The Bride Wore Black
by François Truffaut
The Bride Wore Black (La mariee etait en noir) was a 1968 French film heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock and directed by François Truffaut, who was nominated for three Academy Awards. It is about a woman, (Jeanne Moreau, who bears a striking resemblance to Monica Belluci, whose husband is [...]
Today, fellow movie expert Punchy Critic and I went to watch a special viewing of “L: Changed the World.“ It is the final chapter of the live-action “Death Note” movies, which is based off of the popular anime series of the same name. Before I went to the theater, I kept reminding myself not to [...]
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
by Christophe Barratier
When I came back from LA, my parents were the one who picked me up from the airport. The first thing my mom said to me was, “Shevonne, you HAVE to see this French film about the children’s choir that I have a cd of.” If my mom [...]
What do you think when you pass a homeless person? I know things that I have thought in the past are:
They are drug addicts
Veterans who have been wronged
Good-for-nothing bums
“Tokyo Godfathers” was co-directed by Satoshi Kon, “Millenium Actress” and “Paprika,” and Shogo Furuya, Animator Director of “Millenium Actress” and “Spirited Away.” It deals with [...]
3 Extremes
by Chan-wook Park
Finished watching the 3 Extremes that are three short stories from Asian horror masters Fruit Chen, Takashi Miike, and Chan-Wook Park.
Fruit Chen directed the first segment called “Dumplings.” I found out later that this was created into a full-length film. It’s about an aging starlet who goes to a woman [...]
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