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Dillinger E Morto (1969)
arthouse cinematic gem from the experimental late ‘60s. deliberately puzzling and idiosyncratic as hell. pretty much devoid of any clear-cut reasoning yet somehow familiar. oddly familiar. a political memo focused on a gas-mask designer and his late afternoon. and that equals domestic bliss at its most absurd and surreal level. you shouldn’t blame yourself for…
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Next Floor (2008) (short)
“during an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with hordes of servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. in this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.” (anonymous imdb review)
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Shield of Straw (Wara no Tate, 2013, Takashi Miike)
I still think Takashi Miike is able to outmaneuver every stylistic cookbook of any kind of genre, new or old, Western or Eastern, if such rules apply indeed anymore. Shield of Straw is both a wink at Tony Scott (Hunger, Domino), as well as samurai and yakuza flicks. Shield of Straw has both melodrama to…
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MADEO (마더 2009 Bong Joon-ho)
Really had to push for another Bong Joon-ho movie. Some reviewers said that for this Korean director it’s really impossible to make any bad movies. Well with Memories of Murder (2003) He somehow single handedly reinvented the slasher genre. Apart from Italian director Pupi Avati(Casa con le finestre che ridono), probably nobody placed a serial…
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Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho 2013) train arcology
“Le problème s’énonce : un wagon est une maison de vingt mètres de long, le train est un village. ” Le Corbusier about train architects Snowpiercer French trailer It’s the first time I am trying to write a review about a movie that I haven’t seen yet, only available to me through featurettes, trailers and…
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Ekümenopolis: The City Without Limits (2012)
I became aware of this documentary after reading an excelent overview of the Occupy Gezi uprising written by Jay Cassano at a critical turning point for Istanbul megacity and the Turkish protestors. This year, as part of a residency in Istanbul (together with C Cobilanschi, BMR and the Candidatura la Președinție) we lived for a…
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David Lynch’s Hotel Room (1993)
Hotel Room was a three episode 1993 HBO television series produced by David Lynch (who directed two of them). Each drama takes place in the same New York City hotel room (number 603 of the Railroad Hotel) at different times (1969, 1992, and 1936, respectively). This is all three episodes back to back. Enjoy.
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From the future with love (2013) (short film)
A movie Written and Directed by K-MICHEL PARANDI Produced by James Lawler Productions Producers: James Lawler & K-Michel Parandi Executive Producer: Virgil Price / Co-Executive Producer: Lauren Beck Original concept: K-Michel Parandi Production Design & Concept Artist: Ben Mauro – Design art work: K-Michel Parandi & Ben Mauro – Costume Production Design: Julien Richard…