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The Film that Comes from the Cold (Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, after John le Carre, 2011)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin

A few weeks after coming to Israel as a new immigrant in 1984 I started to borrow books from the public library in Lod. The first book that I ever read after becoming a free man was John Le Carre‘s … Continue reading →

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more than a Footnote? (Film: Footnote, Joseph Cedar, 2011)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

If ‘Footnote’ will win the Oscar for the Best Foreign language film it will certainly by more than a footnote in the history of Israeli cinema, it will be a big event, the first time an Israeli film gets the … Continue reading →

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When Sunset Draws Near (Film: Late Bloomers, Isabella Rossellini, William Hurt – 2011)

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

Late Bloomers is about aging, about coping with growing old, about getting close to the Big Six-Zero. I confess being in love with Isabella Rossellini since I realized that Ingrid Bergman had a daughter, and seeing this film I just … Continue reading →

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When J.J. Abrams and Spielberg Met (Film: Super 8, 2011)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

I sat to watch Super 8 with the expectation of seeing  the science-fiction / fantasy film of the year. The director is after all J.J. Abrams, the director of the last Star Trek and the producer of my previous favorite … Continue reading →

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Tourist Trap (Film: The Tourist – Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, 2010)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

I confess that I do not like at all Angelina Jolie. As an actress she does not seem to me to have done anything that uses more her acting talent than her looks, and her looks … well, she is … Continue reading →

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Electoral Films Year (Film: The Ides of March – George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, 2011)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

2012 is an electoral year in the United States, and every electoral year is preceded by a few months by the electoral films year. It must be a few months in advance which makes the electoral films year be a … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Love Story Disguised in Violent Action (Film: Drive, 2011)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

Certainly, ‘Drive’ is a thriller. A different and unexpected type of thriller. Whoever has seen this film will remember maybe the story line, and a few action sequences, some of them extremely violent. They will remember first of all the … Continue reading →

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a thriller that deserved a better name (The Lincoln Lawyer – Matthew McConaughey, 2011)

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

My preferred movie critic Roger Ebert spends about half of his review of the film explaining the title of this film. I will not repeat it here in order not to spoil your pleasure of reading it. I will just … Continue reading →

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Godfather, the Far East version (Film: Blood and Bones – Yôichi Sai, Takeshi Kitano, 2004)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

Blood and Bones is a violent epic story whose hero is a Zainichi Korean which is the name of the ethnic Koreans settled in Japan, many of them during the first half of the 20th century when Korea was under … Continue reading →

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Separation Wall (Film: La Zona – Rodrigo Plá, 2007)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin

In a world subjected more and more to violence, with the established societies not able to provide appropriate answers to social and political conflicts, ordinary people try to protect their normality by building walls. Tall, barbed wired walls, with armed … Continue reading →

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