Sunday, March 13, 2011

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K-19 - Kathryn Bigelow (2002) The Night of

(K-19: the widowmaker)

Visto in DVD, in lingua originale sottotitolato.

Un sottomarino nucleare russo, il K-19 appunto, costruito in tutta fretta per poter incutere del sacro timore agli USA comincia a mietere vittime ancor prima di partire… figuriamoci dopo… viene mandato a lanciare un missile di prova, ma nel ritorno il reattore nucleare ha problemi… qualcuno deve entrare a ripararlo, ma mancano i mezzi e le protezioni…


La regia mi tocca dirlo non è niente di che. Per carità, fa il suo lavoro, ci infila pura qualche piano sequenza vero (con camera a mano dentro i meandri del sottomarino) e qualcuno farlocco (che enters the underwater windows and crevices), but the Bigelow seems to have abandoned the innovative spirit of "Strange days " and has not yet reached the dryness and visual beauty of "The Hurt Locker .


The film, however, is definitely well told. A film of two hours and passes full of unintelligible jargon that almost never drops the voltage, but rather, nell'acme events can move exactly as it should, is a film that works.


Absolutely original subject, a story of heroism and patriotism of the Union Soviet made by the Americans to say ... no ...

Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Novels in New York # 40: Bait


a thriller starring a writer, there are several. Just think, for example, certain works of Stephen King that here, not surprisingly, the launch signature on the back cover.
But when the novel, apart from having a perfect plot, is a satire of the publishing world and a valuable source of information for any aspiring writer wants to say that we are dealing with something very original, is intended not only to fans of the genre, but to a much wider audience of readers. And this is the case de Bait (The Hook) Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), written in 2000 and published two years ago by the young publisher Alacran Milan, engaged in worthy opera di recupero degli inediti dell'autore.
Westlake è considerato uno dei maestri del giallo e non solo. Ha pubblicato libri di ogni genere con vari pseudonimi e nel 1990 ha avuto anche una nomination all'Oscar come sceneggiatore del film Rischiose Abitudini (The Grifters) , diretto da Stephen Frears e ispirato a un romanzo di Jim Thompson.
Al centro de L'Esca c'è la crisi di creatività e coniugale dello scrittore famoso Bryce Proctorr che incontra per caso un suo vecchio amico e collega dalla carriera meno fortunata ma con l'estro narrativo ancora brillante. Due problemi, una sola soluzione attraverso un patto dagli effetti devastanti...
C'è un pò, ma solo un pò, 's Hitchcock Strangers on a Train (Stranger on the Train) , there is a detective who talks and acts like Lt. Colombo but with less flair, there are two women who are not of sympathy and their best weapon Then, last but not least , there is New York, described in a never boring, with particular attention to the interior of a city of the 2000s, with many districts and ever more chic less suburbs: "It was a kitchen for a very large apartment in Manhattan, six rooms in Perry Street in Greenwich Village ... were pleased to have so much space, including a kind of attic another rarity in Manhattan. " Westlake went
down in history as one of the pioneers of the inclusion of a certain black humor in the yellow tram, without altering the voltage and also descriptions of the environment can not save the joke, as in the case of another of the places of the novel: 'L' large living room, furnished by Lucie with the help of department stores Bloomingdale's, overlooking Central Park and had a great terrace on the side of the building. From there, on the fifteenth floor, we enjoyed great views of Midtown Manhattan ... If ever I had to kill myself I would do it from here, jumping over the parapet. "
passionate story on many levels, interest is growing for both the publishing adventure of the characters, for a lot of information "behind the scenes on the mechanisms editorials for the inevitable murder investigation, however, told in a way so direct that it will appear a terrifying simplicity. The title defines
bait that hook in addition to a story to make it more palatable by the readers. If I had to try the bait
de "Bait" I pinpoints the intimate desire of every great player: to become a writer, not necessarily as large as was Donald E. Westlake.
Bait , Donald E. Westlake, Alacran Edizioni, 2009

112 Levita House Ossulston Street, Camden London

- John Huston (1964)

(The Night of the Iguana)

Seen on DVD in the original language sottotilato in Italian.

