luni, 14 septembrie 2009

recuperari: The Long Ships (1964)

tagline: The Greatest Viking Adventure Of Them All!
filmul cu vikingi, Sidney Poitier si the mare of steel, obiect de tortura care mai inspaiminta si azi !!! Filmat in Yugoslavia de Christopher Challis in pentru Jack Cardiff (pe care l-au luat ca fusese operator la Vikingii)! Faimos pe vremea lui Ciao Bao, as Corabiile lungi sau in sirba, Dugi brodovi , dar eu l-am vazut abia acum, dupa ce am recuperat si Vikingii lui Fleischer (din 1958, filmat si el in Dalmatia, in Kornati/azi Croatia), si un Bava cu vikingi copiat dupa el, Erik cuceritorul (Gli Invasori, 1961)


overblown, epic cu Richard Widmark excelent (Rolf !!) si Russ Tamblyn acrobatic...Poitier e ultraserios intr-un rol de maur..reminscente azi in The 13th Warrior si Kingdom of Heaven ! Oskar Homolka secondeaza cu aplomb si frumusetea locala Beba Loncar (blonda Greta)si Rosanna Schiaffino.

muzica de sirbul Dusan Radic , care ulterior l-a orhestrat si pe Ghenghis Khan
Plotul are de-a face cu un clopot imens de aur (the mother of all voices) pe care-l vineaza si vikingii si maurii, prezentat intr-un prolog facut de Maurice Binder. Bazat pe romanul clasic suedez al lui Frans Bengtsson pe care se pare ca l-a masacrat. Produs de Irvin "Poseidon" Allen.
trivia: There was dissension on the set, as Widmark hated the script and played it as camp while Poitier hated his dialogue and played it seriously

3 1/2 din 5, 7 din 10
format: anamorphic widescreen 2.20:1.
extras: trailere la 2 Sindbad (Columbia/sony)

Palmares Venezia 66

n-a luat Francesca nimic, desi a ajutat-o Alessandra Mussolini aia putzin la marketing>>.

Palmares Venezia 66
President: Ang Lee (Taiwan)
- Golden Lion for best film: Lebanon by Samuel MAOZ (Israel, France, Germany)
- Silver Lion for best director: Shirin NESHAT for the film Zanan Bedone Mardan (Women Without Men) (Germany, Austria, France)
- Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih AKIN (Germany)
- Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Colin FIRTH in the film A Single Man by Tom FORD (USA)
- Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Ksenia RAPPOPORT in the film La doppia ora by Giuseppe CAPOTONDI (Italy)
- “Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress: Jasmine TRINCAin the film Il grande sogno by Michele PLACIDO (Italy)
- "Osella" for Best Technical Contribution: Sylvie OLIVÉ for the film Mr. Nobody by Jaco VAN DORMAEL (France)
- "Osella" for Best Screenplay: Todd SOLONDZ for the film Life during Wartime by Todd SOLONDZ (USA)


Orizzonti
- Orizzonti Prize to Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno (Philippines)
- Orizzonti Prize for Best documentary to 1428 by DU Haibin (China)
- Special Mention to Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya (The Man’s Woman and Other Stories) by Amit Dutta (India)


Controcampo Italiano
President: Carlo Lizzani (Italy)
si Giulio Questi si Marina Sanna in juriu !
Controcampo Italiano Prize to: Cosmonauta by Susanna NICCHIARELLI (Italy)
Kodak will offer to the awarded director 40,000 euros in negative film stock - 35 or 16mm, chosen by the winner - to shoot a new feature film.
- Special Mention: Negli occhi by Daniele ANZELLOTTI and Francesco DEL GROSSO (Italy)


Corto Cortissimo (Prizes awarded on 10th September 2009)
President: Stuart Gordon (USA)

- Corto Cortissimo Lion for Best Short Film to Eersgeborene (First Born) by Etienne Kallos (South Africa, USA)
- Venice Nomination to the European Film Awards 2009 to Sinner by Meni Philip (Israel)
- Special Mention to Felicità by Salomé Aleksi (Georgia)


“Luigi De Laurentiis” Award for a Debut Film
- Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film to Engkwentro by Pepe DIOKNO (Philippines) - ORIZZONTI
as well as a prize of 100,000 USD, donated by Filmauro, to be divided equally between director and producer



Persol 3-D Award for the Best 3-D Stereoscopic Film of the Year (Prize awarded on 11th September 2009)
- Persol 3-D Award: The Hole by Joe Dante (USA) caere afost si in juriu !!!


Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award
to Sylvester Stallone (care a prezentat bucati din Expendables)

duminică, 13 septembrie 2009

ZZ TOP boogie in Bucharest



ZZ top la Bucuresti ! 20 octombrie 2009, it's tuesday !!! Finally trio-ul texan va face Fandango pentru romani, dupa ce s-au tot plimbat prin zona, la Praga si Budapesta din anii 90 pina acum ! I-am vazut la Petofi Czarnok in 2003, la Budapesta, vara , cu vreo 3000 de oemeni. Era Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers Tour. De-abia scosesera Mescalero, ultimul lor album de studio to date. Din pacate concertul are loc in odioasa Sala polivalenta, unde v-am povestit cum a fost la Faith no More. E una din putinele trupe ramasa in componenta originala (ca si Rush) si tot trio, Billy Gibbons-chiarta, voce, Dusty Hill-bass, voce si Frank Beard -tobe (care, nah, n-are barba !). Primul album in 1970, as ZZ Top's First album.

sâmbătă, 12 septembrie 2009

LMA Brian !!!

our beloved BDP (Brian Russell De Palma L'incorigible et l'incoruptible, pt cine nu stie), a facut in ziua turnurilor cind am terminat si eu treatment english la BY Pass finally ! Bineintles ca BDP e la Toronto as usual !
Pls. Brian make another movie ! N-am mai auzit nimic nici de Toyer, nici de Capone Rising, nici de Boston Stranglers (decit ca e produs la Overture Films) !!!
shi o veste noua:
Also on Film Farm’s production slate is Brian De Palma’s Tabloid, a political thriller inspired by political and personal imbroglios of Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards – with a serial killer thrown in. Weiss described the project as exploring De Palma’s core themes: politics, sex and murder.
De Palma said the film was about, "Sex and Lies on the Champaign Trail."





un De Palma blogathon la cinema viewfinder, cu votari pt trei din filmele preferate ale lui BDP, au am votat acum Scarface, si aleator Carlito si Body Double !

si pe blogul intitulat cel putin intrigant, If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,
There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
o serie excelenta de Frames within Frames !