Tag Archives: international movies production

literature as the inner fortress against evil (film: Reading Lolita in Tehran – Eran Riklis, 2024)

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

Can art in general and literature, specifically, save the world? Or at least make it better? Or at least create for those who love them – creators and consumers – an inner fortress where they can take refuge in times … Continue reading →

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the voice of the diva (film: Maria – Pablo Larraín, 2024)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by admin

I was quite skeptical about ‘Maria‘, the biopic (or kind of biopic) that Steven Steven Knight wrote and Pablo Larraín directed for Netflix, released at the end of 2024. It is the third film, perhaps the final film, in a … Continue reading →

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the spy who hated liars (film: Black Bag – Steven Soderbergh, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

In a few of the moments while watching ‘Black Bag‘ – the second film this year 2025 directed by Steven Soderbergh – I had the feeling that John Le Carré is still alive and writing novels that are brought to … Continue reading →

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architecture and cinema (film: The Brutalist – Brady Corbet, 2024)

Posted on February 7, 2025 by admin

‘The Brutalist‘ (2024) is a very ambitious film. Brady Corbet is at his third feature film and, although he is relatively little known as a director, he has managed to co-write an original and complex script, attract a very well-made … Continue reading →

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a political thriller at the Vatican (film: Conclave – Edward Berger, 2024)

Posted on February 5, 2025 by admin

Cinema has already dealt with the popes, their lives and deaths, including the process of electing the new sovereign pontiffs by convening the Conclave. There have been feature films and television series, dramas and comedies, historical or current affairs films … Continue reading →

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Day Zero of TV entertainment news (film: September 5 – Tim Fehlbaum, 2024)

Posted on February 3, 2025 by admin

September 5, 1972, has gone down in history as an infamous date in the history of the Olympic Games. Several documentaries and fiction films have already been made about this event and its aftermath, including a film directed by Spielberg. … Continue reading →

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three tales of one city (film: Tokyo! – Michel Gondry & Leos Carax & Bong Joon Ho, 2008)

Posted on January 29, 2025 by admin

I don’t know the history of this production, but the idea seems formidable to me. ‘Tokyo!‘ (2009) is a triptych of short films set in Tokyo and directed by three directors who are not Japanese, but who are talented and … Continue reading →

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soulless (film: Nosferatu – Robert Eggers, 2024)

Posted on January 4, 2025 by admin

Robert Eggers‘ ‘Nosferatu‘ is the second remake of F.W. Murnau’s famous film made over 100 years ago. I haven’t counted a sequel, a CGI remix of the original film, musicals or cartoons inspired by the same character. What could a … Continue reading →

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no monkey business (film: Better Man – Michael Gracey, 2024)

Posted on January 3, 2025 by admin

Released at the end of 2024, ‘Better Man‘ could also be considered one of the first films of 2025, when it reaches mass distribution in the main international film markets. It is a very favorable period for musical films, films … Continue reading →

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not a Christmas movie (film: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Nagisa Ôshima, 1983)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by admin

‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence‘ (1983) is not a Christmas film, despite its title. The film director is Nagisa Ôshima, a Japanese filmmaker of great talent and great audacity. If we must necessarily place the film in a category, it would … Continue reading →

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