Tag Archives: John Malkovich

a mother searching for her son (film: Changeling – Clint Eastwood, 2008)

Posted on July 29, 2021 by admin

I hesitated quite a bit before deciding to dedicate 2 hours and 20 minutes of my time to watching Clint Eastwood‘s 2008 movie ‘Changeling‘. One of the reasons is Clint himself, I’m not one of his enthusiastic fans, and every … Continue reading →

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

Casanova as Opera Hero (Film: Casanova Variations – John Malkovich, 2014)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by admin

Giacomo Casanova, the great lover of the 18th century and maybe of all centuries does not stop to inspire creators. The first of them was of course himself, with the life he led and with the memoirs that he had … Continue reading →

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

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 →

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

fantasizing around Klimt (Film: Klimt – John Malkovich, 2006)

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin

Gustav Klimt was a fascinating character. At a time when all modern art was going through one of the greatest transformations in history Klimt was slightly dislocated, or better said located at the wrong place. The elegant city of Vienna … Continue reading →

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

A Hell of a Retirement (Film: RED – Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, 2010)

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

When actors who played spies in action movies get older they have an option. They can start playing roles of retired spies in action movies. At least the best and the luckiest of them. Same is true for westerns or … Continue reading →

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

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 →

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