| 31-Aug-08 | Babylon A.D. (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364970/ |
What a mess! Absolute rubbish.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Babylon A.D.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
La bestia nel cuore
| 30-Aug-08 | La bestia nel cuore (2005) | Dvd |
| Director: Cristina Comencini | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443446/ |
Thursday, August 28, 2008
La ragazza del lago
| 28-Aug-08 | La ragazza del lago (2007) | Dvd |
| Director: Andrea Molaioli | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770829/ |
Get Smart
| 28-Aug-08 | Get Smart (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Peter Segal | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/ |
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Il Divo
| 26-Aug-08 | Il Divo (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Paolo Sorrentino | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023490/ |
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Sunshine
| 17-Aug-08 | Sunshine (2007) | Dvd |
| Director: Danny Boyle | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/ |
I have seen this a few times now, four or more, and my first impressions have been confirmed: this is an extremely well-made piece of cinema. A little great film.
U.S. Marshals
| 17-Aug-08 | U.S. Marshals (1998) | Dvd |
| Director: Stuart Baird | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120873/ |
For a few dollars more
| 17-Aug-08 | For a few dollars more (1965) | Cinema |
| Director: Sergio Leone | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/ |
Seen this for the first time. Really enjoyed it.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Spider-Man 3
| 16-Aug-08 | Spider-Man 3 (2007) | Dvd |
| Director: Sam Raimi | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413300/ |
Seen this for the first time, after reading several positive reviews. I found it very disappointing. Same CGI effects seen in many other films before.
Man of the Year
| 16-Aug-08 | Man of the Year (2006) | Dvd |
| Director: Barry Levinson | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483726/ |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
| 16-Aug-08 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Dennis Dugan | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0960144/ |
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Donnie Brasco
| 13-Aug-08 | Donnie Brasco (1997) | Dvd |
| Director: Mike Newell | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119008/ |
Brilliant film. Among my favourite three interpretations of the post-Godfather Pacino. The other two being De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993) and Mann's Heat (1995).
It's also my favourite role for Johnny Depp, even though I haven't seen Dead Man yet.
Forget about it.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The Dark Knight...second take
| 09-Aug-08 | The Dark Knight (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Christopher Nolan | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ |
Today, among other things, I paid extra attention to Gary Oldman. After the first time I saw this movie, I was surprised to find out that one of the actors who had been on the screen for quite some time was actually Gary Oldman: I had not recognized him, even though I thought I knew his face well. Today it was almost fascinating to realize that a pair of (fake?) mustache, a pair of glasses and a certain hairstyle could tranform a face beyond recognition. And this thought brought back to mind another role which Gary Oldman played without being recognizable: the rich Mason Verger in Ridley Scott's Hannibal (2001). And while my mind was wandering between these two films, there it happens on the screen: the Joker threatens another villain to cut his face and feed it to the villain's dogs. That is the same way Mason Verger had become disfigured: he had cut his face and fed it to his own dogs ("It seemed like a good idea at the time").
To note also a tiny cameo of Cillian Murphy: was his part meant to be bigger and ended up on the floor of the editing room?
Friday, August 8, 2008
Jindabyne
| 08-Aug-08 | Jindabyne (2006) | Dvd |
| Director: Ray Lawrence | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382765/ |
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Yella
| 07-Aug-08 | Yella (2007) | Dvd |
| Director: Christian Petzold | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806686/ |
Very interesting. I want to see something else by Christian Petzold. Maybe Wolfsburg (2003) and Something to Remind Me (2002)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Manhunter
| 06-Aug-08 | Manhunter (1986) | Dvd |
| Director: Michael Mann | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091474/ |
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Les yeux sans visage
| 05-Aug-08 | Les yeux sans visage (1960) | Dvd |
| Director: Georges Franju | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053459/ |
Monday, August 4, 2008
Strange Days
| 04-Aug-08 | Strange Days (2007) | Dvd |
| Director: Kathryn Bigelow | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ |
This is the film that Nanni Moretti decides to see at the cinema (and then regrets it), with his pregnant wife, in order to expose his soon-to-be-born son Pietro to the big screen, in Aprile (1998).
Married Life
| 04-Aug-08 | Married Life (2007) | Cinema |
| Director: Ira Sachs | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804505/ |
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