“As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.”
While on the set of The Color of Money in 1986, director Martin Scorsese would read the novel Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. Scorsese had sworn off doing another gangster film after his 1973 film Mean Streets but after reading Wiseguy the director would call the author stating, “I’ve been waiting for this book my entire life,” to which Pileggi replied “I’ve been waiting for this…
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GoodFellas 1990
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Oppenheimer 2023
“They won’t fear it until they understand it. And they won’t understand it until they’ve used it. Theory will take you only so far.”
Oppenheimer is one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year despite it being a 3-hour biopic and is aimed for an adult audience. The film is based on the book American Prometheus which is about the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.…Translated from by
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Anatomy of a Fall 2023
"Sometimes a couple is kind of a chaos and everybody is lost. Sometimes we fight together and sometimes we fight alone, and sometimes we fight against each other, that happens."
Anatomy of a Fall is a 2023 French legal drama film which was directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d'Or and receiving critical acclaim upon its theatrical release. The movie was…
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September 5 2024
"If - I'm saying if - they kill a hostage on live television, whose sotry is it? is it ours, or is it theirs?"
September 5 is a historical thriller directed, co-produced, and co-written by Tim Fehlbaum. The film is an ensemble piece with the cast being made up of Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch. September 5 tells the events of the Munich massacre of 1972 from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew and their…
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Dune: Part Two 2024
“May thy knife chip and shatter.”
Dune Part 2 is easily the most anticipated film for 2024, for me anyway. With the first film being initially released in 2021, as well as, Part 2 being delayed from November last year to being released in March of this year, it has certainly been a wait to see the next instalment of Dune. The wait was certainly worth it, as Dune Part 2 is the kind of film we go to the…
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Singin' in the Rain 1952
“I’m singing in the rain, just singin’ in the rain. What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again”
Singin’ In The Rain is one of the most joyous experiences you can have when watching a film. Every year we watch this movie and are swept away by: the story, the characters, the charm, the music, the dancing, and by the sheer perfectionism shown on display throughout. Singin’ In The Rain has a reputation of, not just being one of the…Translated from by
