November 2010
10 posts
Some Stills from The Fall
This scene with the Mystic is strange looking as a still, but it was one of the more stunning scenes when watching it play out. The camera work with the build up before this made it real magical.
This is also one of those scenes that is stunning when played out. You have Darwin (yes, Charles Darwin is a character) on the precipice of this beautiful and strange building with Governor...
The Fall
The Fall (2006) Directed by Tarsem Singh
I was reading a blog Arianna Huffington posted on her progressive/liberal website otherwise known as The Huffington Post. It listed books that will be most read over this Thanksgiving: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, So Much For That, Started Early, Took My Dog, To the End of the Land, West of Here, and Fear of Flying. Okay, I’ve never heard of...
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On The Fall
The main reason I wanted to watch The Fall was because Lee Pace stars in it. For all you Pushing Daisies fans, you know him as the incredibly cute and charming Ned the Pie Maker. Other than knowing Mr. Pace stars in it, all I knew about this film was it was fantasy. Well, when the opening credits started up, I got a weird feeling that the whole film would be one of those “arty” films...
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On Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden (The Girl Who...
This film is the second part of a trilogy that starts with Män Som Hatar Kvinnor which is better as known as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I had seen Dragon Tattoo before and didn’t realize that there was a sequel, so when Leo chose this movie I was pretty curious to see it. I’m going to try my hardest to critique this film without comparing it to Dragon Tattoo, one: these films...
On Flickan som lekte med elden
Flickan som lekte med elden (The Girl who Played with Fire) (2009) Directed by Daniel Alfredson
I’ve been acquainted with Stieg Larsson’s Millienium Trilogy awhile ago. I’ve just never watched it because it contained mature material that I thought was too intense for me. Because if I visually see it, it can burn through my mind through the ages.
Well, what brought me...
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On La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game)
The reason I chose this film was because a) it was in my queue, b) the director is Jean Renoir (who directed La Grande Illusion, which I quite liked), and c) the reviews I read over it were all good reviews, so I had to see and judge for myself.
Upon viewing number two (honestly, the first viewing.. I fell asleep, but not cause I was bored! I was just completely exhausted, and being wrapped up in...
On La Regle du Jeu
La Regle du Jeu (1939) Jean Renoir
“That’s also part of the times, today everyone lies.”
I have encountered many works that is basically a critique upon society. Most recently, my British Literature class studied Alexander Pope, particularly The Rape of the Lock. In this poem, Pope basically writes in heroic couplets to mimic epics such as the Greek epics as well as Paradise...
On Charade
Charade (1963) Directed by Stanley Donen
“Chicken.”
I’ve always wanted to review this on Let’s Fighting Love, but I never got to it because I’ve never felt I could review this in words. I honestly have an empty draft on this movie haha. So what exactly held me back? I don’t really know, probably just the overwhelming presence of Audrey. If you don’t know...
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On Charade
Pre judgement of the film - pretty neutral. I had never heard of it, but I knew Audrey Hepburn was in it so it couldn’t be too bad. I quickly learned that this film was set in the 1960’s and in Paris - already a winner! Well, okay, I didn’t judge it that quickly, but overall I really did enjoy it. (Also, as Leo pointed out, the director of this film, Stanley Donen, also directed...
