Heavy Metal often takes itself too seriously or does not take itself seriously enough. Whatever the case, it tends to be a laughing stock.If that is true for music, then genre-devoted films are even guiltier. Spinal Tap is much to blame and its mockery of...
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In my opinion, Michael Haneke is one of the very best contemporary filmmakers. He does not go for the lowest common dominator. Admittingly provocative, he explores countercurrent themes, not hesitating to expose an alienated society’s behaviour, in brutal fashion, without any sort of contemplation. The Austrian director portrays complex realities, perfectly...
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1984 was a great year for horror flicks. Not only did it mark the birth of the A Nightmare on Elm Street saga, but it also received a new chapter of Friday the 13th or the very first Gremlins.And if the 80s have already made their comeback to music, they...
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For a long time, we wanted to know more about the life of the genius behind fabrics and forms. We know the pieces he has designed, the scenarios and the universe he created has and, in all honesty, few things can add more to his story.Some...
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The leitmotif of the work of Leos Carax, the French filmmaker, is the relentless quest for depictions of tortured figures, fully exposing the human behaviour. It’s a strenuous exercise, which he embraces with the unique creativity of his creations. Carax explores this universe in a poetic manner, through narratives that...
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The 12th edition of MOTELX starts today and until Sunday (9th September) it will occupy Cinema S. Jorge, Cinemateca Júnior and Cinemateca’s terrace with a marathon of horror and genre movies. Welcome to MOTELX. The last one to get in turns off the light. Terrorês -...
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Chungking Express (1994), Fallen Angels (1995) and Happy Together (1997) are some of the iconic works of the filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai. It was 2000 when Wong Kar-Wai released the beautiful movie In the Mood for Love, also producing its screenplay.He won the award for Best...
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Directed by the Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, Loveless portrays the disruptive relationship between a middle-class couple, Boris (Alexey Rozin) and Zhenya (Maryana Spivak), who have in divorce the only way out. They still have a common link, their son, Alyosha (Matvey Novikov). Named for the Academy’s Best Foreign Film in 2018, Zvyagintsev had already made a name for himself in...
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Death in Venice, a Thomas Mann’s novel, was adapted to film by director Luchino Visconti in 1971. One of the most intoxicating works ever, much due to the filmmaker’s vision and mastery, who seems to have been touched by something ethereal, reaching the unattainable.Luchino Visconti had a...
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Paterson, a quiet town in New Jersey, is the scenario picked by Jarmusch to portray the story of one man, Paterson (Adam Driver), who shares his name with the city, where time ticks slowly, with a sort of peacefulness and a calmness ever so typical of...
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