Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

vampire games (Film: Dark Shadows – Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, 2012)

Posted on October 21, 2014 by admin

When Tim Burton and Johnny Depp come together one already knows what to expect. Dark Shadows is the 8th film directed by Burton with Depp in the cast, the first one being Edward Scissorhands from 1990, maybe the most famous … Continue reading →

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justice and family (Film: The Judge – Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, 2014)

Posted on October 19, 2014 by admin

The Judge is a rather classical combination of family drama and court drama, enjoying a couple of fine actors in lead roles that will land them some place in or close to the area of the Academy Awards candidacies. It’s … Continue reading →

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almost underrated (Film: The Rum Diary – Johnny Depp, 2011)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by admin

Watching Johnny Depp in action is always a holiday for movie fans. Depp is one of these actors who can hold a film by himself, and in fact he does exactly this in many cases, included here. The problem starts … Continue reading →

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The Gatekeeper (Film: J.Edgar – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2011)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by admin

The name of J. Edgar Hoover not only marks half of century of the history of defending the law and making justice in the United States, but still raises passions until today. The developments after the terror attacks on 9/11 … Continue reading →

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no mojo (Film: The Dictator – Sacha Baron Cohen, 2012)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin

Almost everything I loved in ‘Borat’ is missing in ‘The Dictator’ – the most recent installment from Sacha Baron Cohen. To add to the insult, the title of one of the best films ever made is being hijacked for something … Continue reading →

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holiday melodrama (Film: Labor Day – Kate Winslet, 2013)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by admin

Screening ‘Labor Day’  (which was not brought to commercial theaters in Israel) released on Labor Day 2013 on the eve of Labor Day 2014 was a smart move for the distributors, that brought me to the cinematheque in my hometown. … Continue reading →

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Unconvincing (Film: The Debt – Helen Mirren, 2010)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

‘The Truth’ or ‘The Truth That Needs To Be Said’? this is one of the dilemmas facing the heroes of ‘The Debt’, which is quite an exotic entry in the list of films made by John Madden, the exoticism being … Continue reading →

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Film: Chef (Jon Favreau – 2014)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by admin

One just needs to search how many movies include the word ‘chef’ in their name in order to understand how daring an enterprise director-writer-actor Jon Favreau took upon himself in making yet another comedy about master cooks. No need to … Continue reading →

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guilty pleasures (Film: RED 2 – Bruce Willis, 2013)

Posted on April 26, 2014 by admin

I must confess that one of my guilty pleasures is watching from time to time a movie like RED 2. I mean a movie that is made just for the purpose of entertaining, mixes action and comedy, brings to screen … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 25, 2014 by admin

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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