This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Please Wake Up…/Por favor despierta…
**A Cinematic Gem
A week ago, I had a wonderful time watching "Cabaret" at the Gene Siskel Film Center after an exhausting week of work. So today I repeated the dose with another cinematic wonder.
**A Little History
One of the on-site projectionists very kindly gave us context on the origin and status of the print. In the 1980s, many of the 35mm prints were destroyed or returned to the distributors after their commercial exhibition…
Oh, what a tasty treat of a film! Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" is a marvel, and one of my favorite films. After a long week, learning that they were screening a 35mm print of "Cabaret" at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago was a must-see for me.
With those constant scratches, imperfections and a few skips in the reels, I saw a proposal that, more than 40 years later, continues to elevate the musical to a commentary on…
As excellent as the year of its release/Tan excelsa como el año de su estreno
I couldn't miss the opportunity to see this Jackson gem in 35mm, thanks to DocFilms and the Chicago Film Society. With an audience of mostly U of Chicago students, all united by the excitement of this film.
Things that thrill me:
-The best person to hold power is the one who least covets it.
-Aragorn, carrying duty and responsibility in the most admirable way possible.…
Too much at the same time/Demasiado a la vez
I fell into the classic "whatever starts soon and is somewhat appealing" strategy, after an intense but satisfying work week. Perhaps the excellent taste in my mouth left by "Winter Soldier" at the time, and the interest to see if Marvel could make the most of Anthony Mackie as the new Captain America convinced me to sit back and enjoy what, for me, was a regularly enjoyable film in a genre…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
El infierno son los otros/Hell is other people
-Desde el inicio una cita de Fausto nos remite al infierno como una tortura sin lugar, omnipresente. Y sí, nuestra visita a este pueblo es a un lugar sin esperanza, donde hay quien te daña porque puede y quiere.
-Todo es tan tambaleante y a punto de caerse como el camión de Pancho, que por mucho que sea su orgullo, conforme avanza pareciera a punto de despedazarse.
-Así, Don Alejo (con un…
"Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four"
I know, I know, the reviews aren't the best in the world, and I see a lot of 1- and 2-star ratings around here. But heck, it's Shyamalan, and apart from The Last Airbender, there isn't a film by him that I haven't enjoyed on some level. Indeed, it's not arthouse cinema, but the fact remains that he's trying to do things differently from the commercial average,…
