Category Archives: movies

cruel world (Film: Dragged Across Concrete – Mel Gibson, 2018)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by admin

I had two reasons that got me out of home to go and see this movie directed by S. Craig Zahler, a director whose previous films (low cost action, so-called B movies) I have not seen. The first was the … Continue reading →

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the story of a bad girl (Film: Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Melissa McCarthy, 2018)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by admin

A “normative” film spectator (if such a person exists nowadays) would have every reason to dislike the main heroine of ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘ directed by Marielle Heller. Lee Israel is a felon, an alcoholic, and a pretty asocial … Continue reading →

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Love Story 2018 (Film: 303 – Hans Weingartner, 2018)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque was host last night to the Austrian director Hans Weingartner, the author of the lovely film ‘303‘, who after the projection entertained a dialog with the film critic Yael Shuv. ‘303‘ is a movie of a kind … Continue reading →

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the first talkie by Hitchcock is a pleasant surprise (Film: Blackmail – Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)

Posted on March 19, 2019 by admin

‘Blackmail‘, Alfred Hitchcock‘s first ‘talkie’ is a pleasant surprise, a movie that is worth watching and can be seen with the eyes of 2019 viewers, and not just for documentary and historical research purposes. It’s a crime and blackmail story … Continue reading →

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synonyms or false friends? (Film: Synonyms – Nadav Lapid, 2019)

Posted on March 18, 2019 by admin

Nadav Lapid‘s talent as a director and scriptwriter is visible in the excellent scenes that open and conclude his movie ‘Synonyms‘ (‘Milim Nirdafot‘ in Hebrew) Which received the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Yoav, the film’s hero, … Continue reading →

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the proof of fire (film: Sauver ou périr – Pierre Niney, 2018)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by admin

Pierre Niney is one of my favorite French actors at the moment. At age 21 he became the youngest resident actor ever at the Comedie Francaise. In the last few years he has captured the attention of cinema lovers and … Continue reading →

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men in water (Film: Le grand bain – Gilles Lellouche, 2018)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by admin

The very fact of making a movie about men in these years when women’s films are the focus of attention is a proof of originality from the director and co-scriptwriter Gilles Lellouche, better known as an actor and only at … Continue reading →

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a Hitchcock before Hitchcock (Film: East of Shanghai – Alfred Hitchcock, 1931)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

In the perspective of the almost nine decades elapsed since its filming and launching, ‘Rich and Strange‘ (the English title) a.k.a. ‘East of Shanghai‘ (the American title) is an atypical film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s career. It is one of his … Continue reading →

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better than ‘Green Book’ (film: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, 2018)

Posted on March 13, 2019 by admin

As I belong to a specie in danger of extinction – those who have not yet subscribed to Netflix -, I had to wait for a rare public screening of Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón‘s film ‘Roma‘, which almost won the … Continue reading →

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an early Hitchcock set in the world of theater (Film: Murder! – Alfred Hitchcock, 1930)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by admin

Watching Alfred Hitchcock‘s early films is a special experience for any movie lover and fan of the master of suspense. The first period of Hitchcock’s career took place in England. Hitchcock made his debut in the silent films, and his … Continue reading →

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