Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

Hitchcock as an engaged filmmaker (film: Foreign Correspondent – Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)

‘Foreign Correspondent‘ is the second film made by Alfred Hitchcock after his ‘relocation’ to the United States. It was filmed and released in the same year as his first American film, ‘Rebecca’, in 1940, and competed with it for the … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the noir is still shining (film: Laura – Otto Preminger & Rouben Mamoulian, 1944)

There are a few films made in the 1940s in the crime film noir genre that have not only managed to stand the test of time, but have also created a style and cinematic direction that have been followed by … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

a duty to talk (film: White Bird – Marc Foster, 2023)

To prevent history from repeating itself, the stories of episodes of the Holocaust, of other genocides, and of acts of political terror and terrorism must be made known in all their horror. The best testimonies are those of survivors. But … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

a noir road movie in the ’40s (film: Detour – Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945)

‘Detour‘ (1945) is a very special and unusual film in the cinematic landscape of the ’40s. Although it was made in Hollywood, it is not a production of the major studios. The way it was made is closer to what … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

inovative cinema, weak stories (film: Here – Robert Zemeckis, 2024)

‘Here‘ (2024) is a technological marvel. There are directors from whom I expect something like this, one of them would be Steven Spielberg, and then Robert Zemeckis, the director of this film, whose movies Spielberg produced on many occasions. The … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

three girls and an apartment (film: How to Marry a Millionaire – Jean Negulesco, 1953)

‘How to Marry a Millionaire‘ (1953) was an excellent surprise. I chose it because it stars Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe and because the director is Jean Negulesco. Born in Craiova, Romania, he was an extremely interesting personality, an appreciated … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the old gladiator is still in the arena (film: Gladiator II – Ridley Scott, 2024)

My generation of cinephiles has the great opportunity to see some of the great directors we have followed since the beginning of their careers, who we have seen grow up, become celebrities and make good and interesting films, and occasionally … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Coppola’s ‘Metropolis’ (film: Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)

‘Megalopolis‘ (2024) is Francis Ford Coppola‘s life project. He started working on it and talking about it while filming ‘Apocalypse Now.’ He read scripts and discussed castings with entire generations of great actors. Many of them left to the stars … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Marylin Monroe in the Far West (film: River of No Return – Otto Preminger, Jean Negulesco, 1954)

I chose to watch ‘River of No Return‘, a 70-year-old western film for a few reasons. First of all, because Marilyn Monroe, who has the opportunity to demonstrate her talent as an actress in addition to her physical beauty and … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

three men, one woman and many guns (film: Appaloosa – Ed Harris, 2008)

Ed Harris, an actor I admire a lot, has stepped behind the camera only twice so far, to sit in the film director’s chair. His third film is now in pre-production. The second one, which I saw last night, is … Continue reading

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment