Tag Archives: Hollywood movies

the terror of silence (film: A Quiet Place – John Krasinski, 2018)

Posted on January 1, 2022 by admin

John Krasinski, the director of the horror films in the ‘A Quite Place‘ series, learned an important lesson from the classics of the genre, and especially, I believe, from Alfred Hitchcock. If you have a good idea in hand, focus … Continue reading →

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Spielberg meets Bernstein (film: West Side Story – Steven Spielberg, 2021)

Posted on December 17, 2021 by admin

The history of cinema is (also) a history of remake movies, and getting back to a famous theme such as ‘West Side Story‘ is an event, especially since the 2021 version is directed by the famous Steven Spielberg himself, who … Continue reading →

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a reverence to printed journalism (film: The French Dispatch – Wes Anderson, 2021)

Posted on December 8, 2021 by admin

Wes Anderson planned to launch ‘The French Dispatch‘, his latest extravagant fantasy, at Cannes, with the red carpet deployed for his stars, and when Corona canceled the 2020 film festival, the director along with the film’s producers decided to postpone … Continue reading →

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family affairs (film: The House of Gucci – Ridley Scott, 2021)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by admin

I celebrated the 84th birthday anniversary of director Ridley Scott by watching his latest production, ‘House of Gucci‘. It is the second premiere of a film of his in two months, which demonstrates the vitality and desire to make films … Continue reading →

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an old story, different points of view (film: The Last Duel – Ridley Scott, 2021)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by admin

Ridley Scott is almost 84 years old, but age does not seem to diminish his ambitions or his film-making appetite. ‘The Last Duel‘ proves once again that the English-born director is one of those cinematic forces that manages to make … Continue reading →

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a late reconciliation (film: Hostiles – Scott Cooper, 2017)

Posted on October 16, 2021 by admin

War has always been a cruel and violent affair and the traumas caused by conflicts in the souls of participants and victims is not a 20th century invention. This would be the main message of Scott Cooper‘s 2017 film ‘Hostiles‘. … Continue reading →

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survival of the Force (film: The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson, 2017)

Posted on October 14, 2021 by admin

Me and ‘Star Wars’ was not a love at first sight story. I remember myself watching the first series created by George Lucas in 1977 and being quite confused. What was the big fuzz about? I was a big eater … Continue reading →

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violent action and … a good film (film: John Wick: Chapter 2 – Chad Stahelski, 2017)

Posted on September 21, 2021 by admin

‘John Wick: Chapter 2‘ (2017) is the second episode in a series featuring the character created by Derek Kolstad and directed by Chad Stahelski. Three instalments have been released so far and the fourth is in filming and will be … Continue reading →

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running scared (film: No Escape – John Erick Dowdle, 2015)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by admin

It is impossible to comment on ‘No Escape‘, the action film made in 2015 by John Erick Dowdle and written by him with his brother Drew, without thinking about international events in the news. An American family finds itself in … Continue reading →

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feminism and comics (film: Black Widow – Cate Shortland, 2021)

Posted on September 4, 2021 by admin

Scarlett Johansson is the super-heroine of the film ‘Black Widow’ directed by Cate Shortland and released on screens this summer (2021) with a delay of one year due, of course, to the pandemic. The film’s producers (including Scarlett) have decided … Continue reading →

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