Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998) |
I've just seen once again this wonderful Brazillian film and every time, I just can't help noticing that Central Station has one great quality: simplicity. That's absolutely relevant for a film to be ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 22:19:00 GMT |
Once (John Carney, 2006) |
Just like Before Sunrise, a new classic directed by Richard Linklater, Once is a magical film that through its narrative apparently simple, reaches a victory that escapes most films of the same genre,...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:20:00 GMT |
Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) |
Even the funniest movies eventually stop being funny after its watched enough times, the humor no longer surprises. A joke never has the same effect when you know the punch line in advance. But every ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:56:00 GMT |
The Orphanage (Juan Antonio Bayona, 2007) |
From the thematic point of view, it's perfectly natural that in a determined point in The Orphanage (El Orfanato), the classic Peter Pan is mentioned: since the film's own story is about kids who will...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:15:00 GMT |
Where is the Friend’s Home? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987) |
At one point in Amadeus, Mozart shocks Emperor Joseph II with a claim that he can sustain a simple opera scene for 20 minutes. As amazing as that is, Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami outdoes Mozart ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:45:00 GMT |
Jumper (Doug Liman, 2008) |
After I watched Jumper, I was surprised with how many times I've asked myself "why" and couldn't find answer for them during the 88 minutes of film. This indicates a disproportionally high number of p...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:09:00 GMT |
Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) |
"Is it going to happen that one day we read a newspaper article about you being eaten by one of those bears?"
David Letterman asks the question with a sarcastic grin and the studio audience laugh...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:05:00 GMT |
The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995) |
One of my personal favorites of all times. Maybe not THE best film ever. But one of those few films that everyone should see at least twice.Everything about this film is great. Great acting, great scr...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:41:00 GMT |
A Woman of Paris (Charles Chaplin, 1923) |
Like promised, here’s my first review, it was one of my first papers for college, about Chaplin’s A Woman of Paris, one of my favorite of his films (which are all favorites), yet quite dif...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:24:00 GMT |
Introducing myself |
First of all, I’d like to make it very clear that I’m not a native English speaker, so I’m sorry if at one point or another my texts has a few mistakes.
Most people often ask me is w...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:00 GMT |
