Monthly Archives: July 2012

From Comics to Comic Action (Film: Les aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec – Luc Besson, 2010)

My unusual relationship with films inspired by comics continues to develop, as for various reasons I have seen a lot of these in the last few weeks. I picked Les aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec this week at the end of … Continue reading

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Scorsese’s Hitchcock (Film: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese, 2010)

Islands are terrific settings for thrillers. We know it from our own cinematographic experience, and we know we are in claustrophobic territory from the very first scene of this film, with the Shutter Island somewhere out of Boston in the … Continue reading

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End of the Millennium (Film: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, 2009)

I did not see yet the American remake version of the first series in the ‘Millennium’ adaptation.  I am hearing good things about it, but frankly speaking I enjoyed so much the Swedish version that I am a little bit … Continue reading

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just a wild ride (Film: Kick-Ass – Nicholas Cage, 2010)

The heroes in ‘Kick-Ass’ are not made of special forms of matter and are not un-breakable. They try however to live to the ambitions of the super-heroes myth in a world which seems to believe in myths, and take the … Continue reading

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A British Institution (TV Series – BBC’s ‘Sherlock’)

The Brits have their institutions that they carry on with for centuries – the monarchy, the Parliament, Shakespeare, fish&chips, etc. Some say that their adherence to tradition is what keeps those alive, I say yes, it is tradition, but combined … Continue reading

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Farmecul discret al romanului-western (Carte: Patrick deWitt – Fratii Sisters)

Daca memoria nu ma inseala ‘Fratii Sisters’ (‘The Sisters Brothers’) al lui Patrick deWitt este primul roman pe care il citesc intr-un gen care in literatura nord-americana are un loc al sau castigat si consolidat in preferintele cititorilor si in … Continue reading

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