An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Un documentar care este un exemplu pentru toate celelalte. Mesajul transmis este unul clar, la obiect, prezentat intr-o maniera foarte convingatoare. Chiar mai mult, te face sa iei unele initiative, sa te implici, sa actionezi.

Prezentand o problema uriasa – incalzirea globala -  “An Inconvenient Truth” descrie practic lumea in care traim. Cel mai bun punct de vedere sustinut este cel cu revolutiile tehnologice si chiar te face sa crezi ca acest impact a fost chiar unul daunator pentru planeta. Un documentar care iti deschide ochii…

“I don’t really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.” Al Galore

Calificativ: 10/10

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

“Little Miss Sunshine” este un film cu buget mic. Dar asta nu l-a impiedicat sa fie nominalizat la OSCAR pentru “cel mai bun film”.  Scenariul si interpretarile sunt de mare clasa. Nu este o comedie ca toate celelalte. Difera printr-un mod unic de prezentare al evenimentelor, un mod parca mai real si credibil. Personajele sunt tipice si fiecare in parte parca este mai interesant decat celalalt.

“Little Miss Sunshine” este o comedie draguta. Nu este cea mai buna, insa in ciuda bugetului mic si a cadrului restrans in care se desfasoara nu este deloc plictisitoare si acest lucru este unul cat se poate de bun.  O dovada a faptului ca scenariul si interpretarile pot face diferenta intr-un film, fie el si micut.

Calificativ: 9/10

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Volver (2006)

“Volver” este un film care te incanta prin imagine si nu prin actiune. Regizorul Pedro Almodóvar a predat Hollywood-ului o lectie si a aratat ca acest film este mult mai bun decat 90% dintre cele americane. Nu imi vine sa cred ca “Volver” nu a primit o nominalizare la OSCAR pentru “cel mai bun film strain”. Insa sunt multumit pentru nominalizarea la capitolul “cea mai buna actrita”. Penélope Cruz are o interpretare superba, care nu a putut sa fie scoasa in evidenta pana acum intr-un film american ci numai intr-un film spaniol, ca “Volver”. Nu stiu daca ar merita OSCAR-ul (avand in vedere celelalte nominalizari) dar cu siguranta aceasta nominalizare arata adevarata valoare a actritei.

Cu toate ca filmul nu prezinta nimic exceptional, mi-a placut foarte mult ceea ce am vazut. Si acest lucru s-a intamplat din cauza regiei, nu a scenariului. “Volver” este un film linistit, placut, ordonat, care m-a facut sa zambesc mereu, acel gen de film care face diferenta intre filmele bune si cele slabe. O bijuterie, nu altceva!

Calificativ: 10/10

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Oscar 2007

Iata nominalizarile:

Performance by an actor in a leading role

      Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)
Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council)
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children” (New Line)
Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

  Penélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)
Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Adriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Cars” (Buena Vista) John Lasseter
  “Happy Feet” (Warner Bros.) George Miller
“Monster House” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan

Achievement in art direction

“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
“The Good Shepherd” (Universal)
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero
Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
“The Prestige” (Buena Vista)
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti

Achievement in cinematography

“The Black Dahlia” (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond
“Children of Men” (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Illusionist” (Yari Film Group) Dick Pope
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
“The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister

Achievement in costume design

“Curse of the Golden Flower” (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man
“The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field
“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis
“Marie Antoinette” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle

Achievement in directing

“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears
“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass

Best documentary feature

“Deliver Us from Evil” (Lionsgate)
A Disarming Films Production
Amy Berg and Frank Donner
“An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions)
A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David Production
Davis Guggenheim
“Iraq in Fragments” (Typecast Releasing)
A Typecast Pictures/Daylight Factory Production
James Longley and John Sinno
  “Jesus Camp” (Magnolia Pictures)
A Loki Films Production
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
“My Country, My Country” (Zeitgeist Films)
A Praxis Films Production
Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer

