Cinema and Eastern Culture/Identity in a Globalized World.
Such is the state of representation of eastern cultures, that while western world may admire typical aesthetics of these films,…
El Mariachi 1992 (Robert Rodriguez)
Robert Rodriguez isn’t exactly a nobody now, but this is 1992 and Robert Rodriguez is indeed a nobody. The film…
Csillagosok, katonák (1967) a.k.a The Red and The White.
Another, and more widely admired film of Hungarian director Miklos Jancso, this film concentrates on a group of Hungarian soldiers…
BOOM DE YA DA!!!!
The Discovery Channel promo video.Quite enjoyable, and dare I say…CUTE!
Soredemo Boku Wa Yattenai (2006)
This film investigates the Japanese justice system through the case of a young man, who is trying to defend his…
Dogme # 1 Festen (The Celebration) (1998)
The Celebration is a Danish film, made by director Thomas Vinterberg, in 1998, which centres around the gathering of an…
Film Review: L’Age d’Or (1930)
This surrealist film, directed by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali, made in 1930, continues to shock, repel, scandalize cinema…
FILM REVIEW: Családi Tüzfészek (Family Nest) (1979)
Family Nest is a Hungarian film, directed by Bela Tarr in 1979, which shows the domestic problems of Laci (László…
Give me “MAGIC”!
Many of us consider ‘serious cinema’ or ‘reality cinema’ as good and the commercial mainstream productions that Bollywood churns out…
Film Review: Family Viewing (1987)
The title of the film is slightly misleading. The film is neither entertaining in the conventional sense, nor is it…