of the genial and obsessive master of suspense. I liked ‘Hitchcock’ starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren which I saw, a … Continue reading →

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no mojo (Film: The Dictator – Sacha Baron Cohen, 2012)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin

Almost everything I loved in ‘Borat’ is missing in ‘The Dictator’ – the most recent installment from Sacha Baron Cohen. To add to the insult, the title of one of the best films ever made is being hijacked for something … Continue reading →

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holiday melodrama (Film: Labor Day – Kate Winslet, 2013)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by admin

Screening ‘Labor Day’  (which was not brought to commercial theaters in Israel) released on Labor Day 2013 on the eve of Labor Day 2014 was a smart move for the distributors, that brought me to the cinematheque in my hometown. … Continue reading →

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Unconvincing (Film: The Debt – Helen Mirren, 2010)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

‘The Truth’ or ‘The Truth That Needs To Be Said’? this is one of the dilemmas facing the heroes of ‘The Debt’, which is quite an exotic entry in the list of films made by John Madden, the exoticism being … Continue reading →

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Film: Chef (Jon Favreau – 2014)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by admin

One just needs to search how many movies include the word ‘chef’ in their name in order to understand how daring an enterprise director-writer-actor Jon Favreau took upon himself in making yet another comedy about master cooks. No need to … Continue reading →

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Film: Casse-tete chinois (Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou – 2013)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by admin

Writing the review of a movie two weeks later is an exercise that I should try more often. ‘Casee-tete Chinois’ is one of the two movies I have seen before I went to a vacation where other priorities pushed aside … Continue reading →

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guilty pleasures (Film: RED 2 – Bruce Willis, 2013)

Posted on April 26, 2014 by admin

I must confess that one of my guilty pleasures is watching from time to time a movie like RED 2. I mean a movie that is made just for the purpose of entertaining, mixes action and comedy, brings to screen … Continue reading →

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