Dolev Amitai

Dolev Amitai

Favorite films

  • Eternity and a Day
  • The Thin Red Line
  • Before Sunrise
  • The River

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  • Laws of Gravity

    ★★★½

  • Fresh Kill

    ★★

  • The Shop Around the Corner

    ★★★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★½

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  • Four Letter Words

    Four Letter Words

    From Academy Award winner Sean Baker :)

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    Here we go again!

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  • Ran

    Ran

    ★★★★★

    I find it the hardest to rate the 5 star films, especially when they are epics.

    It is much easier to rate films like Raging Bull simply because while there are a lot to praise, mostly the praise falls on the director, camera and acting.

    In films like Once Upon a Time in America and now Ran, the film has so much, especially when they are 2 1/2 hours or longer.

    Its a little funy that while so many of…

  • Do the Right Thing

    Do the Right Thing

    ★★★★½

    In 1989 there were three films about race.
    Of those three, two focused more on relationships between whites and blacks.
    Those two films were Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy.

    Both films were nominated for oscars.
    Do the Right Thing was nominated for only two awards, and lost them both.
    Miss Daisy was nominated for nine awards, winning four including Best Picture.

    This just shows the academy voters' preferance for sticky and sentimental films…