Best documentary short subject

“The Blood of Yingzhou District”
A Thomas Lennon Films Production
Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
“Recycled Life”
An Iwerks/Glad Production
Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
      “Rehearsing a Dream”
A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
    “Two Hands”
A Crazy Boat Pictures Production
Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr

Achievement in film editing

“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Steven Rosenblum
“Children of Men” (Universal)
Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Thelma Schoonmaker
“United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal)
Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson

Best foreign language film of the year

“After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production
Denmark
“Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit Production
Algeria
“The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg Production
Germany
“Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production
Mexico
“Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production
Canada

Achievement in makeup

“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Click” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) David Marti and Montse Ribe

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla
“The Good German” (Warner Bros.) Thomas Newman
“Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Philip Glass
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Javier Navarrete
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Alexandre Desplat

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth”
(Paramount Classics and Participant Productions)
Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
   “Listen” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler
Lyric by Anne Preven
“Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger
Lyric by Siedah Garrett
“Our Town” from “Cars”
(Buena Vista)
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
      “Patience” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger
Lyric by Willie Reale

Best motion picture of the year

“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
    “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. Pictures Production
  “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
  “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
A Granada Production
Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers

Best animated short film

“The Danish Poet” (National Film Board of Canada)
A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production
Torill Kove
“Lifted” (Buena Vista)
A Pixar Animation Studios Production
Gary Rydstrom
“The Little Matchgirl” (Buena Vista)
A Walt Disney Pictures Production
Roger Allers and Don Hahn
“Maestro” (Szimplafilm)
A Kedd Production
Geza M. Toth
      “No Time for Nuts” (20th Century Fox)
A Blue Sky Studios Production
Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier

Best live action short film

“Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)”
A Peliculas Pendelton and Tus Ojos Production
Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
“Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)” (Kimuak)
An Altube Filmeak Production
Borja Cobeaga
“Helmer & Son”
A Nordisk Film Production
Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
“The Saviour” (Australian Film Television and Radio School)
An Australian Film Television and Radio School Production
Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
“West Bank Story”
An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production
Ari Sandel

Achievement in sound editing

“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista)
Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
  “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Lon Bender
  “Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount)
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
Alan Robert Murray
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Achievement in sound mixing

“Apocalypto” (Buena Vista)
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara
“Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
“Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
“Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount)
John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff

Achievement in visual effects

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
“Poseidon” (Warner Bros.)
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier
“Superman Returns” (Warner Bros.)
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum

Adapted screenplay

  “Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (20th Century Fox)
Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer
Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
“Children of Men” (Universal)
Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
“The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by William Monahan
   “Little Children” (New Line)
Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
“Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Screenplay by Patrick Marber

Original screenplay

“Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Written by Guillermo Arriaga
  “Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Iris Yamashita
Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
“Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Written by Michael Arndt
“Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
Written by Guillermo del Toro
“The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Written by Peter Morgan

Sursa: Oscars.org

Apocalypto (2006)

Filmul lui Mel Gibson, “Apocalypto” este unic si remarcabil. Spun asta deoarece nu seamana cu nimic altceva de pana acum. Dupa “The Passion of the Christ” si “Apocalypto” reiese ca regizorul Mel Gibson este de doua ori mai bun decat actorul Mel Gibson. Este bine ca se mai fac astfel de filme.

Nu multi vor intelege ideea filmului: civilizatia maya prezentata nu este foarte fascinanta, poate chiar nu aduce nimic surprinzator prin modul de desfasurare al evenimentelor dar automat se face comparatie cu lumea noastra, din ziua de azi. Concluzia este cat se poate de reala: lumea de astazi nu este cu nimic schimbata decat cea de-atunci, doar unele elemente care s-au integrat in ea o fac sa para alta. Insa este la fel, exact la fel. Si spun asta referindu-ma in primul rand la oameni. Aceste lucruri au fost surprinse in film; chiar mai mult: accentul este pun in primul rand pe ele.