A shepherd ( Burton) is removed from the church circuit for a young sheep. It thus becomes a tour guide in Mexico on behalf of God (in trips organized by the parishes), but during one of these trips he happens next un'adolescentella ingrifata sexy and surly leader who quickly takes a dislike to. The situation will explode when they reach the hotel from a friend of the pastor ( Gardner ) ... them all will have to deal with their demons and their loneliness.

Opera Tennessee Williams, as usual murky and suffered the highest levels, with characters destroyed ... but this time Huston there is bad and makes the story somewhat ironic, as a brilliant descent into hell (the little thing was good to Williams) and we attaccu also a happy ending based on the acceptance of its weaknesses is that there own. The script to be honest, a bit latita in credibility in the scene where Burton is tied to the hammock; them the film becomes excessively verbose and theatrical shows in the source horribly (and you use the metaforone frankly excessive), but beyond that point the plot line that is a pleasure.

The director is treated with the same class ever, with framing effect is always right and a wonderful use of the actors. But therein lies the true strength, the cast. All recite from god (my favorite is the Gardner, but they are all flawless female co-star) and Richard Burton appears to have been born for the characters lost and crumpled.
applause.

Friday, March 11, 2011

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Tales from the pale moon of August - Kenji Mizoguchi (1953)

(Ugetsu Monogatari)

seen on DVD in the original language subtitles.

medieval Japan, a potter and his brother (who wants to do while being an inept samurai) depart for the nearby town to sell ceramic dishes, but abandoning their families. Once in the city the potter meets a rich lady who will prove to be an admirer of his products and himself, while his brother and decides to really fight for a stroke of luck will be hailed as a hero. But whereas the two pursue their demons, which will remain burned (especially the potter), their families are harassed in any way and drag in the tragedy. In the end, only a return to normalcy and acceptance status will report the initial quiet and a chance for redemption.


Film and obsession fame, di soldi da una parte e di fama dall’altra, e sulle conseguenze dell’incapacità a trattenere queste tendenze. I due protagonista saranno infatti portati a sacrificare ogni cosa per il denaro ed il successo, anche in un aperto rifiuto della famiglia originale (il vasaio accetterà le lusinghe della ricca dama e se ne staccherà solo dopo averne scoperta la vera natura). Il finale, come detto, darà loro la possibilità di rifarsi della loro colpa, anche se il male compiuto sarà incancellabile.


Mizoguchi mette in scena un racconto morale intriso di sottotesti sull’arte e sul successo; il tutto senza mai annoiare o perdere il filo; intrattenendo with an enviable ability. The director proves dynamic but calm. Lenses trucks accompany almost every character in the scene and tracking is continuous.


a stunningly beautiful film, that alone is enough to convince you to rediscover Mizoguchi (which, I admit, I do not know at all.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

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The International - Tom Tykwer (2009)

(Id.)

seen on DVD.

An Interpol agent learns of the relationship between a bank and purchase of missiles ... what do you want to do?? The agent is obsessed with us and, almost alone begins to investigate in a flurry of characters, events, connections and pursuits from Germany, Italy ( Barbareschi interprets Berlusconi!! Superb) from the U.S. to Turkey.

A wonderful completely original action, where nothing happens as if the viewer can expect. Not one scene of the shooting (as realized in that wonderful Guggenheim) leaves nothing to the banal. Everything is carefully designed to not be predictable.

Tykwer is absolutely geometric and icy in the staging, showing a detached and ruthless world in a very personal way, as happened not long ago.

Also the exceptional work done on locations. Yes, because this film is made of plot as much as architecture. No place is an end in itself, but it conveys the spirit of what happens there.

An excellent and original film not seen for some time in the action genre.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Hudsucker Proxy - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (1994)

(The Hudsucker Proxy)


seen on VHS in the original language with English subtitles.

Finally the Coen guessed a film completely. In the face of the usual well-kept stock, a choice of the actors and the staging of the usual clean, dynamic and inventive director, ure able to create a good story. A ingenuotto is taken, for legal reasons, to conduct securities business millionaire because of this should be under the heels, but unfortunately has some brilliant idea too, and between a journalist without scruples who wants to understand who he is, and a right arm who decides to get rid of him will not have an easy life.

