ph: Byron Mollinedo/Thorsten Greve
Sabtu, 5 Oktober 2013
First Lines: Anthony Marra - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
On the morning after the feds burned down her house and took her father, Havaa woke from dreams of sea anemones.
About Schmidt (2002)
A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's
wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever
expected.
Wonderfully observant tragicomedy with a masterful Nicholson playing as if this role had already been waiting for him all through his career.
Halliwell***: "At once affecting and funny, slyly observant and celebratory, this dark, comic look at old age gains immeasurably from Nicholson's constrained performance; he restrains his usual mannerisms to suggest the confusions and decencies of a man who has lost his place in the world."
Maltin***1/2: "Superb human comedy...Subtle, deliberately paced, and splendidly acted, with as many sad moments as funny ones. Nicholson's magnificently quiet, true performance may be the best of his career."
Jumaat, 4 Oktober 2013
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First Lines: Jhumpa Lahiri - The Lowland
East of the Tolly Club, after Deshapran Sashmal Road splits in two, there is a small mosque.
Khamis, 3 Oktober 2013
The Movies I Watched in September
13 Going on 30 2004 5
Asterix Conquers America 1994 5
Backlash 1956 5
Conan the Barbarian 2011 5
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 5
Do the Right Thing 1989 8
I Am Number Four 2011 4
La Vie en Rose 2007 8
Madagascar 2005 5
Murder by Numbers 2002 5
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011 6
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964 5
Asterix Conquers America 1994 5
Backlash 1956 5
Conan the Barbarian 2011 5
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 5
Do the Right Thing 1989 8
I Am Number Four 2011 4
La Vie en Rose 2007 8
Madagascar 2005 5
Murder by Numbers 2002 5
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011 6
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964 5
R.I.P. Giuliano Gemma
Eulogy:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-actor-giuliano-gemma-dies-641710
Rabu, 2 Oktober 2013
First Lines: Rachel Kushner - The Flamethrowers
Valera had fallen back from his squadron and was cutting the wires of another rider's lamp.
Selasa, 1 Oktober 2013
New Stuff: Richard Sennett
After having bumped into Richard Sennett's thoughts on several occasions I decided to start reading his works.
La môme (2007)
The life story of singer of Edith Piaf.
Magnificent bio-pic cleverly meandering back and forth between different stages of the artist's life, and Cotillard's performance is immaculate.
Maltin***: "Not a conventional biography...Randomness of the narrative is a liability, but a must-see for Cotillard's astonishing Academy Award-winning performance. She transforms herself into the Little Sparrowin her youth, at her peak, and during her precipitous decline...and does a remarkable job lyp-synching Piaf (and a soundalike who recorded songs from her early years)."
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Two gifted high school students execute a "perfect" murder - then become engaged in an intellectual contest with a seasoned homicide detective.
Slow-paced and not particularly suspenseful variation on the Loeb/Leopold case, Alfred Hitchcock's take with Rope was intellectually much more intriguing.
Halliwell (no star): "An unconvincing star vehicle of startling unoriginality."
Maltin **1/2: "Yet another contemporary thriller that squanders all its good qualities by tacking on a silly, old-fashioned Hollywood finale. By that time, the two sick teenage criminals have worn out their welcome anyway."
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