Tag Archives: American cinema

a stranger in a city in transition (film: ‘Saint Jack’ – Peter Bogdanovich, 1979)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by admin

‘Saint Jack’ from 1979 closes the directorial decade of the ’70s of Peter Bogdanovich which had started with the excellent ‘The Last Picture Show ‘. Even if it fails, in my opinion, to reach the stylistic perfection of his earlier … Continue reading →

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history, twice (Film: The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

It’s 2020 now. Peter Bogdanovich‘s film ‘The Last Picture Show‘ was made in 1971. The action of the film takes place in 1951 and 1952. It was, therefore, a historical re-enactment of a period from which almost two decades had … Continue reading →

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it could have been a masterpiece (film: The Lady from Shanghai – Orson Welles, 1947)

Posted on June 4, 2020 by admin

‘The Lady from Shanghai‘ (filmed in 1946 and released in 1947) is considered by some movie critics and historians, and by many film art lovers as a masterpiece. Revisited today, we can find in it many exceptional moments of cinema … Continue reading →

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the fascinating Rita (film: Gilda – Rita Hayworth, 1946)

Posted on June 2, 2020 by admin

‘Gilda‘ was one of the great hits of the 1946 film year. It was screened at the first Cannes Film Festival and even had an atomic bomb named after it (or after it, to be exact). The director of the … Continue reading →

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marriage story (film: Gone Girl – David Fincher, 2014)

Posted on May 21, 2020 by admin

‘Gone Girl‘, made in 2014 by David Fincher on a screenplay written by Gillian Flynn who adapted her own bestseller, is a winning combination: it is a very well written thriller with enough upheavals and perspective changes so that the … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (Film: Cloud Atlas – the Wackowskis and Tom Tykwer, 2012)

Posted on February 19, 2020 by admin

‘Cloud Atlas’ is one of those films that challanges critics and movie lovers by refusing categorizations. Historical fresco? Philosophical film? Science fiction? Art movie? Mega-production with mega-stars in distribution? ‘Cloud Atlas’, made in 2012 by The Wachowskis and the formidable … Continue reading →

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horror comes from deep inside (film: The Lighthouse – Willem Dafoe, 2019)

Posted on February 15, 2020 by admin

I believe that ‘The Lighthouse‘, the film directed by Robert Eggers, needs two sets of warnings. First of all, it’s a horror movie, so those who don’t like the genre would be better off avoiding it. For the enthusiasts, I … Continue reading →

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sexual harassment in the newsroom (Film: Bombshell – Jay Roach, 2019)

Posted on February 5, 2020 by admin

The American presidential elections years are good opportunities for political films. Documentaries or fiction films released in these years have addressed different aspects of the political system, and the American and international audiences have extended their attention already alerted by … Continue reading →

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a very special road movie (film: Lillian – Andreas Horvath, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by admin

‘Lillian‘, the film by the Austrian director Andreas Horvath was presented last year at Cannes as part of the ‘Quinzaine des realisateurs’ selection and since then it has toured the festivals, even collecting some prizes. Horvath has so far made … Continue reading →

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white around, dark inside (film: The Lodge – Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, 2019)

Posted on January 19, 2020 by admin

The action of ‘The Lodge‘ takes place around Christmas, but I do not expect this movie to appear too soon on the television programs during the winter holidays. The film is written and directed by the Austrians Severin Fiala and … Continue reading →

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