ET with Russian accent When talking about Russian cinema, the first thing that comes to mind are classic movies like “Battleship Potemkin” (“Bronenosets Potemkin”, RUS, 1925), “Solaris” (“Solarys”,… Continue reading "Review: “Attraction” and “Invasion”"
Wrath of God Two aspects are common in the film industry. The first is that, when referring to a historical event, the vision can never be just documentary or… Continue reading "Recommended movie: Munich"
It is possible that, besides “politically correct”, the strangest combination of words must be science-fiction. After all, fiction refers to the concept of something that is not true, while science… Continue reading "After all, what is science fiction?"
The triumph of chaos What is most fascinating about cinema is the possibility of revisiting a theme, which has already been much explored, and still being able to… Continue reading "Recomended movie: “Downfall”"
It is possible that some readers, when seeing the title of this article, imagine some connection with the book “The restaurant at the end of the universe” by Douglas Adams,… Continue reading "The cinema of the end of the world"
Quixote in skirt Films about environmental causes are very common nowadays, as well as family dramas involving adoption. But if we bring the two themes together in… Continue reading "A Woman at War"
Discuss the end of cinema dates back to the last century, notably when television began to expand and become ubiquitous in many homes. In Brazil, however, this discussion only began… Continue reading "The cinema is dead! Long live to cinema!"
The rave of the stoned robot Any fan of the sci-fi author Isaac Asimov’s books, watching “I, Robot”, will surely have been a bit disappointed, as the… Continue reading "Recommended movie: “I Robot”"
It is said that one of the purposes of studying history is to avoid repeating past mistakes. A corollary of this would be the “Orloff effect”, an expression created in… Continue reading "John Oliver and the Orloff Effect"
The first secret to writing is … writing What could there be in common between a sportive teenager and a disillusioned writer, besides the fact that they both live in… Continue reading "Recommended movie: “Finding Forrester”"