Tag Archives: Vincent Gallo

extreme vampires (film: Trouble Every Day – Claire Denis, 2001)

One way to look at Claire Denis‘s ‘Trouble Every Day‘ (2001) is as a realistic and gory vampire movie (yes, even bloodier than many other vampire movies). Critics and experts in film history will say that the film belongs to … Continue reading

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selective truth (Film: Essential Killing – Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010)

The US and NATO war in Afghanistan did not generate yet too many movies. Certainly, not many good movies. A few war and B-series films dealt with the conflict in a  one-sided manner, focusing on the action, demonizing or at … Continue reading

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Family Ties (Film: Tetro – Francis Ford Coppola, 2009)

The name of Francis Ford Coppola is always sufficient to make me want to see the movie. Having directed back in the 70s what are considered to be some of the best films in the history of cinema, Coppola seems … Continue reading

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