This is the title of one of the good movies released in 2008, the best year of the millennium in cinema. Being a Guy Ritchie movie, maybe its place is in The Shadows, but there is all the time in the world to put him in one or two articles in that "under the stream" category. Not little was my awe that something is too fishy with Mr. Ritchie. There is a pattern in his art, something captivating and paralyzing at the same time. No doubt, he knows well to use symbols. I have seen this movie … [Read more...]
The Controversial Film Director
I waited a few days before approaching the Lars von Trier freaky banning from Cannes Festival. I'm going to quote from various sources a few things, and I'll let you know my own opinion about the event. I'm trying hard to find the movie these days. "With his film, Melancholia, playing In Competition, the director spoke at the festival’s press conference for the film, and stated, amongst many other things, that he sympathized with Hitler, joked about being a Nazi, and even called Israel a … [Read more...]