Foxcatcher, my friends, is a very dark movie from the beginning. It started very somber, continued in this note and had a terrible finale. I'm not very fond of biographical movies because when you know the persons involved, there is no more surprise. You watch the technique, the play, the talent, maybe. [source for all pictures: imdb.com] Foxcatcher is not nominated for Best Picture this year, but it determined another three important nominations, the Best Actor for Steve Carell, who … [Read more...]
Cannes 2014 – Short Presentation
The 2014 Cannes Film Festival just started on May 14 'th, and will end on May 25 'th. This year's Feature Films jury's president is Jane Campion, the New Zealand director, screenwriter and producer who was nominated for Best Directing and Best Screenplay at the Academy Awards held in 1994, and won the Best Screenplay for The Piano, the sensitive drama with Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin (who won an Oscar herself for Best Supporting Actress being only eleven years … [Read more...]