Tag Archives: Frances McDormand

stylish and cold (film: The Tragedy of Macbeth – Joel Coen, 2021)

How many times has was Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedie of Macbeth’ adapted to screen? This is a question that even the most knowledgeable experts in the history of cinema will not be able to answer exactly. What is dully documented is … Continue reading

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a reverence to printed journalism (film: The French Dispatch – Wes Anderson, 2021)

Wes Anderson planned to launch ‘The French Dispatch‘, his latest extravagant fantasy, at Cannes, with the red carpet deployed for his stars, and when Corona canceled the 2020 film festival, the director along with the film’s producers decided to postpone … Continue reading

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runaway kids (film: Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson, 2012)

Welcome to Wes Anderson‘s universe for ‘Moonrise Kingdom‘, made in 2012, perhaps Anderson‘s most Andersonian film. It’s a bold combination of a movie for and about teenagers and a surreal fantasy, a nostalgic American story set in the mid-1960s – … Continue reading

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simple and beautiful (film: Nomadland – Chloé Zhao, 2020)

The fact that director Chloé Zhao‘s ‘Nomadland‘ is nominated for some of the most important categories Academy Awards and that it is even considered the main favorite for the best film of 2020 may have influenced my experience of watching … Continue reading

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life and anger in deep America (film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Martin McDonagh, 2017)

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri‘ is positioning itself as the main favorite of the Academy Awards season, and if it will win some of the statuettes in the major categories it will be by merit. It is quite interesting that … Continue reading

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Film: ‘Burn After Reading’ – (Coen brothers, 2008)

There is one mis-perception that this film fixed in my mind – there are not really funny films about stupid people. Stupid people are … well … stupid, their behavior is by definition subject of easy jokes, so for smart … Continue reading

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