El Cine
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To faraway lands
a fuel of imagination
a portrait of life
who we are
how we wish we were
how we dread to see ourselves
a waking vision
hitting our consciousness
at 24 frames per second.
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Dir. Bryan Singer
Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming.
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijin-Stamos
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Even better than the first one I thought, for it is a bit darker... An excellent summer action movie. Too many dumb ones are out there, this one has the special effects plus it actually has a story.
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S.W.A.T.
Collin Farrel, LL Cool J
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I hardly even remember I saw this one. It was in Michigan during a collaboration meeting, and several of the postdocs went (what else are ya gonna do?). One of those summer action movies that are a dime-a-dozen. |
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Dir. Stephen Frears
Audrey Tatou
Chiwetel Ejiofor
IMDB Entry
Jueves 7 Ago 2003.
British Independent Film Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor)
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Audrey Tatou is excellent in her shy, turkish girl role. Memorable quote, but you have to see the movie to appreciate it: "We are the people that drive your cars, clean your rooms, and s.ck y..r d.cks".
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Cidade de Deus
Dir. Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé
Leandro Firmino da Hora as Zé Pequeno
British Independent Film Awards (Best Foreign Independent Film), NY Film Critics Circle (Best Foreign Language Film)
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Highly recommend this movie. It is not light at all, as it deals very realistically with the gang problems in the shantytowns of Rio in Brazil. But with its subject matter, I would place it on par with other portraits such as "Scarface", where you see the main characters grow from children to become the unquestioned feudal lords of their particular underworld, most of it seen through the first person perspective of Buscapé, who wants to chronicle things through his photographs. |
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Compiled by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt
The Rocks, Intermission in the 3d dimension, Rejected, Strange Invaders, were pretty good.
21 Sept 2003, New Haven
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Right up my alley. It was really hilarious! No wonder some of Don Hertzfeldt's animations are cult classics. At some point they will put all his stuff on DVD, although I already got my copy of "Rejected".
My spoon is too big!
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Underworld
Kate Beckinsale as Selene
Dir: Len Wiseman
Story by: Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Danny McBride
9 Oct 2003
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A move away from film-festival movies and into popular territory (appropriately so on a Thursday night at BNL). It's October so halloween is in the air, perfect time for the undead to come out. Definitely my style. Sure, you have to ignore such things as the "ultraviolet light bullets", but a movie with vampires and werewolves hunting each other is a definite must see for me. I liked "Blade" and I liked "The Matrix" and I don't know a guy who doesn't like Kate Beckinsale. So just to see her as one of the vampire Death Dealers, dressed up in the style of Trinity, so you can kick butt in style. Don't even try to read too much into its details, just enjoy the eye candy and the mood of the movie, and you'll have a good time. I can't wait for the awakening ... |
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Wachowski Bros.
5 Nov 2003
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I actually liked it, but I wasn't expecting much. Interesting to see how they followed through with the imagery related to a Messiah in a digital world.
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Dir. Quentin Tarantino
12 Nov 2003
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People had warned me about too much violence, but being a huge fan of martial arts, ninja and samurai movies since I was a kid, I don't think it was too much ;-)
Reminded me of so many things, Bruce Lee's Game of Death is of course where he got Uma Thurman's yellow outfit. The Green Hornet, another Bruce Lee reference. Of course, David Carradine, the star of the old "Kung Fu" TV series, cast as Bill. (Some may know that this old TV series was supposed to be starring Bruce Lee, but at the time the network didn't think a chinese star would be so popular, so they cast a westerner!) I like knives and specially katanas, so I appreciated "Hattori Hanzo's steel", a fitting sword for an epic samurai movie series: "I tell you, with no ego, that this is my finest blade. If in your journey you should meet God; God will be cut".
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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Fool of a Took! What are you waiting for? Read the books! Go see the movie!
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Les Triplettes de Belleville
Dir. & Writ. : Sylvain Chomet
Animation
IMDB Entry
Jue 15 Ene 2004
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Went to see it not knowing much about it. Not a light one. Reminded me of the mood in "La Cite des Enfants Perdus" and "Delicatessen", where reality is a bit fantastical, and you don't really know what's going on, nor where is it all going. But the charm of this one is in the details. Mme. Souza is great, her eye, her short foot, her whistle; the fat dog barking at the trains, the very creative way to eat frogs legs, the obliging Maitre d', the bellies of the americans, the noses of the french, the mafia thugs, etc.
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Touching the Void
Writ: Joe Simpson (based on his book)
Joe Simpson, Simon Yates (narrating their account)
Sab 14 Feb 2004, San Valentín con Karen
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Based on a true story of the two british climbers who climbed the unassailable west face of Siula Grande in Peru, and almost died in the attempt. If you're a bit depressed, maybe not the best idea to see it. But it certainly goes to show how much sheer determination can do. I really thought it did a lot more to capture the feel of what it is to climb, unlike action movies like 'Vertical Limit', which are just that, action movies. This one is almost like a documentary, yet it manages to grip you simply because it needs no special effects for you to feel anguish, despair, and the impossibility of what Joe managed to do. |
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Lost in Translation
Dir. & Writ. Sofia Coppola
Bill Murray
Sab 21 Feb 2004
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Had been meaning to see it for a while. Deceptively simple script; simple in that it doesn't weave too many stories, but the psychological undertone of the two stories it weaves makes it a very respectable movie. Even more so because it is a comedy! Bill Murray is great, he plays the role perfectly. I laughed many times recognizing myself in some of the situations, and at the same time, it manages to touch you. |
Dir. Brett Ratner (who directed "Rush Hour")
Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijin.
IMDB Entry.
Fri 26 May 2006
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Kept up the good work of the previous 2, even with a couple of director changes in the middle of production. As usual, action, special fx, and the usual X-Men antics are proudly on dislpay. Entertaining.
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Manuel
Calderón de la Barca Sánchez
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