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The Black Day of Cinema

2007-08-04 14:18:37 by barbara in FilmArte
 
On the 30th of July we had the saddest news about two of the great film directors of all time: Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni had died. For a moment, I feared for Woody Allen (as bad news often come in three), but he was soon offering declarations in which he expressed his admiration for Bergman, the one that most of us had seen in...
 
Tags: ingmar bergman, bergman, bergman films, film, wonderful film, antonioni, films, michelangelo antonioni, film directors
 
 
 
 
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To be Provoked or not to be

2007-04-22 20:58:04 by barbara in FilmArte
 
Directed by: Jag Mundhra Screenplay by: Carl Austin and Rahila Gupta With: Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Nandita Das and Naveen Andrews Provoked: A True Story is the story of a woman imprisoned for killing her abusive husband. It is based on the case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who married in the UK Kiranjit Ahluwalia is played...
 
Tags: kiranjit ahluwalia, kiranjit, miranda richardson, aishwarya rai, film tackles, story, true story, woman, film
 
 
 
 
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Flash Reviews: February, March.

2007-04-06 16:00:48 by barbara in FilmArte
 
My life has had a period of hectic rearrangement that has prevented me from writing or thinking productively for a while. For this reason, I have decided to post flash reviews of the films I have seen in the last two months. This does not mean that I will not write full reviews of some of them, but it means I dont feel I have to Apocalypto , Mel...
 
Tags: reviews, loved wes, film, play cross-gender roles, post flash reviews, wes, play, rachel weiz dies, time
 
 
 
 
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A Real Dictator in Fiction: The Last King of Scotland

2007-02-08 20:03:27 by barbara in FilmArte
 
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald Screenplay by: Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan. Based on a novel by Giles Foden With: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson Image copyright of Fox Searchlight This film is based on the novel of the same title, which is a account of the relationship between the fictional Nicholas...
 
Tags: impresses idi amin, fictional nicholas garrigan, amin, garrigan, film, film industry, garrigan deceives, amin reveals, whitaker
 
 
 
 
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Lost in Pans Labyrinth

2007-01-13 20:41:00 by barbara in FilmArte
 
...movies). Do we really need to see him smash the face of a young man with a bottle or shoot the dying in the head to blow their brains of Despite other simplifying representations, Maribel Verdú comes to the rescue. With only a few lines delivered in a flawless manner, she builds a character to save the whole film from itself. Absolutely...
 
Tags: spanish civil war, war, guillermo del toro, pans labyrinth, vidal, call vidal father, civil war plot, capitan vidal, evil military commander
 
 
 
 
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The Prestige, a Tale of Twists and Turns

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2006-12-01 12:23:21 by barbara in FilmArte
Directed by: Christopher Nolan Screenplay by: Jonathan and Christopher Nolan. Based on a novel by Christopher Priest With: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johanson and David Bowie The Prestige is a story of bitter rivalry between two illusionists in London at the end of the nineteenth century. Robert Angier (Jackman) and...
 
Tags: prestige, caine, film, christopher, christopher nolan, michael caine, magic, magician apprentices, bordens secret
 
 
 
 
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Children of Men

2006-11-16 09:07:37 by barbara in FilmArte
 
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Screenplay by: Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus. Based on a novel by P. D. James With: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine I have said it: I like science fiction. If you had read that before, it might not come as a surprise to you that I just loved Children of Men....
 
Tags: film, film exploites, nice sci-fi film, sci-fi, human, human project, julianne moore, alfonso cuarn, michael caine
 
 
 
 
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Almodovar ha vuelto

2006-10-23 07:56:10 by barbara in FilmArte
 
...movies. I have never been a Penélope Cruz fan, but I have to admit that her performance in this film is flawless and that the only question that remains about it is uttered by Maura with utmost naturallity: Te hiciste las tetas? or, as it is said in English Did you get a boob job If you have not seen it, go now; if you have, go again
 
Tags: film, spanish film, penlope cruz fan, almodovar films, films, spanish, hiciste las tetas, maura, boob job
 
 
 
 
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Apologies for the Silence

2006-10-21 06:55:49 by barbara in FilmArte
 
Well, I have been away for a while, then I was busy and later, the server where these files are kept, failed. As you can see I am full of excuses. This does not mean that I have not been doing my homework. Well, I have done half of it, but I have not been writing as much as I could have Life had become complicated. Fortunately, I am managing...
 
Tags: reviews shortly, figure, half, homework, files, films, post, days, random
 
 
 
 
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Shyamalans Fairytale

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2006-09-01 12:39:15 by barbara in FilmArte
Well, the Summer has been long and dry and no good films have been available for a while. But, lately, things are starting to change Although it is not The Sixth Sense or The Village , Lady in the Water has a certain charm. It is not extraordinary, but it has a soul. In a way, it is too complicated to be a story for children: you need a guild,...
 
Tags: film, shyamalans film, fantasy film industry, warner bros, image copyright, twist, sixth sense, specific roles, fair
 
 
 
 
 
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