Tag Archives: original script

chasing evil (film: M – Fritz Lang, 1931)

Posted on July 31, 2025 by admin

It’s hard to believe that Fritz Lang‘s ‘M‘ was made in 1931. This film is so bold, unconventional, inventive, stylish, dark and scary that even today, if it were projected or released with minor changes and modernizations, it would stir … Continue reading →

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a cake too sweet (film: About Time – Richard Curtis, 2013)

Posted on July 30, 2025 by admin

Richard Curtis is one of the most successful screenwriters in the ‘feel-good’ romantic comedy genre. Some of its remarkable successes are due to his writing. He has only dared to sit in the director’s chair three times in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Bill Nighy, British cinema, Domhnall Gleeson, feel-good movies, Margot Robbie, original script, Rachel McAdams, romantic comedy, time travel | Leave a comment

the two hemispheres of Europe (film: Jaful secolului – Teodora Mihai, 2024)

Posted on July 29, 2025 by admin

Films about migrations, emigrants and immigrants are an important genre in world cinema, but not in Romanian cinema. ‘Jaful secolului‘ a.k.a. ‘The Heist of the Century‘ (which also circulates worldwide with the alternative titles ‘Traffic‘ and ‘Rheostat‘) has as its … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anamaria Vartolomei, Cristian Mungiu, immigration drama, international movies production, Ionut Niculae, Jaful secolului, original script, Rares Andrici, Reostat, Romanian cinema, Teodora Mihai, Traffic | Leave a comment

on the ruins of Germany (film: Germania anno zero – Roberto Rossellini, 1948)

Posted on July 27, 2025 by admin

‘Germany Year Zero‘, filmed by Roberto Rossellini in 1947 and released in 1948, is one of those films about which entire bookshelves have been written and can still be written. In less than 80 minutes, this film manages to be … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coming to age movies, Germania anno zero, Italian cinema, Italian neorealism, original script, Roberto Rossellini, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

adventures in Africa (film: L’africain – Philippe de Broca, 1983)

Posted on July 23, 2025 by admin

‘L’africain‘ is a film that had all the premises of a great success. It was released in 1983 as a kind of French cinema industry’s response to the trend of action films set in exotic locations generated by the enormous … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movie, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Berri, French cinema, Georges Delerue, Gérard Brach, Jean Penzer, L'africain, original script, Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, romantic films | Leave a comment

high speed entertainment (film: F1:The Movie – Joseph Kosinski, 2025)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

Summer entertainment? Well, it’s summer, isn’t it? I mean it’s the time of the year when I have no problem sitting into an air-conditioned cinema with a bucket of popcorn in my hands and a cold drink by my side, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Brad Pitt, F1, F1: The Movie, Hollywood movies, Javier Bardem, Joseph Kosinski, movie about car racing, movie about sports, original script | Leave a comment

a relationship in crisis (film: Elskling / Loveable – Lilja Ingolfsdottir, 2024)

Posted on July 14, 2025 by admin

Norwegian cinema is less known in the world than the ones coming from other Scandinavian countries, but lately it has offered some interesting productions, especially films about ordinary people and their relationships. ‘Elskling‘, the 2024 debut film by director Lilja … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Elskling, family drama, Helga Guren, Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Loveable, Norwegian cinema, Oddgeir Thune, original script, relationship drama | Leave a comment

who will save Superman? (film: Superman – James Gunn, 2025)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by admin

I have been expecting the release of the new version of ‘Superman‘ written and directed by James Gunn and I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch the film on its first day of release for audiences around the world. I’m … Continue reading →

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flesh and soul of a great composer (film: Enescu, jupuit de viu – Toma Enache, 2024)

Posted on June 23, 2025 by admin

Romanian cinema seems to feel uncomfortable with George Enescu, the most important Romanian composer and one of the most appreciated musicians of the 20th century. Violinist, conductor, educator, but above all composer, who in addition to a few hits (especially … Continue reading →

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