The French Know How to Take Revenge

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 [...]

A Realistic Movie About Finding Love After 50

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in “Last Chance Harvey” , originally uploaded by beastandbean.
Are you ever too old for love? Do you take chances? This is what Last Chance Harvey was exploring. It stars two Dustin Hoffman (e.g. Rain Man, Tootsie, etc.) and Emma Thompson (e.g. Sense and Sensibility, Remains of the Day, etc.) [...]

Three Cartoons that Represent Childhood

Childhood is something that every human being should cherish. It’s a time full of innocence and happiness that one is never really able to grasp for the rest of their lives. I now have children of my own, and I am trying to give them a happy childhood, like the one I had. This wouldn’t [...]

Excited to See Pedro Almodovar’s New 50s Melodrama

 
Broken Embraces/ Broken Hugs (US), originally uploaded by cordero_pastillero.
Pedro Almodovar is one of my favorite directors of all time. He has this classiness that is refreshing to see in this time and age where creativity is going downhill. At this year’s Cannes Festival, he revealed his newest film, “Broken Embraces.”
The story concerns a [...]

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