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Max Manus
Max Manus, at a seemingly modest production price of 55 million kroner[1] (ca. 9.6 million dollars), is the most expensive film ever produced in Norwegian history. Though this might not sound like much money, for a country with a mere five million citizens that’s an unheard of amount of money to go towards the production of a film. […]
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Kevin Smith’s Cop Out
I love Kevin Smith. For a solid decade and a half, the man has been an essential part of American cinema. With his subliminal commentaries on society, quirky below-the-belt sense of humour, intelligent homage to pop culture and spaced-out plots, he has provided a valid alternative to the Tinseltown glitz-and-glamour. A Garden-State counterpart to the […]
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Paradise Murdered. Kim Han-Min’s fruitless success.
The year is 1986. On an isolated island off the coast of the Korean mainland, lies a small secluded establishment. The island is rocky, steep, and often surrounded by a heavy fog which makes travel to and from the island problematic. There are 17 villagers. The friendly inhabitants range in age from young to old, but […]
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Munich, a pacifist treatise or simply a depiction of history?
The film opens with the angled view of a tall metal gate. It’s night-time and a group of men in athletic uniforms are trying to climb over the fence. It is then that they are interrupted by drunken American athletes who joke around with them and ask them if they speak English. After a moment […]
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Scorsese Hopes to Adapt Dostoevsky’s The Gambler
Martin Scorsese has many things: the respect of his filmmaking peers, a secure place in the pantheon of Hollywood’s great directors, and an Academy Award, to boot. He also has a lot of hobbies, including film preservation and rock music. Another is a longtime fascination with the works of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, especially his […]