February 2012
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Daniel Day-Lewis does a remarkable job of playing Christy Brown, the artist who grew up with cerebral palsy but managed to have a productive life, dealing successfully with his handicap and becoming a respected artist and writer. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. Lewis and his co star Fricker both won an Oscar for their performance.
The story is told...
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Oscars 2012
Who will win this years Academy Awards?Here are my predictions.
(Let me know yours, do you even care who wins anymore?)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
My Winner: The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
My Winner: A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi (Iran)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
My Winner: Jean Dujardin for The Artist...
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Colors (1988)
An experienced cop, Duvall, and his rookie partner, Penn, patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control. An interesting film directing by Dennis Hopper, that shows Gangs vs. Gangs vs. Police - through the eyes of two police officers, in an authentic way. Here and there we see some clichés, but thanks to the great performances by Sean Penn and Robert...
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Call Me Fitz
Currently my latest obsession is “Call Me Fitz”, my “new” favorite TV Show. Watched the first four episodes one after the other and thoroughly enjoyed this rather adult, quirky, dark comedy. Starring Jason Priestley who is great as Richard Fitzpatrick - or Fitz; most of you probably know him best as Brandon Walsh from “Beverly Hills, 90210”.
He plays morally...
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Domicile conjugal (1970)
A lovely film also known as “Bed & Board” by François Truffaut about Antoine Doinel (played by Jean-Pierre Léaud who already appeared as young Antoine in “Les quatre cents coups”) who is now 26. He married Christine, who teaches the violin, and Antoine works dying flowers. When Christine is near to have a baby, Antoine decides to find a new job, and he succeeds due...
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
I like movies that are based on true stories, especially the ones about historically relevant people - who fought the system to make a better future for us. “Made in Dagenham” is a good example, a very well done film (acting, writing, directing - I felt like I was back in the 60s). A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in...
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Oscar nominees 2012: Then and Now
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Oscars 2012
Who will win this years Academy Awards?Here are my predictions.
(Let me know yours, do you even care who wins anymore?)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
My Winner: The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
My Winner: A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi (Iran)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
My Winner: Jean Dujardin for The Artist...
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Delta (2008)
A film by Kornél Mundruczó, who made great movies, that don’t get the recognition they should. Starring Félix Lajkó and Orsolya Tóth as brother and sister, who didn’t grow up together, and after her brother comes back to town, both move together and fall in love. Nobody in their little town is in favor of that, so they start to make enemies. It’s a pretty minimalistic and slow...
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Take This Waltz (2011)
A Sarah Polley film starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, who play a married couple, also starring Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman. I was surprised about Rogen’s performance, he’s funny but also able to show us his “dramatic” site. Williams plays Margot, and is great as always, she struggles with the question of fulfilling the parts of her marriage that are missing,...