Archive for the 'Movie Reviews' Category

The White Sheikh (1952) – Fellini’s first feature

June 19, 2008

The White Sheik is a story about Wanda, a newly married woman who is
on honeymoon in Rome. Her husband has high family connections in Rome
and has already organised an audience with the Pope and two hundred
other newly married couples.

Dark Water – J-Horror at its best

January 27, 2007

Dark Water is a Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and released in 2002. Its Japanese title is “Honogurai mizu no soko kara”
I borrowed the film from Stanton library and it looked like an interesting modern Japanese film. I watched the film by myself with the headphones on, and I haven’t been so scared [...]

One Day in September – Movie

January 6, 2007

I borrowed the DVD of “One Day in September” from the local library. The subject of this documentary (released in 1999) is the kidnapping and later murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic games.
I was 14 years old at the time of the events and my strongest memory is the image of a [...]