The base is the upper class '50s comedies and as such moves and hits the necessary points. But as they do sometimes Coen , can play with the genre, disillusioning the public's expectations (beautiful For example the scene where Paul Newman is held by a disreputable trousers fall from 44th floor) and mix well with a final nod lysergic heavily and ironically Frank Capra. Obviously there is light and fun and of course there are fast and flawless dialogues that give the film a fast pace.

A film is absolutely perfect in its kind, not a masterpiece, but a film that aims high and guesses all the objectives that arise, and perhaps something more ...

PS: The only flaw is the Italian title, which completely eliminates the element of surprise del leit motiv del cerchio e che annienta il miglior gioco che i Coen fanno con le aspettative del pubblico… americano.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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The Defiant Ones - Stanley Kramer (1958)

(The defiant ones)

Visto in DVD.

Un bianco del sud degli Stati Uniti ed un nero, entrambi carcerati, vengono incatenati insieme per essere trasportati ai lavori forzati. Il mezzo su cui viaggiano ha però un incidente, e i due riescono a fuggire. Ci si può ben immaginare l’imbarazzo di andare in giro insieme, razzista uno e nero l’altro, in un mondo razzista come quello degli anni ’50… ovviamente il cameratismo avrà la meglio, anche sugli interessi personali…

for charity, given the years is certainly a brave film ... but it is really trivial, almost always predictable and without rhythm. Many of the dialogues, often too long and wordy to keep the interest and excessive meanings frankly useless.

few important scenes (like the one in the pit of clay) and still be too emphatic.

Join the above with a Tony Curtis totally out of hand in the shoes of the contemptuous and racist prison you get a wannabe cult '50s film, but without any stigma of genius.

Monday, March 7, 2011

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American Graffiti - George Lucas (1973)

(Id.)

Viewed VHS.

The night before leaving for college are four friends to celebrate together, in fact it will soon lose sight of, and each, in its way, lost innocence, naivete, or the illusions of adolescence. The protagonist, Dreyfuss, incamminerà is a path to try to interpose obstacles to the start, because it really does not want to leave home, the encounter with a weary idol of young people who would be young and false papers to get the potersene give the last push to get started.

Mild tale of training (which will give to the " Happy days ", but fortunately we are not in the depths of comedy films) for structured, but this was his trump card in the setting in the early 60's, so comparing the carefree youth of the protagonists with those of United States (Kennedy died there one year, after two starts in Vietnam, after six there will be 68) who still have not lost illusions.

The film is left to follow with grace and has a nice cast of characters that seem trivial, but for a closer look will show as losers leaving no possibility of recourse (the mechanic who will not go to college but will remain locked in the car and races in his work; Ron Howard that sends all the air out of love, etc.).

The only drawback is that this film looks like advertising a car dealership. The characters spend more time shooting aimlessly in the car than in their clothes. If it were really the '60s then I understand where it comes from all the pollution of our day.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

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The New York Ripper - Lucio Fulci (1982)

(Id.)

seen on VHS.

For New York is a fool that rips around the bellies of young daughters and take the piss out of the police calling in the voice of Donald Duck ...

So, if we make a comparison that is just a movie to Dario Argento. Silver is better than simplicity, not in plot but in style; Fulci avoids the baroque and renunciation of authorship effects in favor of a film visually simpler and lighter than any film of silver. The thing is very positive ... Fulci also demonstrates some ability in the staging, in narrating, mocks the viewer into believing things that then systematically denied (on all the boy's arrival in the hospital where the woman is hospitalized survivor appears to be a threat, but ...)

Fulci But we try to create tension, suspense to do, if not fear ... but fails. We try, but even the splatter is decent. Just the red splashed around, but nothing more. Moreover, the history, for heaven's sake, it works, and it is almost surprising almost credible but it is clear that Fulci keeps us little, they just want to stage some ammazzamento to justify the description of a world. It is because the director seems more interested in showing a submerged New York morbidity than to follow the fortunes of an inspector, a victim and a murderess. Every character in this story has a distorted relationship with sexuality, even positive ones (The inspector who has sex only with prostitutes, or the psychologist who is a repressed homosexual who is unleashed with the magazines), extended scenes indulge the woman who goes around to record the pants, although many of these scenes are unnecessary items ; shooting outdoors often are in the red light streets, etc ... Fulci wants to create a world focused on sex so sick and this can be god, but then when he has to tell a story that moves in the midst of this world seems to be there behind with less interest and the plot quickly goes to hell with events that happen without being explained ... and of course the audience is bored.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

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Ginger and Fred - Federico Fellini (1986)

(Id.)

seen on VHS.

