De Profundis, Directed by Miguelantxo Prado, Animation.
This film is a little gem. It went almost unnoticed through theaters but it is receiving a well deserved treatment as a special edition on DVD including 2 discs, packed with every detail you want to know about the making of the film. Get it while you can and be immersed in Miguelantxo Prdo’s beautiful animated paintings.
De Profundis, Directed by Miguelantxo Prado, Animation.
Palais Royal! Is very much a straightforward parody of the life and death of Princess Diana of Wales, set in a different, francophone country and with slightly different point of view. Princess Armelle and Prince Arnaud are to become King and Queen after Prince’s Arnaud’s father the king is killed in an accident. At first it is very difficult for them who lead a relatively normal life but with the help of former Queen Eugénia all is set for a successful reign, or is it?
Palais Royal! Directed, written and starred by Valérie Lemercier, with Catherine Deneuve and Lambert Wilson
Six Feet Under, by Allan Ball, Starring Peter Krause,Michael C. Hall, Rachel Griffiths and Lauren Ambrose.
Six Feet Under, by Allan Ball, Starring Peter Krause,Michael C. Hall, Rachel Griffiths and Lauren Ambrose.
Six feet under is really the best show around and it will have you hooked you to your TV set for all of the five seasons. Through a Funeral Home Business and their day to day, human relationships are depicted as they are in real life, contradictory, full of passion, unpredictable, straight and gay. Get it!!
Bewitched Season 4, Starring Elisabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead.
Bewitched Season 4, Starring Elisabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead.
One of the most brilliant and funny Sitcoms of the sixties sees the light of the 21st century for all us to enjoy early childhood memories of Samantha, Darrin and Endora, enabling us to shut down our brain for a little while.
Children Of Men, Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine
Children Of Men, Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine
This Political Science Fiction movie shows in a very explicit way what would happen if Europe would stop being politically correct. Due to humanity turning 20 years from now suddenly infertile, the last child born 18 years ago, men only look to survive at all cost. But suddenly something unexpected happens and Theo who lived resigned with the situation puts everything what he called safe in jeopardy to give humanity a last chance for survival.
A Prairie Home Companion, Directed by Robert Altman, Starring Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin and Woody Harrelson.
A Prairie Home Companion, Directed by Robert Altman, Starring Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin and Woody Harrelson.
A Prairie Home Companion is our last chance to see a new Robert Altman Film in Theaters because it has been released posthumously. This master of his art depicts The Last Show (as it is called here in Spain) of a radio station broadcast and the breaking up of a longtime crew and their reactions to the cancelling of the show. The story is told mostly through the happenings during the singers waiting for their performance of their songs.
The Reaping, Directed by Stephen Hopkins, Starring Hilary Swank and AnnaSophia Robb
The Reaping, Directed by Stephen Hopkins, Starring Hilary Swank and AnnaSophia Robb
A small village which seems to be suffering the 10 biblical plagues attracts former missionary turned to scientific Katherine Winter to investigate the events only to discover that they really have no natural explanation. The Antichrist in the form of a teenage girl also seems to be roaming the landscape, and after some rather violent special effect show-offs the story comes to an end with a surprise.
The Science of Sleep, directed by Michel Gondry, starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg
The Science of Sleep, directed by Michel Gondry, starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg
French director Michel Gondry, mostly known for having directed quite a few of the best musical video clips around, treats the public to a stunning trip through Stephan’s (Mexican beau Gale García Bernal) dreams. Stephan’s Mexican father dies and he returns to his mothers Paris to be near her and to start working in a creative job which turns out to be anything but that. He moves into his parents apartment and instantly falls in love with neighbour Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourgh). Stephan has some difficulty distinguishing between dream and reality and this leads to some very strange situations. Really worth having watched.
A Scanner Darkly, Directed by Richard Linklater, starring Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr.
A Scanner Darkly, Directed by Richard Linklater, starring Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr.
This is a very interesting and visually unique film on a novel by Sci-Fi author Phillip K. Dick, based mostly on his own experience with drugs in the seventies. The whole story has been filmed with real actors but later animated in the style of a comic achieving some great effects. In a close future a drug called Substance D and a secret police corps watches over drug users. Secret Policeman Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is ordered to watch over a small group of suspects consisting of him and his friends. This turns out to be very weird!
Madonna, The Confessions Tour
Madonna, The Confessions Tour
Another CD + DVD set while we wait for new material of the queen of pop. Having attended Madonna’s Drowned World Tour back in 2001 which was a stunning visual experience, I got this one expecting no less. After seeing the DVD I didn’t have the same feeling of having seen a great show. Everything was perfect, and you see the big money spent to produce the show to perfection but it’s rather flat in comparison to previous tours. The music on this set offers no surprises and little variation to existing versions. No doubt Madonna fans will enjoy it but it’s not essential for your collection.
 | wallernotweller on Kate Bush, Aerial, EMI |
Daniel's Review Blog 