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Sherlock Holmes as a comics hero

Posted on March 13, 2010 by admin

It was said that Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes turn in their graves. I believe this statement to be true to the extent that the latest had a grave. Yes, … Continue reading →

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‘Make ’em Laugh’ is much too serious

Posted on March 9, 2010 by admin

I was grown and educated on Robert Youngson’s compilation of Golden Age of Comedy which by the end of the 50s was bringing back to audiences world-wide the great masters of the first decades of comedy in the cinema. The … Continue reading →

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Isabella Rossellini – De la vie d’un papillon

Posted on March 4, 2010 by admin

If there is anything as royal blood in cinema it flows through Isabella Rossellini’s veins. Her mother was the most talented and beautiful Hollywood actress of the 40s and 50s, her father one of the most famous Italian directors of … Continue reading →

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‘Charulata’ – The Magic of Satyajit Ray

Posted on February 27, 2010 by admin

A group of friends of mine must be gathered while I am writing this notes near the Cismigiu garden in Bucharest to watch this film. I tried to organize for myself some kind of synchronous viewing, let us see if … Continue reading →

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Film – Feux Rouges (France – 2004)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by admin

The first few seconds of ‘Feux Rouges’ show Antoine – a mid-age Parisian insurance agent – writing a loving mail to his wife on the verge of a family vacation. The last few seconds of the movie show the couple … Continue reading →

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Film – ‘The Hurt Locker’ (US – 2009)

Posted on February 9, 2010 by admin

William James (acted by Oscar candidate for best lead role Jeremy Renner) is a character that is hard to forget. He is a soldier whose expertise is to defuse bombs. He played dices with fate more than 800 times and … Continue reading →

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Film – Das weisse Band (Michael Haneke – 2009)

Posted on February 7, 2010 by admin

The full title in German of the film is  ‘Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte’ – ‘The White Ribbon – A German Children Story’ which could translate as ‘story for children’ or ‘story about children’. A story for children … Continue reading →

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Film: ‘Burn After Reading’ – (Coen brothers, 2008)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

There is one mis-perception that this film fixed in my mind – there are not really funny films about stupid people. Stupid people are … well … stupid, their behavior is by definition subject of easy jokes, so for smart … Continue reading →

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Film: Vier Minuten (2006)

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

It’s only the second feature film of German director Chris Kraus, but it’s already a strong, mature and dark drama that goes much beyond the apparent limits of its place and time. It’s a jail story. Jenny, the main heroine … Continue reading →

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Egill Saebjornsson

Posted on December 30, 2009 by admin

I got to know Egill Saebjornssonl via the Arte et Maniere program of ARTE TV. He is a young artist born in 1973 Iceland and living in Berlin. He started as an animator, then continued by combining techniques from different … Continue reading →

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