lundi 2 février 2009

"El Greco", directed by Yannis Smaragdis






El Greco is a Greek biographical film about the life of the Greek painter of the Spanish Renaissance, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known worldwide as El Greco. Based on the fictionalized biographical novel, El Greco: o Zografos tou Theou (El Greco: the Painter of God), by Dimitris Siatopoulos, it was released in 2007, directed by Yannis Smaragdis and written by Jackie Pavlenko. The main cast consists of prominent, at the time, Greek actors like Lakis Lazopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka and Dina Konsta, including popular actors of the Greek cinema of the 1960s such as Sotiris Moustakas† and Katerina Helmi, who, along with Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull and others, surround the leading actor, Nick Ashdon, who portrays El Greco.
Source: wikipedia.com

jeudi 29 janvier 2009

"The Man Who Knew Too Much", directed by Alfred Hitchcock




Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet the mysterious Louis Bernard on a bus. The next day Bernard is murdered in the local marketplace, but before he dies he manages to reveal details of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Hank in order to keep the McKenna's silent. Ben and Jo go to London and take matters into their own hands. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

"JCVD", directed by Mabrouk El Mechri





Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States. Written by Wismerhill & Redking

vendredi 23 janvier 2009

"YES MAN", directed by Peyton Reed




Plot: A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year

PRETTY NICE AND RELAXING
YES BABY!!!!!

vendredi 19 décembre 2008

"Platoon", directed by Oliver Stone




Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two commanding officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger) and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe). A line is drawn between the two officers and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. Written by Jeremy Thomson
Source: imdb.com

My Touch! War movies are definitely not my cup of tea: "Fuck you man! No I Fuck You you fucker.. Shoot HIM YOU FUCKER"... well... it's not my cup of tea. But, I know Platoon is a MUST in term of cinema history so... I did my duty... Veni Vidi Vici.... that's it.
No seriously it's very interesting movies coz you are just as fresh as Chris jumping out from the chopper and going to "do you share about your country"... and slowly... you turn you mind and change... and get scared of yourself.

"East of Eden", directed by Elia Kazan (1955)




Cal Trask is a particularly unhappy young man. He sees himself as the black sheep of the family and is always competing with his brother Aron, who seems to be perfect in almost every way. Aron is also their father's favorite and Cal desperately wants his father's love and affection. It's the period leading up to America's entry into World War I and these are tumultuous times. After his father loses most of his fortune trying to ship refrigerated lettuce to New York, Cal decides to speculate on a crop of beans and makes a small fortune but he soon realizes that he can't buy his father's loves either. Cal's discovery that his mother is alive - he and Aron were told that she had died - and that she is a madam leads to a final, tragic result for all three of the Trask men. Written by garykmcd
Source: imdb.com

My touch!: A very interesting movie about frustration felt over the teenage period. James Dean, again, perfectly performed the tortured teenage try to find himself.


jeudi 18 décembre 2008

"eXistenZ", directed by David David Cronenberg




Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective. Written by Kenneth Chisholm {kchishol@execulink.com}
Source: imdb.com

My Touch! Very realistic movie, even though it looks pretty disgusting in many points. Makes you wonder how far your sensation desire can bring you.