Est. 1998
Michel Poiccard’s not a regular guy. He’s French, but he wish he was American. He likes the American way of life, at least the one he sees at the movies. The big cars, the money, the cool look, the careless attitude… With his hat and sunglasses, Michel’s almost unstoppable. Basically, he’s no gangster. He goes from place to place, robbing cars, meeting people, banging girls……
“That’s why you’re famous, Harry, that’s why everybody knows your name. You’re the boy who lived.” Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001, Chris Columbus)72 [ review ] “Of course! Phoenix tears have healing powers.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, Chris Colombus)66 [ review ] “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on…
Federico Fellini is a brilliant filmmaker who has a unique style. La Dolce Vita” is wonderfully crafted, with gorgeous black & white photography, exceptional direction of actors and unconventional but engrossing storytelling. One of the great things about this movie is how it reveals its themes only gradually, as you grow more and more involved in it. For most of this near 3 hour long…
As I was watching the first few numbers on this DVD, which was originally taped live at L.A.’s El Rey Theater in December 2001for DIRECTV, I kept wondering where I’d heard this sound before. Then on came Sting to lend his voice to Botti’s trumpet (he and Shawn Colvin are the “friends” who each guest for a couple of tunes) and I made the connection….
Movie Infos Title: Good Will Hunting Rating: Year: 1997 Director: Gus Van Sant Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, the closest thing to a kid from the wrong side of the tracks you could imagine. Abandoned, poor and abused, he has nothing on his side, except an unbelievable intelligence. The guy’s devouring book after book, and he learns at an amazing speed. And as far…
I first saw “Hard-Boiled” in the mid to late ’90s, in the defining period of my development as a cinéphile. I’ve always loved movies but as a kid, it was mostly mainstream Hollywood action flicks and comedies. Then came “Pulp Fiction”, which made me realize that film was an art form, not “just” entertainment. Thanks to Tarantino’s non-stop raving about his influences, this led me…
Daaaaaaaaamn! I’m dumbfounded here. First, who’s this Howard McCain and how did he come out of nowhere and make such a kickass flick? And second, who are the bloody idiots who figured this oughta be released practically direct to DVD (it got token one-week engagements in some American cities, from what I gather)? This is honestly better than all the big Hollywood blockbusters that have…
After the self-indulgent train-wreck that was Full Frontal, Steven Soderbergh reunites with George Clooney, with whom he previously made Out of Sight and Ocean’s 11, his most pleasurable movies in my humble opinion. Once again, Soderbergh taps into Clooney’s considerable wit and charm to irresistible effect… but only for a few flashbacks. Clooney only gets to be easygoing for a small part of “Solaris”, otherwise…
If I had to pick the novels that had the biggest effect on me, “L’Hiver de Force” from French Canadian genius Rejean Ducharme would be right up there. Reading that and other books from Ducharme, it was as if he had found the words to describe intelligently and poetically the way I felt about the things of life. “Les Bons Débarras” was Ducharme’s first foray…
Damn. Here we go again. Last summer, I loved the hell out of the almost universally despised Lady in the Water. Four months later, an even more extraordinarily heartfelt and visionary picture is being released and, you guessed it, most other critics still don’t get it. Now, I don’t wanna sound smug and be all like, everyone’s an idiot except me. But here’s the thing:…