Tag Archives: Monica Bellucci

don’t say it for the third time! (film: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Tim Burton, 2024)

Posted on September 26, 2024 by admin

Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice‘ (twice) is a sequel to ‘Beetlejuice‘ (once) made in 1988 by the same director. If a different director and an entirely different cast had produced the film, I would have treated it (and probably many others … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer’s Night Nightmare (film: L’appartement – Gilles Mimouni, 1996)

Posted on November 20, 2023 by admin

‘L’appartement‘ (1996) is a special film from many points of view. Young people’s love intrigues, especially those set in Paris, were among the favorite subjects of French filmmakers in the 90s. ‘L’appartement‘ would belong to this category describing the relationships … Continue reading →

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a man and a woman, fifty years later (Film: Les plus belles années d’une vie – Claude Lelouch, 2019)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I have never been a big fan of Claude Lelouch. ‘A Man and a Woman‘ (‘Un homme et une femme‘) did not make a strong impression on me more than half a century ago when I first … Continue reading →

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007 – overcome by events (Film: Spectre – James Bond, 2015)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by admin

Action films have a problem this fall. The reality of the crazy world we live in is not only rapidly closing in the horrors and destruction imagined by script authors, but it is overcoming it also at some moments. ‘Spectre’ … Continue reading →

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Film: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Nicholas Cage, 2010)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ is designed on a very clear and often used formula of the Disney family movie with special effects, and it holds no surprises – in any case neither too bad, nor too good ones. A murky magicians … Continue reading →

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