Tag Archives: Edward Norton

the beginning of the career of a great musician (film: A Complete Unknown – James Mangold, 2024)

Bob Dylan’s biography, person and music are a source of inspiration for interesting films. There have already been quite a few, from one of the best music documentaries ever made to experimental biographies and musical films. ‘A Complete Unknown‘ (2024), … Continue reading

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runaway kids (film: Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson, 2012)

Welcome to Wes Anderson‘s universe for ‘Moonrise Kingdom‘, made in 2012, perhaps Anderson‘s most Andersonian film. It’s a bold combination of a movie for and about teenagers and a surreal fantasy, a nostalgic American story set in the mid-1960s – … Continue reading

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immersed in the 50s (Film: Motherless Brooklyn – Edward Norton, 2019)

Bruce Willis is one of the famous actors whose names appear in the credits of Edward Norton‘s ‘Motherless Brooklyn‘, the actor who has been a director for over two decades writing this adaptation of a Jonathan Lethem‘s novel that directed … Continue reading

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Mendl’s Cakes (Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, 2014)

Cakes made at the Mendl’s patisserie play an important role in this film. They are sweet round things, with an appetizing and improbable shape and pastel colors which emanate sugar. They are made by a sweet girl and delivered to … Continue reading

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Norton’s Illusionist

The Illusionist’ is a film that was often compared with Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Prestige’ which had a similar theme inspired from the life of the turn of the 20th century magicians and was released about the same time. It fails … Continue reading

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