Monday, June 2, 2008
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!! more ranting
The best comic book ever Y:the last man is to be adapted to the silver screen, with Shia LaBeaouf or whatever his name is, as Yorick! thats incredible disturbing, and I might kill him.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Water
India 1938: Chuyia is a nine year old who recently became a widow. According to the strict hindu rules of Manu, you're not permitted to re-marry, thus continue your life in an endless grief. Not going further into the plot, it's about forbidden love, betrayal, religion and all that jazz. In other words the same old story.
Nevertheless, it's perfectly executed in all ways: the acting is exeptional, the scenes are beautiful cinematograpic-wise, and the continuity is perfect. The whole movie gives you a poignant aftertaste. You should watch it if you take any interest in India, for the sake of education or entertainment.
Being very controversal in India/Pakistan (because of the rules are still valid) Mehta had to wait almost a decade to finish the movie. It's the final movie in Deepa Mehtas triologi: Earth, Fire and Water; all about women and different aspects and taboos of the Indian society.
Being very controversal in India/Pakistan (because of the rules are still valid) Mehta had to wait almost a decade to finish the movie. It's the final movie in Deepa Mehtas triologi: Earth, Fire and Water; all about women and different aspects and taboos of the Indian society.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Godfather
There are, according to imdb.com, over 61 scenes or shots with people eating, drinking or food involved. 
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
All news is bad news
Old news too....
David Fincher is adapting Charles Burns' brilliant Black Hole to the silver screen. WHY?! The guy is quite overrated and he's by all means the wrong director (it's not a psychological thriller ffs). If Black Hole were to be adapted, it should be in the Marjane Satrapi way. We just can't imagine Black Hole as a movie
David Fincher is adapting Charles Burns' brilliant Black Hole to the silver screen. WHY?! The guy is quite overrated and he's by all means the wrong director (it's not a psychological thriller ffs). If Black Hole were to be adapted, it should be in the Marjane Satrapi way. We just can't imagine Black Hole as a movie
Monday, May 5, 2008
top 5 scandinavian
woohooo !
these are our top 5 scandinavian movies from the 90s and 2000s:
1) Adams Æpler/Adams Apples - You might expect another boring danish drama (like I did) but this is an excellent pitch black comedy. If you find stuff like cancer, nazis and child rape funny you might not be very sane but director and writer Anders Thomas Jensen makes this funny and moving in a sick but clever way. Reccomended to people who don't take movies too serious.
2) Insomnia -
The only norwegian movie I acctualy like..I have really nothing more to say, except that if you like psychological thrillers you should see the original ! (And not the awful Hollywood remake)
3) Voksne Mennesker/Dark Horse -
A young deadbeat, his overweight friend who works at a sleep clinic, a beautiful girl on mushrooms, and an insomniac judge - the main characters of this quirky danish movie. It's perfectly shot in black and white, and directed by icelandic Dagur Kári. Watch this if you like peculiar/cute/absurd comedies about pretty much nothing.
4) Tilsammans/Together -
A swedish movie taking place in a community in 1975, where it's okay to be gay, communist or naming you kid after the Tet offensive.
Göran: You could say that we are like porridge. First we're like small oat flakes - small, dry, fragile, alone. But then we're cooked with the other oat flakes and become soft. We join so that one flake can't be told apart from another. We're almost dissolved. Together we become a big porridge that's warm, tasty, and nutritious and yes, quite beautiful, too. So we are no longer small and isolated but we have become warm, soft, and joined together. Part of something bigger than ourselves. Sometimes life feels like an enormous porridge, don't you think? Sorry, I'm standing around dreaming.
5) Populärmusik från Vittula -
Matti is bored by the village life, and Nila get's beaten by his father every day. Matti longs after the first fuck, and Nila tries to fight his dead grandmother. This is a weird movie with surrealistic elements in a totally realistic story. If like movies about music, friendship, magical transvestites, finnish people, penis shaped thumps and the struggle for finding your true self, this definitly is the movie for you. If you just like movies you should probably see it too.
these are our top 5 scandinavian movies from the 90s and 2000s:
1) Adams Æpler/Adams Apples - You might expect another boring danish drama (like I did) but this is an excellent pitch black comedy. If you find stuff like cancer, nazis and child rape funny you might not be very sane but director and writer Anders Thomas Jensen makes this funny and moving in a sick but clever way. Reccomended to people who don't take movies too serious.
2) Insomnia -
The only norwegian movie I acctualy like..I have really nothing more to say, except that if you like psychological thrillers you should see the original ! (And not the awful Hollywood remake)
3) Voksne Mennesker/Dark Horse -
A young deadbeat, his overweight friend who works at a sleep clinic, a beautiful girl on mushrooms, and an insomniac judge - the main characters of this quirky danish movie. It's perfectly shot in black and white, and directed by icelandic Dagur Kári. Watch this if you like peculiar/cute/absurd comedies about pretty much nothing.
4) Tilsammans/Together -
A swedish movie taking place in a community in 1975, where it's okay to be gay, communist or naming you kid after the Tet offensive.
Göran: You could say that we are like porridge. First we're like small oat flakes - small, dry, fragile, alone. But then we're cooked with the other oat flakes and become soft. We join so that one flake can't be told apart from another. We're almost dissolved. Together we become a big porridge that's warm, tasty, and nutritious and yes, quite beautiful, too. So we are no longer small and isolated but we have become warm, soft, and joined together. Part of something bigger than ourselves. Sometimes life feels like an enormous porridge, don't you think? Sorry, I'm standing around dreaming.
5) Populärmusik från Vittula -
Matti is bored by the village life, and Nila get's beaten by his father every day. Matti longs after the first fuck, and Nila tries to fight his dead grandmother. This is a weird movie with surrealistic elements in a totally realistic story. If like movies about music, friendship, magical transvestites, finnish people, penis shaped thumps and the struggle for finding your true self, this definitly is the movie for you. If you just like movies you should probably see it too.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
La double vie de Véronique
The Double Life of Véronique (1991) is a French/Polish movie directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by himself and Krzysztof Piesiewicz.
The film follows two women unaware of eachothers existence, though subtlety connected in some level. They share names, looks and passion for music; and accidentaly their lifes also crosses.
Themes like metaphysics, ambiguosity and deja vu are perfectly combined with magnificent camerawork and music to create an atmospheric and dare I say, philosophical, movie (how pretentious does this sound?). Still, the movie should be seen for its individual rendered and beautifully scenes. The cinematographer Slawomir Idziak uses filters to create outstanding lights and colours; and the music by Zbigniew Preisner is great... My favourite scene, which pretty much sums up the whole movie, is the marionette scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEVlDb43v-4&feature=related)
The acting is lovely - Irène Jacob does a decent job as Véronique/Veronika, she has quite a dreamlike and sublime presence, which fits the movie perfectly.
I would reccomend La Double Vie de Véronique if you appriciate movies like Science of Sleep, Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain and Me and You and Everyone We Know
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