ph: Pamela Hanson
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Drôle de drame (1937)
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In Victorian London, a Crime Novelist and his Wife fake their disappearance in order to hide from an uptight Anglican Bishop who is leading a campaign against the "evils" of crime fiction.
This
unusual and lively satire is a French attempt to do a British screwball
comedy and successfully mocks hypocritical society; it's all
entertaining due to its splendid cast, especially Michel Simon is a joy
to watch.
Halliwell*: "A curious satirical comedy which is never quite as funny as it seems about to be, but should be seen for its downright peculiar London sets and its array of actors in top form."
Maltin***: "Rapier-witted satire...Carné and Carné lampoon upper-class elitism, hypocritical regious leaders, inept jounalists, overzealous cops, and the ever-fickle masses."
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Friday, April 15, 2022
The Big Short (2015)
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In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Brilliantly staged and cast drama manages to show and explain the reasons for the international financial crisis 2007-2008 and expose its perpetrators, fast-paced and tinged with irony, although it doesn't shy away to reveal the tragic dimensions of this historic event.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Lucy (2014)
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A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Luc Besson typically mashes up pseudo-science and action in this wildly lively sci-fi thriller and ignores any narrative pot-holes and logic along the way; however, Scarlett Johansson is charming in th title role and ensures that the movie is quite entertaining.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Author: Edith Sitwell
(ph: Cecil Beaton)
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess.
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Monday, April 11, 2022
Sunday, April 10, 2022
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Tera Fōmāzu (2016)
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In an attempt to colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae to absorb sun light and purify the atmosphere, and cockroaches who in turn spread the algae as they feed. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second ship is sent to investigate.
This madcap movie is a fireworks of CGI effects and action, but the many twists in its narrative (and in logic) are devoid of any credulity and thus have no impact; it may all be tongue-in-cheek, but you'd never notice it.
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