Antibirth (2016)

Antibirth de Danny Perez. e un soi de The Brood trash, in univresul lui John Waters, extrem de visceral neplacut dar si de un umor negru absurd.
Natsha Lyonne e o junkerita care ramine gravida, fara a stii insa cum, un rol absolut curajos pentru actrita! Prietenele ei sunt Chloe Sevigny si Meg Tilly, care traiesc intr-un mediu ultrasordid si cumva claustrofob. Televizunea le joaca si ea feste, la cit de drogate sunt. Poanta finala e funny (intr-un mod absurd, morbid si intunecat), dar nu merita excursia de 1 ora jumatate prin acest cosmar suburban sordid. Cu toate acestea are deja un cult minor (a fost prezentat la Toronto After Dark Film Fest in septembrie).

2 1/2 din 5, 5 out of Ten !

In a Valley of Violence (2016)

Westernul anului / Western of the year
In a Valley of Violence  has shades of Lucio Fulci and Clint Eastwood's High Planes Drifter in this unexpected homage to gritty westerns and the whole spaghetti genre, from the opening credits to the great music score (by Jeff Grace). Ti West's (The Sacrament, House of the Devil) most accomplished film, with elements of humor and horror. Travolta is great fun again for once, and Ethan Hawke is forgiven for the sin of Magnificent Seven. Taissa Farminga has the best performance, that after the genius dog Abby (Jumpy) that steals every scene she's in. Somehow weird, this film has the same premise that John Wick has.
3 1/2 out of 5. 7 out of 10 !

Greg Lake RIP

Greg Lake died today. He was 69. The second in row in Emerson, Lake and Palmer, he performed solo and before ELP with King Crimson. He composed Lucky Man and C'est la Vie (aceasta cu Peter Sinfield). This year (March 11) Keith Emerson died also at 71. These guys were like giants back in the day. They never played Romania, in any incarnation, or even solo. So I only got to listen to them and that I can say it now, as I said it then, was always an honor.
obituary on BBC 

"The greatest music is made for love, not for money,"  Greg Lake 

Le Fantôme: Jake Scott's Ford Short Film with Mads Mikkelsen

after the BMW films now the Ford films. Ridley Scott's son, Jake, directs  Le Fantôme, this short stylish thriller shot in Croatia, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the Phantom and Barbara Steele as The Widow !

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