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Bela Tarr - Q&A at the American Cinemateque
Jun 15, 2023 AERO THEATRE A few months ago Janus Films announced in its app, the film: Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) by Hungarian...
Daniel Nobre
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Blaxploitation, from Shaft to Original Gangstas
As Richard Roundtree turns 80, we revisit this 1996 feature by author Mike Phillips, which analysed the influence of 70s Blaxploitation...
Daniel Nobre
Aug 6, 202212 min read
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Eyimofe (2020) first film for directors Chuko & Arie Esiri - a very impressive debut.
Nigeria is experiencing a very important cultural moment in cinema. In recent years we are witnessing this movement by some called New...
Daniel Nobre
May 20, 20224 min read
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Katharine Hepburn shines in the 1955 film "SUMMERTIME" directed by David Lean.
The name of actress Katharine Hepburn is always associated with striking and decisive women as well as courageous and fearless. She was...
Daniel Nobre
May 6, 20224 min read
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One of the Best Films from 2021 it's also one of the best Japanese films to date.
Diretor Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes a soon to be classic film that deals with unsolved past problems blending great acting with great...
Daniel Nobre
Feb 20, 20223 min read
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Revisiting "The Conversation" (1974) directed by: Francis F. Coppola
The movie that gave Gene Hackman his most brilliant and difficult = hours on screen. Harry Caul and “The Conversation” are back,...
Daniel Nobre
Feb 4, 20224 min read
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It is one of the most interesting documentaries from the Criterion Collection: All The Manking 1989
And Then There Were Five . . . With boyish excitement, the first time we met, astronaut Al Bean told me about one of his favorite moments...
Daniel Nobre
Feb 2, 20224 min read
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The Power of the Dog is western psychological drama directed by Jane Campion
After 12 years since has last motion picture, the director comes back with a very powerful film featuring amazing performances by it's...
Daniel Nobre
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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My review/ comments on Kenneth Branagh's 2021 interesting film "BELFAST".
I think directors talk a lot about themselves in their films. Through your style or a favorite theme or even in the narrative creating a...
Daniel Nobre
Jan 18, 20224 min read
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And the Magic of Walt Disney reaches new highs with the wonderful FANTASIA - 1940.
Animation is an absolutely incredible art since its beginning, as well as all the great artists that represent it in cinema, without...
Daniel Nobre
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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Raoul Walsh's "High Sierra" (1941) arrived on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
High Sierra is a solid gangster movie and a breakthrough showcase for Bogart's leading capabilities. Judging by the opening scenes of...
Daniel Nobre
Oct 24, 20215 min read
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The Safdie Brothers make an a very interesting film starring Adam Sandler and excellent cast.
I'm always happy when an artist that I'm not a big fan of, but I always respect the work, presents a remarkable performance that exceeds...
Daniel Nobre
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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A absolute classic "swords and sandals" film directed by: Mervyn LeRoy from 1951 - QUO VADIS?
Quo Vadis? ushered in the last era of sword-and-sandals sagas. Long before the appearance of Ben-Hur (1959) and Spartacus (1960), this...
Daniel Nobre
Jul 4, 20216 min read
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GQ magazine UK edition has a excellent story on Martin Scorsese's RAGING BULL.
New book with some great insights about the process of making this crucial movie that transcends simple analysis. The legend of Raging...
Daniel Nobre
Jun 26, 20218 min read
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How to tell a story that deals with a work of art that uses the skin of a human being as a canvas?
That "The Man Who Sold His Skin" is still watchable is because the premise is still inherently thought-provoking, and Ben Hania's shot...
Daniel Nobre
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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Nagisa Oshima blands art with pornography on the exquisite: "In the Realm of the Senses" 1976.
Generally called taboo for some this film stays with you even after the final credits. I confess that when I heard about the film "In the...
Daniel Nobre
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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One of the best of 2020 is the directorial debut of Emerald Fennel - "PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN".
Carey Mulligan amazing performance PROMISING NEW GIRL by Emerald Fennell who makes her phenomenal debut as a director and wrote the...
Daniel Nobre
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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Director Robert Bresson creates "Poetry in Motion" with this 1966 French Classic.
In 1966, French film directr Robert Bresson would release in May of that year a film that I belatedly came to know and admire for his...
Daniel Nobre
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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"THE NAME OF THE ROSE" 1986 by Jean-Jacques Annaud the movie that rescue a fantastic actor's career.
When I decided about two weeks ago to prepare this material to do a film review I contemplated the idea of sitting down and writing a...
Daniel Nobre
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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BRIEF ENCOUNTER: A lasting impression.
Brief Encounter is a wispy, delicate, lovely film that stays with you long after you have made your full acquaintance with the material....
Daniel Nobre
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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