Showing posts with label Cannes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cannes. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Modern Film Classics: “2046”

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All memories are traces of tears.  If you were to dance to the end of love, what would it look like?  Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046 i...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Master Class: Demy’s “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”

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I live in a rainy city. Even today, after a week of perfect sun that seemed to serve as a prelude to summer, the skies opened and I found ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Modern Film Classics: The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

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So much can happen in the blink of an eye. But what can you actually do with it? If you’re Jean-Dominique “Jean-Do” Bauby, you dictate the ...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

Cinematically Inclined: The Tree of Life

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The Blogger had a near-religious experience this morning. He attended an advanced screening of Terrence Malick’s long-awaited new film, The ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Modern Film Classics: Moulin Rouge!

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There’s a famous anecdote of the first-ever performance of Ravel’s Bolero . This classical piece is comprised of the same syncopated rhythm...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Modern Film Classics: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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“Lemon, the dating world is a lot like your haircut: sometimes, awkward triangles occur.” – Alec Baldwin to Tina Fey on 30 Rock   The good...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Cannes Film Festival 2011: A Preview

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Cannes 2011 Poster Note: Post has been updated as of 16:00 PDT on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. In April 2010, the Blogger had the rare opp...