Est. 1998
Two friends, Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri), simultaneously fall in love with Nicolas (Niels Schneider), a bellâtre who, consciously or not, toys with their emotions until they’re both heartbroken and unable to fathom ever loving again. That is, until another bellâtre (played by a famous French actor in a surprise cameo) shows up… The End. Sounds thin? It is, but there was potential…
“If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know. For you’d be the first person in the history of the world.” Every man has some things that trouble him to some degree, consciously or not. Doubts. Fears. Worries. Regrets. Desires. Things you don’t necessarily talk about, things you don’t even necessarily think about….
1996 Bottle Rocket 85 [ review ] 1998 Rushmore 71 [ review ] 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums 84 [ review ] 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 57 [ review ] 2007 Hotel Chevalier 79 [ The impeccable framing, the carefully calibrated art direction, the excellent taste in music… This is a Wes Anderson film alright, and it’s blody brilliant. In…
Movie Infos Title: Planet of the Apes Year: 2001 Director: Tim Burton Writer: William Broyles, Jr., William Broyles, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Starring: Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham-Carter Estella Warren Michael Clarke Duncan … Whoa, I think I’m all geeked out now, having just seen what has to be one of the most fun movies out this summer. I wasn’t expecting to like it…
Is it me who haven’t been paying attention in the past or is 2009 a banner year for high-profile straight-to-DVD films? How exactly is a movie that’s 1) adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, 2) directed by the Oscar-winning John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”) and 3) starring Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt undeserving of a wide release in theatres?…
(4 Jul) Cabaret (1972, Bob Fosse)91 [ I finally got around to seeing this through my little Nazi phase, but I should have so long ago as it’s right up my alley, what with me loving musicals in general and “Moulin Rouge!” in particular. Fosse’s film is obviously a huge influence on Luhrmann’s: amild-mannered English writer (Michael York/Ewan McGregor) hooks up with a “wildy sexual”…
Oh, man! Is this a classic or what! I know, I know, purists might not agree, but just think about it. As far as my generation is concerned at least, this is one of the most beloved movies there is. This is truly one of the coolest action flicks ever, and it’s also surprisingly smart and well crafted. “Citizen Kane” it might not be, but…
Movie Infos Title: The Sixth Sense Year: 1999 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writer: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Bruce Willis Haley Joel Osment Toni Collette Olivia Williams Donnie Wahlberg … This is much more than a scary movie or a ghost story. It’s a riveting psychological thriller about death and its manifestations. To give you an idea, think of the Patrick Swayze vehicle “Ghost” through the…
When I asked writer-director Burr Steers whether it would be accurate to describe his feature film debut as “a cross between Catcher in the Rye and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, he found it to be a stretch (while it got hearty laughs from cast members Kieran Culkin and Amanda Peet, who also took part in the press conference at the Festival des…
What the “Sex and the City” movie was for middle-aged fashionista cougars, this might be for the training bra set… But to be honest, this 28 year old dude was actually quite looking forward to this too, having loved the first film. Alas, this sequel holds very little of the charm and unexpected emotional heft of its predecessor, which mostly avoided the kind of empty…