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Movie imagery has grown ugly in our culture, where aliens, the undead and mutants are considered truly an exercise of the imagination and, at the same time, its most creative outcome. For famous director Yimou Zhang, fantasy is still a realm that the...
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This is a classic and though many of you may have heard about it, I must confess I have only recently seen the movie. I heard so many things about it that I decided to see for myself if it was worthy of the praises. Well, let me tell you that Breakfa...
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Saying that our culture is fascinated with the fictionalization of violence would clearly be an understatement when, just at a first look and with the help of some really fast math, the figures clearly indicate: generically speaking, the most success...
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I don't even know how to begin to describe a life-changing experience such as Ron Fricke's "Baraka", a wonderful cinematographic experience, but I will give it a try and embark on a journey hopefully as rich and absolutely beautif...
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If you ever fancied musical love stories like "Grease" or even rom-coms such as "Girl Next Door" or any other with a less fancy name that still deals with the never-ending, always captivating story of a puppy love that conquers al...
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I will have to start this by saying that if you're one of those queasy persons who get easily grossed out, then maybe you should seriously consider doing something else with your time than reading this review here because, in all fairness, "...
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I have only recently seen "Surviving Picasso", even though I heard about it a long time ago. I must say I was quite impressed, even though the idea of the movie is not very catchy: it's about the period Picasso spent with one of his mi...
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Are manga or anime appealing to you, because I can think of just one acceptable answer, one that won't make me want to poke your eyes out with a badly sharpened pencil. I must confess that rage and misfit displays of apparently unjustified fury ...
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Not many people out there still have principles, even though many boast a great number and even more cite a spotless record. Sadly, the truth is that everyone has a price these days and money can and will buy you anything you'd like. That's...
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You must have at least heard about this movie, that's if you haven't seen it yet. Even though it is a truly American movie, it presents the drama of any regular family throughout the world. The interesting part concerning th...
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You might think that time, in its endless flow, might make people forget about the great things from yore. Well, it doesn't, and "City Lights" is a genuine proof. Posterity can't forget what is truly magnificent, ...
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The Log Lady: "When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out. The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy." What made "Twin Peaks", the TV series...
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At first sight, this may seem like a boring movie, which has as main topic the same old subject: love. Well, yes love... but as we all know love has different stages and can make you tremble even if you are fifty y...
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There was once a dream that was Rome ... now that's a legendary statement if I ever heard one, especially when uttered by the dying head of a great empire that spans half the known world and holds under its rule. Nasty business t...
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These days, one rarely gets to see good movies. I mean, when the vast majority of big studio productions bring you huge blasts and kickass action scenes even before the opening credits are finished (not that anyone's complaining,...
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Can a man live on his own without going insane? For as much as we bitch and whine about living in a community – you know, so many rules to respect and so many people pissing you off for much of the time, the painful truth is that one ...
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You know how often we get to hear about a certain film that 'Oh, my God! X film won I don't know how many Oscars'? Well, I bet not once it so happened that you too got caught in the frenzy of the moment, although your reason was loudly...
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If you ever fancied costume dramas, then 'Quills' is definitely the best choice you could make. Then again, there's too little of the costume part and more drama to suit someone who's looking for a quiet, fascinating movie à la &#...
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I somehow manage to constantly sneak another war movie review in this column once in a while and I don't know how much more I'll be able to get away with it. Might as well enjoy it while it lasts and while I still have some good movies to r...
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Being stuck on the road behind a huge truck for a couple of hours reminded me of this film I once saw when I was little that involved some mean moves in a fast sports car, lots of trucks and truckers as well as some wickedly fun chasing scenes. Upon ...
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In 2006 (2007, internationally), director Zack Snyder unleashed upon a more or less unsuspecting public '300'. The day that happened, cinematography changed and would never be the same again. If you thought 'Gladiator...
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Growing up as a young boy I used to revel in books by the classics, and long were my nights spent looming over a volume by Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas or Karl May. That whole adventurous spirit makes your mind wander off into the distance and boosts...
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--> In all Hollywood productions or, in most of them anyway, self-destruction is often a fascinating process and, at the same time, something that makes us, the viewers, be glad that it did not happen to us. You know, like when you see t...
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I think it's almost impossible to like Robert De Niro as an actor and not to like Al Pacino or vice versa. Both of them have turned up in legendary roles, blockbuster movies and have given life to some of the most memorable charact...
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Many movies never end up what they were supposed to be due to insufficient funding and it's a crying shame 'cause some of these scripts have real gold potential. I'm talking independent movies, maverick directors and aspi...
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For a movie that has been dubbed the greatest comedy on film ever several times, this 119 minute long frenzy of Billy Wilder never seems to get old. In an era when visual gags are paramount and the notion of good comedy seems to reside in parody, wha...
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War is probably one of the most horrible creations that man has let loose upon this Earth and even though many talk about heroism and camaradery the fact that it kills people - combatants and innocent by-standers - is what matters in the end. But if ...
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This is yet another good example of what happens with good books when the author decides to turn them into movies. John Irving's "The Cider House Rules" is the perfect film for a rainy Sunday afternoon or a pleasant eveni...
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This movie I stumbled across one night by accident, and I don't know if it was the late hour, my undying love for Charlize Theron or the voice of Jack Lemmon telling the tale that drew me in, but I was somehow hooked. "The Leg...
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With all the Matt Damon frenzy going around these days (it would seem that movie producers and audiences can't get enough of him), I thought I'd take a little trip in time to see some of this Hollywood's leading man'...
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