I saw a trailer of this and was instantly interested in it. The set up is interesting, but with these pressure cooker situations it is how it plays out and whether or not the way it concludes feels like a Read more…
Tag: film
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/71695621 w=500&h=209] This is beautiful.
Two great actors and a great director with a simple premise that puts them in a high pressure situation against which back-drop their humanity is likely to be explored in very interesting ways. This has a lot of promise, and Read more…
I hadn\’t watched a subtitled film in a while (strange because I used to watch them all the time) but this film captured me very quickly. Animation kind of slides serious matters in under your defences, and like Maus and Where Read more…
I had thought about watching this movie quite a few times, but there was something a little odd about the description of it that made me steer clear. I am glad I watched it – it is not about Read more…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqFkRwdFZ0&w=560&h=315] Werner Herzog becomes more and more amazing as time goes on. His feel for, and ability to capture humanity on film, is displayed to its fullest in the documentary setting. This should be considered an important film, but the Read more…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8zOLOcPMQ&w=560&h=315] This looks really amazing!
I am starting a new thing here – I want to talk about the things that are coming , because it will be interesting to see how expectation fares when actuality bumps up against it. I can flatly say that Read more…
Some movies have to try hard to impress you, and they revel in their showiness. Other movies are quietly confident that based on the strength of the story and the solid performances that they give – the richness and truth Read more…
Interesting film. Comes sideways at the storyline, dresses itself in a lot of metaphors and allusions and does, in some small way manage to evoke an emotional response. It reminded me a little of a Peter Greenaway film – a Read more…