Directed by: Fernando Trueba Written by: Fernando Trueba & Jean-Claude Carriere Cast: Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale There’s no denying that I Love Movies. Been an avid fan since I was knee high to a grasshopper, and I have never stopped being transported to other places and into other people’s lives every time I walked into a theater. Most of the … [Read more...] about The Artist and the Model (El artista y la modelo)
Romance
To the Wonder
For the most loyal of Malick fans only...and even they may not like it. The H-Bomb: If pretty pictures alone made for a great film, then To the Wonder would be far and away the best movie of the year. As is the case with pretty much all of writer/director Terrence Malick's pictures, the cinematography is breathtakingly spectacular, and makes it worth seeing on the … [Read more...] about To the Wonder
Renoir
Swift shot: Renoir has never fascinated me. Impressionism as a rule is not my personal go-to when I enjoy art. This was a challenge for me to let go of my apathy and immerse myself into a foreign film about an artistic style I don't favor. For these types of films I only ask one thing, keep me interested, and Renoir did manage to do that. But, the Renoir I was … [Read more...] about Renoir
Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies is the latest movie to saturate the world with its seemingly never-ending hunger for everything Zombie. The story is unique in presentation and also the way certain things that have never been explored are described. Things such as why do Zombies eat brains, or how do they communicate with one another are just a few of the things that are tackled in Warm Bodies. The … [Read more...] about Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies
A Zombie film . . . with heart. Swift shot: Max Brooks purists, be advised, this film will irk you from the first second, but if you take the fresh pulse to heart, and don't overly think Warm Bodies, you will find an enjoyable film awaits. From the opening monologue of R (Nicholas Hoult), this film acknowledges it isn't one to take seriously. Yes, it is … [Read more...] about Warm Bodies
