THE IMITATION GAME
Watchable. The storyline is predictable: we've had war espionage, Asperger's syndrome and the discrimination of women and homosexuals in cinema before. At the same time it's interesting, very well acted on all parts, with a shocking ending which has nothing to do with Enigma.
If any of you happens to understand Polish, here's historical truth about the 3 Polish men who broke the Enigma code:
http://warszawawpigulce.pl/?p=2244
Sunday 25 January 2015
Thursday 22 January 2015
BIRDMAN
Watchable. "Black Swan" it isn't. For the first half an hour I seriously considered walking out - it was chaotic, full of cliches and about theatre. Later on it started becoming better and better with an excellent ending with obvious references to Aronofsky's "Black Swan". The main character's loud thoughts were annoying throughout. Brilliant music during final credits.
HISZPANKA
Walked out. I left half an hour into the movie, already after about a dozen others had gone out. The megaproduction is a total misunderstanding and a miserable dumping of the money into the project. Theatrical acting, poor cinematography, weird music between scenes, slow pace, ridiculous plot.
BIG EYES
Watchable. Not the best but not the worst of Tim Burton's. The main minus is Amy Adams acting like a sweet idiot rather than a downtrodden wife. Christopher Waltz is more convincing. The story is quite interesting showing how admirable work performance and selling it are two different things.
LOVE, ROSIE
Recommended. Two beautiful leads, distinctly portrayed characters, delightful British accent, perfect acting, a moving story with good twists, good music. I just loved every minute of it.
MORTDECAI
Watchable. The mix of sophistication and vulgarity does work out even if I disliked the vulgar part. The best thing about the movie is its playing stereotypes, especially Mortdecai's gentlemanly manner of speech and cultural clashes, e.g. the Englishman in California: "I miss out rain and indifference."
Watchable. "Black Swan" it isn't. For the first half an hour I seriously considered walking out - it was chaotic, full of cliches and about theatre. Later on it started becoming better and better with an excellent ending with obvious references to Aronofsky's "Black Swan". The main character's loud thoughts were annoying throughout. Brilliant music during final credits.
HISZPANKA
Walked out. I left half an hour into the movie, already after about a dozen others had gone out. The megaproduction is a total misunderstanding and a miserable dumping of the money into the project. Theatrical acting, poor cinematography, weird music between scenes, slow pace, ridiculous plot.
BIG EYES
Watchable. Not the best but not the worst of Tim Burton's. The main minus is Amy Adams acting like a sweet idiot rather than a downtrodden wife. Christopher Waltz is more convincing. The story is quite interesting showing how admirable work performance and selling it are two different things.
LOVE, ROSIE
Recommended. Two beautiful leads, distinctly portrayed characters, delightful British accent, perfect acting, a moving story with good twists, good music. I just loved every minute of it.
MORTDECAI
Watchable. The mix of sophistication and vulgarity does work out even if I disliked the vulgar part. The best thing about the movie is its playing stereotypes, especially Mortdecai's gentlemanly manner of speech and cultural clashes, e.g. the Englishman in California: "I miss out rain and indifference."
Monday 19 January 2015
NIGHT FILM MARATHON - THE BEST FILMS OF 2014
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
Watchable. What was the whole fuss about? I mean, why was everyone in Poland oh-so-delighted with it? Well, it's a clever film about living, dying and our attitude to the terminally ill, coming from the obnoxious character of the teenagers' beloved writer, but the whole cancer story is overly sweet. From what I know from a friend with a cancer, the brutal reality is a far cry from everyone making their dreams come true.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Watchable. I've never been a fan of Wes Anderson, having walked out from some of his films in the past, yet this one is interesting, well, weird, with no message behind the story, but involving. Remarkably well acted, especially by Tony Revolori as Zero Mustafa.
INTERSTELLAR
Watchable. I'm not a great fan of Christopher Nolan either and "Interstellar" does feel protracted, those 169' could easily be limited to around 120. Still, it's one of his better movies. A classical space opera, partly shot in Iceland, like every other movie of the genre, with deep psychology, like most of SF these days, some sociological observations and brand new concepts of the ocean planet or the curved habitat.
The fourth film was "Fury" from which I walked out previously so I didn't even attempt to start watching it again last time, at 5:30 am in that.
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
Watchable. What was the whole fuss about? I mean, why was everyone in Poland oh-so-delighted with it? Well, it's a clever film about living, dying and our attitude to the terminally ill, coming from the obnoxious character of the teenagers' beloved writer, but the whole cancer story is overly sweet. From what I know from a friend with a cancer, the brutal reality is a far cry from everyone making their dreams come true.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Watchable. I've never been a fan of Wes Anderson, having walked out from some of his films in the past, yet this one is interesting, well, weird, with no message behind the story, but involving. Remarkably well acted, especially by Tony Revolori as Zero Mustafa.
INTERSTELLAR
Watchable. I'm not a great fan of Christopher Nolan either and "Interstellar" does feel protracted, those 169' could easily be limited to around 120. Still, it's one of his better movies. A classical space opera, partly shot in Iceland, like every other movie of the genre, with deep psychology, like most of SF these days, some sociological observations and brand new concepts of the ocean planet or the curved habitat.
The fourth film was "Fury" from which I walked out previously so I didn't even attempt to start watching it again last time, at 5:30 am in that.
Thursday 15 January 2015
No nomination for "The Hunger Games" for Make-up and Hairstyling?! I can only hope they're waiting for the next year final.
http://oscar.go.com/blogs/oscar-news/oscars-2015-nominees-announcement-and-live-stream
http://oscar.go.com/blogs/oscar-news/oscars-2015-nominees-announcement-and-live-stream
Wednesday 14 January 2015
LE MERAVIGLIE (THE WONDERS)
Watchable. A warm film about a dysfunctional family. It's relatively pleasing to watch but I've got no idea why anyone in Cannes found it moving or whatever. Bear in mind that Sophia Coppola, who voted for it, had failed to move me with her film before. Her taste is quite peculiar.
Watchable. A warm film about a dysfunctional family. It's relatively pleasing to watch but I've got no idea why anyone in Cannes found it moving or whatever. Bear in mind that Sophia Coppola, who voted for it, had failed to move me with her film before. Her taste is quite peculiar.
Monday 5 January 2015
FOTOGRAF (THE PHOTOGRAPHER)
Recommended. The movie is just incredible. Worthy of an Oscar Russian-Polish coproduction released very early in the year. Marketing-wise it stands no chance. But the crime plot together with deep psychology gives it intensity as it questions our ethics. A puzzle follows a puzzle so you need to watch and listen to every scene and sentence carefully. Clearly a Poland-based sequel is coming and I'm looking forward to it already.
Recommended. The movie is just incredible. Worthy of an Oscar Russian-Polish coproduction released very early in the year. Marketing-wise it stands no chance. But the crime plot together with deep psychology gives it intensity as it questions our ethics. A puzzle follows a puzzle so you need to watch and listen to every scene and sentence carefully. Clearly a Poland-based sequel is coming and I'm looking forward to it already.
Saturday 3 January 2015
Friday 2 January 2015
A beautiful compilation summing up 149 movies of 2014 by Ben Zuk from Las Vegas, NV:
http://vimeo.com/115665606
http://vimeo.com/115665606
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