Film review: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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Genre: Drama/Comedy

Cast: Jack Lemmon (Shelley Levene), Al Pacino (Ricky Roma), Alec Baldwin (Blake), Alan Arkin (George), Ed Harris (Dave), Kevin Spacey (John Williamson)

Writer: David Mamet (play & screenplay)

Director: James Foley

With a cast made up by Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin, there is little that can go wrong.

Adapted from a play of the same name, Glengarry Glen Ross feels very much like a theatrical piece, limited to a handful of sets and driven by characters with large personalities, the kind that make for perfect salesmen and convincing theater actors.

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2013
06/17
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The Alfred Hitchcock Marathon (part 5): Psycho (1960)

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Cast: Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates), Janet Leigh (Marion Crane), Vera Miles (Lila Crane), John Gavin (Sam Loomis)

Writers: Joseph Stefano (screenplay), Robert Bloch (novel)

There is no better inspiration to write about cinema than Psycho, a film that remains surprising and thrilling with every watch, even after more than 50 years have passed since its release. Being one of my favorite films, it would be simple, maybe even pointless to emphasize its virtues, which are many. Instead, I will play devil’s advocate in the next few lines and start with its faults, or should I say fault, one and singular, which prevented me from giving it a perfect score (elusive number 14th).

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2013
06/12
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Film review: La Vie en Rose (2007)

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Genre: Drama/Biopic

Cast: Marion Cotillard (Edith Piaf), Gerard Depardieu (Louis Leplee), Sylvie Testud (Momone)

Writers: Isabelle Sobelman & Olivier Dahan

Director: Olivier Dahan

Edith Piaf, the famed French singer whose fans called the “Soul of Paris”, seemed at odds with life from the moment she was born. Cast aside by a mother who dreamed of a career as a performer, Edith would follow her footsteps almost subconsciously, singing for money at first, and later for salvation. Her childhood was spent in a brothel, a circus, and the streets of Paris. It was a hard life, marked by the occasional tragedy, but also a unique life, picturesque and unpredictable, the life of an artist.

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2013
06/03
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Film review: The Loneliest Planet (2011)

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Genre: Drama/Romance

Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze

Director/writer: Julia Loktev

Trapped between endless shots of gorgeous landscapes and parsimonious storytelling, there is a commendable attempt at exploring the fragility of relationships in The Loneliest Planet.

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2013
05/28
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Film review: Primer (2004)

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Genre: Sci-fi/drama

Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan

Director/writer: Shane Carruth

Made with the meager sum of 7 thousand dollars, Primer is an impressive accomplishment of frugal directing, unique storytelling and precise film making.

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2013
05/13
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Film review: Spring Breakers (2013)

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2013
05/08
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Month in Review: March & April films

Now that we have arrived to the beginning of May and I haven’t been able to post in over two weeks, I thought I would summarize my film watching of the last two months with a mammoth list of mini-reviews. 22 films in 61 days. Not a great number, but I’ve done worse. Here it goes:

Oblivion

OBLIVION (2013)

A terribly uninspiring story line masked by awesome special effects and handsome set designs. Oblivion is one more nail in the coffin for the career of Tom Cruise, the former world’s biggest movie star. Though he may still prove his worth at the box office, his performance is easily forgettable, never once allowing us to forget his very bizarre off camera persona, nor making us empathize with his character.

Rating: 2/5 (poor)

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2013
05/01
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