Monday, July 28, 2008

The Dark Knight

26-Jul-08 The Dark Knight (2008) Cinema
Director: Christopher Nolan
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/

The very first scene has obviously been influenced by Michael Mann's Heat (1995), to the point that it almost plays as a mini-homage to that great film. In other parts, there are echoes of Nolan's own The Prestige (2006) - some references to 'magic tricks', Christian Bale's face, etc...

All the positive things written about Heath Ledger's Joker are absolutely deserved. His performance is incredibly exciting, fun to watch. It's a pity he's not around to receive the praise he deserves.

Overall a very enjoyable film, even though slightly too long. I'll see it again, just to re-enjoy The Joker's tricks and laughs.

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Some of the films I've seen in the last few months...

This is a list of some of the films I've seen in the last few months. Some I saw more than once - Mr.Brooks (4 times), In Bruges (2 times), Domicile conjugal (2 times), etc... I must have forgotten several titles: I can't believe I didn't see more in January and February 2008. But thinking again, in those months I was busy with something else...

22-Jul-08Le rayon vert (1986)Dvd
Director: Eric Rohmer
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091830/
20-Jul-08WALL·E (2008)Cinema
Director: Andrew Stanton
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/
19-Jul-08Le Serpent (2006)Dvd
Director: Eric Barbier
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486474/
19-Jul-08The band's visit (2007)Cinema
Director: Eran Kolirin
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032856/
18-Jul-08Lo sceicco bianco (1952)Dvd
Director: Federico Fellini
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044000/
17-Jul-08The Awful Truth (1937)Dvd
Director: Leo McCarey
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028597/
16-Jul-08La meglio gioventù - Atto II (2003)Dvd
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346336/
15-Jul-08American Gangster (2007)Dvd
Director: Ridley Scott
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/
15-Jul-08Hancock (2008)Cinema
Director: Peter Berg
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/
14-Jul-08Gone Baby Gone (2007)Cinema
Director: Ben Affleck
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452623/
11-Jul-08The Cincinnati Kid (1965)Dvd
Director: Norman Jewison
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059037/
10-Jul-08In the Valley of Elah (2007)Dvd
Director: Paul Haggis
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478134/
10-Jul-08Romance & Cigarettes (2005)Dvd
Director: John Turturro
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368222/
08-Jul-08The ice storm (1997)Dvd
Director: Ang Lee
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119349/
06-Jul-08Trilogy: Three - Après la vie (2002)Dvd
Director: Lucas Belvaux
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233230/
06-Jul-08Sideways (2004)Dvd
Director: Alexander Payne
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375063/
05-Jul-08Trilogy: Two - Un couple épatant (2002)Dvd
Director: Lucas Belvaux
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234940/
04-Jul-08Trilogy: One - Cavale (2002)Dvd
Director: Lucas Belvaux
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233418/
01-Jul-08Once (2007)Dvd
Director: John Carney
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0907657/
30-Jun-08Das Boot (1981)Dvd
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/
29-Jun-08Benny's Video (1992)Dvd
Director: Michael Haneke
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103793/
28-Jun-08Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)Dvd
Director: Jay Roach
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295178/
26-Jun-08The Tall Guy (1989)Dvd
Director: Mel Smith
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098436/
25-Jun-08Les Rendez-vous de Paris (1995)Dvd
Director: Eric Rohmer
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114266/
22-Jun-085X2 (2004)Dvd
Director: François Ozon
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354356/
22-Jun-08Teeth (2007)Cinema
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780622/
21-Jun-08Bad Lieutenant (1992)Dvd
Director: Abel Ferrara
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103759/
19-Jun-08Pretty Persuasion (2005)Dvd
Director: Marcos Siega
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381505/
15-Jun-08The Happening (2008)Cinema
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/
13-Jun-08The Insider (1999)Dvd
Director: Michael Mann
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/
12-Jun-08The Shape of Things (2003)Dvd
Director: Neil LaBute
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308878/
11-Jun-08Three days of the Condor (1975)Dvd
Director: Sydney Pollack
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073802/
10-Jun-08Capricorn One (1978)Dvd
Director: Peter Hyams
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077294/
09-Jun-08The Star Chamber (1983)Dvd
Director: Peter Hyams
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086356/
08-Jun-08The Game (1997)Dvd
Director: David Fincher
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/
07-Jun-08Hard Candy (2005)Dvd
Director: David Slade
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/
05-Jun-08I Confess (1953)Dvd
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045897/
04-Jun-08L' amour en fuite (1979)Dvd
Director: François Truffaut
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078771/
28-May-08Juste avant la nuit (1971)Dvd
Director: Claude Chabrol
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073221/
27-May-08Alien: Resurrection (1997)Dvd
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118583/
25-May-08Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)Cinema
Director: Steven Spielberg
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882/
25-May-08Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)Cinema
Director: Daniele Luchetti
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0846040/
24-May-08Heartbeat Detector (2007)Cinema
Director: Nicolas Klotz
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765141/
23-May-08Summer Things (2002)Dvd
Director: Michel Blanc
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290916/
22-May-08I Am Legend (2007)Dvd
Director: Francis Lawrence
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/
21-May-08Les Noces rouges (1973)Dvd
Director: Claude Chabrol
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070453/
20-May-08Aprile (1998)Dvd
Director: Nanni Moretti
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118635/
19-May-08Read My Lips (2001)Dvd
Director: Jacques Audiard
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274117/
18-May-08The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)Dvd
Director: Jacques Audiard
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411270/
18-May-08Baisers volés (1968)Dvd
Director: François Truffaut
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062695/
17-May-08Domicile conjugal (1970)Dvd
Director: François Truffaut
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065651/
16-May-08Who Killed Bambi? (2003)Dvd
Director: Gilles Marchand
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326036/
15-May-08Tristana (1970)Dvd
Director: Luis Buñuel
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066491/
11-May-08Iron Man (2008)Cinema
Director: Jon Favreau
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/
10-May-08Twentynine Palms (2003)Dvd
Director: Bruno Dumont
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315110/
03-May-08You, the living (2007)Cinema
Director: Roy Andersson
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445336/
17-Apr-08Gone (2007)Dvd
Director: Ringan Ledwidge
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482374/
13-Apr-08The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)Cinema
Director: Julian Schnabel
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401383/
12-Apr-08Il Conformista (1970)Cinema
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065571/
06-Apr-08Funny Games (2007)Cinema
Director: Michael Haneke
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808279/
30-Mar-08The Orphanage (2007)Cinema
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
22-Mar-08Vantage Point (2008)Cinema
Director: Pete Travis
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443274/
16-Mar-08In Bruges (2008)Cinema
Director: Martin McDonagh
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780536/
15-Mar-08Sicko (2007)Cinema
Director: Michael Moore
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386032/
09-Mar-08No Country for Old Men (2007)Cinema
Director: Ethan & Joel Coen
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/
08-Mar-08Anna M. (2007)Cinema
Director: Michel Spinosa
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814659/
27-Jan-08Juno (2007)Cinema
Director: Jason Reitman
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/
20-Jan-08Sleuth (2007)Cinema
Director: Kenneth Branagh
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857265/
13-Jan-08Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)Cinema
Director: Sidney Lumet
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292963/
08-Nov-07Atonement (2007)Cinema
Director: Joe Wright
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/
14-Oct-07Mr. Brooks (2007)Cinema
Director: Bruce A. Evans
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780571/
14-Oct-07Michael Clayton (2007)Cinema
Director: Tony Gilroy
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/
26-Aug-07The kingdom (2007)Cinema
Director: Peter Berg
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431197/
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