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Retrospective Admiration for Monica Vitti

Posted in Film, International, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s not hard to become fascinated with actresses in older, black-and-white films – especially when you’re viewing them for the first time in your college years decades later. There’s something about the mystique of this glamor of the not-so-ancient past: the cigarette smoking before it was publicly deemed life-threatening; the delicate implication of sex instead [...]

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Oscars 2010 and the Spanish Snub

Posted in Film, International, Open Salon, Rants, tagged , , , , , , on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Originally posted on my Open Salon blog. When I think of the best foreign films of 2009, the very first film to come to mind is Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos). Starring his muse Penelope Cruz and actor Lluis Homar, this Spanish film told the story of love and the love of film [...]

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Top 50 Films of the 2000s

Posted in 2010, Film, International, tagged , , on December 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »

As what’s left of 2009 runs out, I’ve been inspired by Salon.com‘s “Films of the Decade” series written by guest writers. Not to mention the numerous other movie blogs that list their personal picks for the best movies of the decade. Being one of the most indecisive people I know, this list was very difficult [...]

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Just a Thought on Amanda Knox

Posted in International, Television/Media, tagged , , on December 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I would like to make it very clear that this post is in no way my saying that I believe Amanda Knox is guilty for the murder of Meredith Kercher. I want to make that known because, basically, I don’t know whether she’s guilty or not. The more I read up on it, the more [...]

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Switzerland in the Media, Pt. II: Minarets Ban

Posted in Ads, International, tagged , , on December 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I don’t want to spend this whole post outlining the history and politics of the minaret ban in Switzerland, but this article from the BBC in 2007 provides some good background on the controversy. (Please note especially the quotes from Oskar Freysinger.) Aside from my view that this compromises the promotion of dialogue between religions [...]

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Switzerland in the Media, Pt. I: Polanski

Posted in Film, International, tagged , on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For the past week it’s been reported that Roman Polanski will most likely be released on bail. The latest report from Variety says: Roman Polanski will remain in jail until Friday as the filmmaker raises the $4.5 million bail, Swiss authorities said Tuesday. Polanski will basically be under house arrest – mind you, in his [...]

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Newest Hollywood Trend: Borrowing Susanne Bier

Posted in Film, International, Rants, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

On December 4, Lionsgate will release a film called Brothers, described as a “drama/war” film on Wikipedia. The movie stars Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tobey Maguire, and is directed by Irish filmmaker, Jim Sheridan. It’s an American remake of a Danish movie by the same title, directed by Susanne Bier (After the Wedding, Things [...]

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Polanski’s Friends Tut Tut at Rape Crime

Posted in Film, International, Rants, tagged , , on October 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The more directors and actors that sign the Polanski apologist petition, the more I want to forget I ever studied film and go into sales. For anyone who hasn’t read the actual petition word for word, it reads as follows (and no, I’m not kidding): Apprehended like a common terrorist Saturday evening, September 26, as [...]

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