A pair of dancers in the '30s, imitated Astaire and Rogers , meet after 40 years to dance together in a television broadcast. Old memories, some secret, the many lost opportunities and, over all, the pettiness of a world gone to hell, exemplarily shown by the television world, made up of uncaring, hypocritical, freaks, freaks and spectacular of all, even the crime , holiness, love etc ...

A bitter film, and many regrets, which is a critique of society (here, as in Carpenter ) consumer (see the advertisements, television and billboards) and a demonstration of how the arts can save, or at least momentarily stop.

When the two dancers will gather to dance together, everything stops, and for a minute chaos rediscover any sense.

conquers all On the scene, just before the dance, where the lights blow, and all are suspended in a moment that, as he says Mastroianni, seems like a dream.

Overall, however, the film is unconvincing. Too predictable and repetitive, and very visually striking. From Fellini one would expect a riot of images and stories to the limit, but it happens. Not bad, but it remains a minor career of the director.

PS: the aged mother as Masina.

Friday, March 4, 2011

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They Live - John Carpenter (1988)

(They Live)

seen on VHS.

future A working class hero comes into possession of some glasses that let you see the real world and is therefore aware of the fact that mankind is subject to a race of Aline (zombesco looking) that there enslave all dealing with subliminal messages obedience and money. Together with a group of resistance will try to make it known to the world.

Film incredibly original Carpenter in which the plot horror / sci-fi is a bold stand against the capitalist system that winds pushed the U.S. Reagan.

its part, the plot is not structured by their god, and the protagonist is, in many instances, a complete idiot, but the film is disruptive, not only original, but well thought out idea of \u200b\u200bthe basic promises already in the manner and form the conspiracy theory of reptilian it looks like fashion ggiovani between us. An essential film.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Novels in New York # 39: Maggie, A History of New York in New York


begin by saying that the story of this novel is as interesting as its contents. Written
in 1891, in just two days by the then twenty year old Stephen Crane (1871-1900), "Maggie" not had any luck publishing, so that the young writer and journalist was forced two years later in pubblicarselo alone, not even one thousand copies, then spending the considerable sum of $ 869.
The original title was "Maggie a girl of the street - a story of New York" , signed with the pseudonym Johnston Smith.
He managed to sell a few books (yes, two in number), I gave some to relatives and most of the remaining copies were used by the cleaning girl to light the fire. With the consent of the author, is clear.
Yet reading this short novel, rediscovered when Crane had some success in 1895 with "The Red Badge of Courage" , is an extraordinary experience, a testimony accurate, realistic and exciting life of one of the worst areas of the city.
The characters are portrayed in a harsh, almost cruel that the author is not romance but carving, chisel the story with dialogues thesis, modern even today that more than one hundred years. The story of Maggie
more than a story is a collection of photographs, a series of shots that sheds light on a character who appears hopeless right from the start.
Maggie, sewing collars and cuffs for a few cents, lives in the "tenements", knows or at least understands that there may be a better world of squalor that revolves around the ruling. Will try to change, and will do so to escape ending up in the arms of Pete, a little - very little - a good friend of his brother Jimmy.
"For her the world was made only of hardship and injuries. He tried once admiration for a man capable of challenging such a world. I think if the dark angel of death had gripped the hearts, Pete would have shrugged and would said "I put everything in place I" .
The shadows of New York's Bowery in the late nineteenth century and many were young and radiant beauty of Maggie will not be enough to lighten up, nothing will against the cruelty of the big and small neighborhood.
"He began to imagine another of his visits. Expenditure part of the wages to buy the cretonne to make a floral curtain. The fashioned with infinite care and hung it on the hood of the stove in the kitchen. He looked anxiously from different points the room. We held that he looks good, perhaps on Sunday evening when Jimmie's friend would come back. "
The New York Crane was entirely concentrated in those slums, where the carriers in a fist fight on the streets at the slightest provocation and the police never fails to bring out their batons. The only car worthy of respect is that of the firefighters, even they can turn off the alcohol fumes that stifle many of the protagonists.
We are parties de The Gang of New York and Life, but with the contemporary look of a brilliant mind, who knew how to dive not only metaphorically in those slums, capturing the soul and turning it into black literature, opening the way for a realistic style that will affect a lot of American fiction of the 900.
Maggie, A History of New York , Stephen Crane, Bookever, 2006

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For a Few Dollars More - Sergio Leone (1965)

(Id.)

