Tag Archives: American cinema

weirdo! (Film: The Gift – Joel Edgerton, 2015)

Posted on October 24, 2015 by admin

Joel Edgerton is not a completely anonymous actor, but not a big star either. We know his face from a few supporting roles in a number of movies, but none of them really made it to the Academy Awards. This … Continue reading →

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the meaning of America (Film: ‘Killing Them Softly’ – Brad Pitt, 2012)

Posted on July 26, 2013 by admin

Here is one action movie that succeeds in a very original manner to say more about the America of today (or of a few years ago) than many other ‘serious’, ‘social’, ‘politically-engaged’ film. It does it so in a very … Continue reading →

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non-stop action, no questions asked (Film: Battle Los Angeles – Michelle Rodriguez, 2011)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

Everything is clear from the first to the last of the shots (and there are many shots of all kinds) of Battle Los Angeles. The aliens are here (having arrived under disguise of a rain of meteorites) and they are … Continue reading →

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Messengers of Death (Film: The Messenger – Oren Moverman, 2009)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

This may be the toughest non-combat task in any army – announcing families that their dearest ones, son or daughter, husband or wife fell on the line of duty in war. It needs to be done fast, as relatives should … Continue reading →

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Blood Border (Film: Machete – Robert De Niro, 2010)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by admin

Action movies are one of my not so secret guilty pleasures and I do not even feel so guilty since directors in the genre get recognition not only from audiences but also from critics, and the genre is celebrated at … Continue reading →

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… and the rest is NOT silence (Film: The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius, 2011)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by admin

The Artist is a good and entertaining film, and it may deserve the handful of Oscar prizes that it received. I missed it in the theaters, then I bought the DVD when I was in Paris, and it’s only now … Continue reading →

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Uncertain Future (Film: Sound of My Voice, 2011)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by admin

There are many interesting scenes and ideas  in Sound a My Voice, the first film of director Zal Batmanglij. Co-written with Brit Marling, one of the two feminine stars of the film it tells the story of a young couple … Continue reading →

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A Fall on the Social Slope (Film: The House of Mirth – Terence Davies, Gillian Anderson, 2000)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin

The local cinematheque screened a few weeks ago the 2000 adaptation of Edit Wharton’s now classic novel The House of Mirth, whose first screen adaptation to screen dates back from 1918.     The House of Mirth is a combination … Continue reading →

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1984 + 1 (Film: Brazil – Terry Gilliam, 1985)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

I got very late to seeing Brazil. 27 years later. It was released in 1985, one year after Orwell’s year, which was also the exact moment I left my own Orwellian universe, the one where I had lived the first … Continue reading →

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The Thrill is Gone (Film: The Muppets, 2011)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by admin

One of the songs in the first part of this comeback tentative of The Muppets is called ‘Can We Do It Again?’.  To some extent it resumes the story and the history of this film. The story because the film … Continue reading →

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