Tag Archives: Viggo Mortensen

a different Cronenberg? (film: A Dangerous Method – David Cronenberg, 2011)

‘A Dangerous Method‘ (2011) was supposed to be a very different film from what David Cronenberg accustomed to his viewers for over three decades. The master of bizarre and violent in many special ways films, the creator of the body … Continue reading

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three men, one woman and many guns (film: Appaloosa – Ed Harris, 2008)

Ed Harris, an actor I admire a lot, has stepped behind the camera only twice so far, to sit in the film director’s chair. His third film is now in pre-production. The second one, which I saw last night, is … Continue reading

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music, friendship and prejudice (Film: Green Book – Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, 2018)

‘Green Book‘ seems to have been designed according to a recipe for winning Academy Awards. The subject is historic but with reverberations in current politics and the approach is in tune with the mood at Hollywood. It addresses one of … Continue reading

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post-apocalyptic melodrama (Film: The Road – Viggo Mortensen, 2009)

I am afraid that am developing a slight phobia for post-apocalyptic films genre, and The Road directed by John Hillcoat pushed me one step ahead down this hill. Some of the movies that belong to this category are mostly action … Continue reading

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