Soundtrack-ul este unul deosebit, compus cu maiestrie de James Horner. Filmul fiind in limba maya ofera acestuia o atmosfera de nota 10. Ma intreb daca s-ar face un film despre civilizatia noastra ce s-ar prezenta. Greu de spus, insa cu siguranta civilizatia maya ar fi mandra de un film ca acesta, original.

Calificativ: 10/10

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Unknown (2006)

La sfarsitul filmului m-am intrebat daca mi-a placut sau nu ceea ce am vazut. Ei bine, raspunsul este “NU”. Am vazut in prea multe filme materialul de aici si sincer m-am saturat de acest gen de filme care sunt toate la fel exceptand 2-3 elemente. Un film care pare la inceput foarte interesant si pana in final foarte neinteresant.

Calificativ: 3/10

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Feast (2005)

O comedie horror care nu este nici comedie, nici horror. Cu siguranta unul dintre cele mai slabe filme care le-am vazut vreodata. Camera se misca foarte repede, nu se intelege nimic, totul este intunecat. Se numeste film asta? Plin de clisee, incredibil de stupid, cu interpretari negative si cu o regie de toata… jena.

Calificativ: 1/10

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O pauza binevenita…

Foarte rar voi intra pe net in perioada urmatoare. Motivul? Incepe presesiunea, apoi sesiunea. O gramada de invatat si timp putin. 7 examene urmeaza sa sustin. Macar de-ar fi fost o cifra rotunda, nu? Pe Y! Messenger voi avea un status de genul “sesiune, examene, invat, PA!”. Sper sa trec cu bine si peste aceasta sesiune. Voi reveni in forta dupa 11 februarie.

Va urez si voua multa bafta la examene si sa nu va prind cu restante!

” In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer. ” Oscar Wilde

The Departed (2006)

Un film excelent, cum nu am mai vazut de ceva timp. Regizorul Martin Scorsese a facut o treaba exceptionala. CAST-ul este de zile mari si numai actori ca Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Leonardo DiCaprio se ragaseau intr-un asemenea film. Si lista nu se opreste aici.

Sunt numai lucruri bune de spus in legatura cu “The Departed”. M-a uimit acest film prin modul in care s-a desfasurat actiunea. Pare atat de simplu insa este atat de complicat, te face sa gandesti si apoi iti demonsteaza ca gandurile tale sunt depasite cu usurinta de situatie.  Cu siguranta acest film va fi nominalizat la OSCAR si sincer, din tot ceea ce am vazut pana acum as zice ca are sanse uriase sa castige o multime de premii.  Poate ca au fost in 2006 filme mai bune sau cel putin de acelasi nivel ca el insa toata lumea in primul rand isi indreapta privirea spre marii regizori si actori. Si ce-am vazut eu in “The Departed” este ceva cu totul si cu totul deosebit, nu imi amintesc ceva atat de complex si de bun.

“The Departed” este  perfect din toate punctele de vedere!

Calificativ: 10/10

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The Night Listener (2006)

“The Night Listener” este un film bun, insa prea lent. Momentul final trebuia sa vina mult mai repede, atunci cand suspansul atingea momentul maxim si nu cand mi-am dat seama de el. Actiunea se petrece foarte greu, se trece de la un cadru la altul aiurea rau de tot. Cred ca scenariul este de vina. Filmul are o durata de 82 minute insa daca numarul era 60, lucrurile stateau cu totul altfel. Este plictisitor si greu de vizionat.

Robin Williams nu are cea mai reusita interpretare si sunt unele probleme mari de tot la regie. Se vede ca regizorul nu este nici pe departe unul stralucit. “The Night Listener”  este un film bun pentru genul sau insa nimeni nu-si va aminti de el.

Mi-a placut totusi ceea ce am vazut intr-o oarecare masura, in special gradul de mister al filmului.

Calificativ: 6/10 

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