Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος - Theodoros Angelopoulos
http://www.theoangelopoulos.com/filmography.htm
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/angelopoulos/
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/cine/pierde/aliento/poetico/elpepicul/20120126elpepicul_3/Tes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/25/theo-angelopoulos
"The atmosphere, symbolism and historical context of his cinematic storytelling went beyond the art form that he worked in and inspired young filmmakers," Greek President Karolos Papoulias said Wednesday. "(This) occurred at a time when he was extremely creative and the country was in need of his insight, making his absence all the more painful."
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=698409
In The Travelling Players, set in 1952, a troupe of actors recall Greek political history and their own personal histories since they last visited the country, in 1939. Nearly four hours long, the film consists of just 131 shots, allowing the audience time to assess the situation rationally. The Hunters follows the eponymous group across a snowy mountainside in northern Greece as they come across the body of a Greek guerrilla fighter killed in 1949. At the subsequent inquest, each member of the group, as well as various peasants and workers, speaks of his experience of the civil war and the years that followed. Shot in pastel shades, the film slowly unravels the various strands in this inquisition of the right, using dream, memory and fantasy, and the powerful symbol of the corpse as the silent accuser.
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/angelopoulos/
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/cine/pierde/aliento/poetico/elpepicul/20120126elpepicul_3/Tes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/25/theo-angelopoulos
"The atmosphere, symbolism and historical context of his cinematic storytelling went beyond the art form that he worked in and inspired young filmmakers," Greek President Karolos Papoulias said Wednesday. "(This) occurred at a time when he was extremely creative and the country was in need of his insight, making his absence all the more painful."
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=698409
In The Travelling Players, set in 1952, a troupe of actors recall Greek political history and their own personal histories since they last visited the country, in 1939. Nearly four hours long, the film consists of just 131 shots, allowing the audience time to assess the situation rationally. The Hunters follows the eponymous group across a snowy mountainside in northern Greece as they come across the body of a Greek guerrilla fighter killed in 1949. At the subsequent inquest, each member of the group, as well as various peasants and workers, speaks of his experience of the civil war and the years that followed. Shot in pastel shades, the film slowly unravels the various strands in this inquisition of the right, using dream, memory and fantasy, and the powerful symbol of the corpse as the silent accuser.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
I had mentioned in older posts both movies, THE ARTIST and NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION. I din't foresee about Martin Scorsese's HUGO's success.
To see where this story comes from, click on the following link: http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/intro_flash.htm
To see where this story comes from, click on the following link: http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/intro_flash.htm
Friday, January 13, 2012
2012 - THE END OF THE WORLD
The end is near or so they said. Get ready for it by calmly watching these 11 films. You won't regret it.
'Red Planet Mars' (full film): http://youtu.be/IQvXTspuEXA
'Red Planet Mars' (full film): http://youtu.be/IQvXTspuEXA
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
The Best New Artists of 2011? Rolling Stone's Reader's Poll Has Its Say
See what you think about these new artists. Many mags around the world publish their own selections, but Rolling Stone, along with NME, has always showcased the most appealing.
Incidentally, James Blake's video appeared on this blog a few months ago, but here you have it again. The readers voted it.
Incidentally, James Blake's video appeared on this blog a few months ago, but here you have it again. The readers voted it.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
New Year's Eve 2012: Celebrations around the world
More pictures on elpais.com website: http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2011/12/31/album/1325345047_226497.html#1325345047_226497_1325345522
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16372774 (Play the VIDEO).
Revellers around the world have been celebrating the end of 2011 and seeing in 2012.
A multi-million dollar firework display heralded in the new year in Sydney, while the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was illuminated in Dubai.
Celebrations were held across Europe, with some 250,000 gathering to watch fireworks over the River Thames.In Times Square in New York, crowds watched Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Lady Gaga count down to midnight.
The traditional ball, lit this year with 30,000 lights, descended a high pole as the New Year began and Frank Sinatra's New York, New York was played.
In Los Angeles, the last major population centre to see in the new year, hundreds of extra firefighters were deployed across the city to combat a wave of arson attacks that has seen more than 30 fires lit since Thursday night.
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