Seen Dvx.

second chapter of the ideal trilogy preceded by " For a Fistful of Dollars " and then " The Good, the Bad and the Ugly .

Two bounty killer, the always cool Eastwood el'incredibilmente solar Van Cleef (which is also done in this film acting) are both looking for the fugitive neo Volonté . After many thoughts will join the first to make sure you take the money and the other for revenge.

Overall, the film is the weakest of the three. The story is the least interesting, and quite predictable in many parts.

However Leone usually does the job on the cinematic language of the western genre, with his shots from the bottom to Kurosawa, with his face towards the mount, and with its trielli (there is an initial triello of looks between Eastwood, Van Cleef and the image of Will).

The film, however it is nice and appreciated.

PS: for love, will and good, a fully fledged actors who demonstrate the capacity in every area, even in Western, but co-protagonists of the triptych completed by Wallach is unbeatable.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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A blaze of love - Ingmar Bergman (1953)

(Gycklarnas Afton)

seen on DVD.


The madam of a fourth-rate circus returns to his home town after three years, where he left his wife with few children, in the meantime, however, is well done lover, horsewoman, which is rather jealous. As he goes to see the little children, in revenge for her / stupidity si concede ad un attore teatrale. Il proprietario del circo vorrebbe abbandonare la vita circense, ma la moglie non vuole accoglierlo di nuovo in casa, mesto se ne ritorna al suo baraccone dove scoprirà il tradimento dell’amante. Durante lo spettacolo della sera sarà preso di mira degli scherzi dell’attore che ha concupito (che bel termine) la cavallerizza e la situazione si risolverà in una rissa a due sulla pista del circo. Sfinito da tutti e dalla vita il proprietario deciderà di togliersi la vita… non ne sarà capace e tornerà a fare esattamente quello che faceva prima.

Amarissima riflessione sula vita di Bergman (una riflessione sulla vita fatta da Bergman che sia amara?! Ma va?) dove ogni personaggio è un archetipo incastrato nella sua vita senza possibilità di salvezza, forse anche per una sorta di limite personale.

Ciò che più colpisce comunque sono i rapporti sociali, sorretti da una struttura di disprezzo poco velato dall’ipocrisia (esemplare la scena al teatro quando vanno a chiedere dei vestiti), disprezzo che nasce dalla comune situazione di precariato.

Da antologia alcune scene come quella del tentato suicidio (un sequenza di immagini di rara disperazione) o quella della rissa sulla pista del circo dove i due contendente divengono animali su cui un pubblico gretto fa un tifo feroce fregandosene del significato di quello is happening.

PS: in photo B / W scream.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Nightmare II: The Revenge - Jack sholder (1985)

(A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge)

Seen Dvx.

Second chapter of the saga. The plot is a pretext and without grounds and the main character is bland ...

Anyway ... Freddy Krueger returns to earth to kill people and needs a adolescentello bland and problematic, it is not clear, but it is an excuse to not repeat the plot in the same way as the first. But the result is a Donnie Darko with ideas less clear and much more irritating.

Place the edge of history, the film moves well, but he never shows fear and very little Freddy and to make matters worse put together a series of stupid ideas that can not be more losers, such as towels -slaps Automatic Butt , attacks by parakeets flaming , the protagonist of the bovine tongue, dogs with a mask of sbrodolino pissed

And to make matters worse there is no irony ... many of these choices would acceptable with a turn toward even greater irony than the first, but ...

Il film si lascia anche guardare (anche per via della cornice onestamente anni ‘80), ma una volta finito ci si rende conto di non aver visto nulla.

Forse vi ricorderete di me per scene come: l’unica scena minimamente originale è quella in cui Freddy esce dal corpo del ragazzo. Vedere la sua faccia che si spinge fuori dal petto è certamente un bel momento, ma l’inquadratura dell’occhio nella gola è quella che si imprime di più nella memoria.