Tag Archives: Sam Mendes

Paul Newman’s Farewell (film: Road to Perdition – Sam Mendes, 2002)

Posted on April 14, 2024 by admin

The tradition of big Hollywood actors playing the roles of crime family bosses is well entrenched in the history of American cinema. About halfway between Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro we have Paul Newman, one of the most impressive … Continue reading →

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immersed in ww1 (Film: 1917 – Sam Mendes, 2019)

Posted on January 11, 2020 by admin

I’m afraid that I saw yesterday the movie that will win the Academy Award for Best Movie this season. I wrote that ‘I’m afraid’ because ‘1917‘ directed by Sam Mendes is an extremely technically ingenious film, impressive in cinematography, and … Continue reading →

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007 – overcome by events (Film: Spectre – James Bond, 2015)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by admin

Action films have a problem this fall. The reality of the crazy world we live in is not only rapidly closing in the horrors and destruction imagined by script authors, but it is overcoming it also at some moments. ‘Spectre’ … Continue reading →

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21st century Bond (Film: Skyfall – James Bond, 2012)

Posted on November 24, 2012 by admin

The century is the 21st according to one of the popular counting methods and ‘Bond, James Bond’ is still spoken from the screen by a man dressed in a tuxedo with a glass of a selected cocktail in hand. Yet, … Continue reading →

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