Archives for “Cinema”
I don’t know what Bret Easton Ellis wanted to communicate with this; if he’s serious or just trying to be “alternative” or if he posted it simply because he does not have any other way to get attention, but whatever the reason is he made an ass of himself. He’s not only one of the most [...]
Watching an Italian movie in Holland is kind of weird. The Dutch subtitles are annoying when they speak Italian and confusing in the brief pieces when they speak French. About the movie: I had already read the book so it was no surprise plot-wise, but Nanni Moretti’s interpretation is very good. Surprisingly enough the soundtrack is very [...]
Yesterday evening I went to The Movies, the cinema close to home, to see “Transamerica”. It’s very funny but also, if you manage to go under the surface, very deep, since it touches topics like transgenderism, youth prostitution and sex identity. The protagonist, Felicity Huffman (yes, the desperate housewife), is absolutely perfect in the part. Her facial [...]
Last night I’ve been to see “In Bruges”, with Colin Farrell. It’s quite a strange movie, trying to mix comedy and noir. Colin Farrell’s character is very funny and he is very good in the part of a stoned dubliner, with a strong southern Irish accent, who does not appreciate the nice city of Bruges. Ralph Fiennes [...]
That’s a brilliant book! Funny and clever, extremely well written and with wonderful characters. The father is hilarious and the Ukraenglish language made me crack up several times. I definitely recommend it! It’s a good book, I liked it and also recognized myself (and some friends) in the situations. The problem is it reminded me too much Jpod, [...]
With all that rain yesterday there was really nothing else to do other than watching Tv or going to the cinema. I went for the 2nd one (after getting tired of the 1st one…). The chosen movie was “There will be blood”. Antonella and I incredibly managed to arrive on time, after a long walk under the [...]
L’altra sera, non essendci come al solito nulla di sensato da guardare in tv, ho noleggiato il dvd del film “La ricerca della felicità”, l’avventura americana di Gabriele Muccino. Come mi aspettavo Muccino ha continuato a portare avanti la corrente cinematografica di cui è l’esponente di punta in Italia, il paraculismo. Ovviamente gli USA sono la vera [...]
Sì, è vero, è un po’ un filmetto hollywoodiano senza pretese… però Maryl Streep è meravigliosa, e anche l’assistente. Alcune espressioni sono da cineteca :) L’ho dovuto guardare in inglese per problemi con dvd sul pc e devo dire che si capisce bene, anche se la Close bisbiglia spesso. L’audio non era un gran che perchè ho [...]
Sicko, l’ultimo film di Michael Moore, è sicuramente da vedere. Certo il regista gigioneggia come al solito, esagera, mette le cose come pare a lui, fa un uso smodato della retorica, ma certe immagini e certi dati non mentono. Credo che per un americano l’effetto sia 10 volte amplificato e che l’ironia che a noi fa sorridere [...]
Sabato sono stato a vedere “4 mesi 3 settimane 2 giorni”, film romeno vincitore della Palma d’oro a Cannes. Recensione: un pugno nello stomaco, bello forte. Sconsigliato a chi vuole passare una serata spensierata al cinema e/o a chi è incinta. Il tema dell’aborto viene affrontato senza la minima retorica, anzi, con una fotografia cruda ed essenziale ed [...]
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