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A brilliant semi-documentary film following the underworld of rock groups in Iran. A very humorous film, with incredible real musicians desperate to escape the censorship of their country and perform the music they love without fear of arrest. The youth of Bahrain are truly charismatic, rebellious and hint at a pro-democratic Iran for the future.-
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Tag Archives: Martin Scorsese
There’s a recurring joke in film critic Antonia Quirke’s autobiographical book ‘Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers’ in which the passing of time is signposted by the release of yet another Woody Allen film. Reviewers declare that this time Allen has finally returned to form and Quirke repeatedly refuses to go to the cinema to [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous
Also tagged 8 1/2, Andrew Bujalski, Diane Keaton, Everything you wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask, Federico Fellini, Funny Ha Ha, Groucho Marx, Ingmar Bergman, Julie Delpy, Manhattan, Marcello Mastroianni, Sleeper, Stardust Memories, Two Days In Paris, Woody Allen
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City of God [2002]
Posted in Miscellaneous
Also tagged Chan-wook Park, City of God, Fernando Meirelles, Gena Rowlands, Gloria, John Cassavetes, Lady Vengeance, Mean Streets, Robert De Niro, Yeong-ae Lee
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photo courtesy of frogcake.net Or to let Peter Ackroyd be heard in context from the formidable biography he wrote of this city – ‘It is in the nature of the city to encompass everything…London goes beyond any boundary or convention…It is illimitable. It is Infinite London.’ Having been born and bred in London, my biased [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous
Also tagged Amelie, Angel-A, Do The Right Thing, George Gershwin, Jerome Robbins, Jim Jarmsuch, La Haine, Louis Malle, Luc Besson, Manhattan, Mathieu Kassovkitz, Mean Streets, Paris Je T'aime, Peter Ackroyd, Spike Lee, West Side Story, Woody Allen, Zazie Dans Le Metro
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For a short man, John Cassavetes stature has grown at an exponential rate over the past few decades. The recent availability of his films on DVD have allowed him to be re-discovered by a new appreciative generation of film-goers, filmmakers and critics. During his lifetime however, Cassavetes’ films were often met by a perplexed public [...]
Posted in 1970s American Cinema
Also tagged Gena Rowlands, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, Peter Falk, Woman Under The Influence
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