Tag Archives: original script

the singer of the people (film: Stelios – Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, 2024)

Posted on May 2, 2025 by admin

‘Stelios‘ is a biographical film about Stelios Kazantzidis, one of the most popular Greek singers of the second half of the 20th century. He is also very well known and extremely popular in Israel, where his songs are often broadcast … Continue reading →

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two brothers go to Hollywood (film: Good Morning Babilonia – Paolo & Vittorio Taviani)

Posted on April 21, 2025 by admin

The Taviani brothers are no more. First, Vittorio died in 2018, and last year Paolo also left us. They leave behind about 20 feature films and a few more short films and collaborations on collective creations. They also wrote most … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American saga, Charles Dance, Good Morning Babilonia, historical comedy, historical drama, Italian cinema, Joaquim de Almeida, original script, Paolo Taviani, Taviani brothers, Vincent Spano, Vittorio Taviani | Leave a comment

epoch drama, vampires and blues music (film: Sinners – Ryan Coogler, 2025)

Posted on April 19, 2025 by admin

‘Sinners‘, the film written and directed by Ryan Coogler will be interpreted in different ways by different categories of viewers. It is a horror film with and about vampires. It is a period film set in the American South in … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, blues, epoch drama, Hollywood movies, Ludwig Göransson, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, musical movies, original script, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, vampire movies | Leave a comment

the burden of fame (film: Vie privée – Louis Malle, 1962)

Posted on April 15, 2025 by admin

‘Vie privée‘ (the title under which it was released in English is ‘A Very Private Affair‘), Louis Malle ‘s 1962 film, starts from some excellent premises. It is probably the film that is closest to the Nouvelle Vague in his … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged A Very Private Affair, Brigitte Bardot, Louis Malle, Marcello Mastroianni, movie about love, original script, romantic drama, Vie privée | Leave a comment

courage and art (film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig / Dane-ye anjir-e ma’abed – Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)

Posted on April 11, 2025 by admin

There are films whose production history dominates what we see during the screening. And I’m not referring to the ‘making of …’ clips or documentaries about special effects. A film like ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig‘ (original title is … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Dane-ye anjir-e ma'abed, Iranian cinema, Mahsa Rostami, Missagh Zareh, Mohammad Rasoulof, original script, political cinema, Pooyan Aghababaei, Setarek Maleki, Soheila Golestani, The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in movies | Tagged Black Bag, Cate Blanchett, international movies production, Michael Fassbender, original script, Pierce Brosnan, psychological thriller, relationship comedy, spy thriller, Steven Soderbergh | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in movies | Tagged Adrien Brody, American saga, architecture, Brady Corbet, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Holocaust, international movies production, movies about architecture, original script, The Brutalist | Leave a comment

Pakula’s western (film: Comes a Horseman – Alan J. Pakula, 1978)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by admin

Alan J. Pakula is one of the American filmmakers who intrigues me. Although he is half a generation older, he debuted as a director around the same time as Spielberg or Scorsese, but he did not keep up with them. … 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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the cloud that kills (film: Cloud / Kuraudo – Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024)

Posted on January 31, 2025 by admin

Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa‘s filmography already includes several films where the horror and techno-thriller genres meet, reflecting a world where technology overwhelms its heroes and terrifies the audience. ‘Cloud‘ (‘Kuraudo‘ in the original – 2024) can be included in this … Continue reading →

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