LIKE CRAZY
So here’s a story that I can relate too personally: how the course of true love was knocked off-kilter because one of the lovers was American and the other a Brit and they were the subject to all the red-tape of immigration restrictions. The fact that one of them overstayed their visa didn’t help their … Continue reading
Like Crazy
From the very first glimpse of a rather grand Beatrice (Valerie Bruni Tedeschi) swooping through the grounds of the Villa Biondi clutching her parasol and dispensing instructions without a care in the world to everyone working away, you can sense that this is going to be a performance that should not be missed. However … Continue reading
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
In the opening scene a young 6 year-old boy is sitting upright in a low chair spaced away from his parents who are either side of him. All three are dressed formally in black and are facing two officials behind a desk in this stark room who are firing questions at the boy. It’s all very … Continue reading
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
The opening scene of the movie is set in a small Bar in Tokyo and the camera is fixed looking on the crowd whilst we hear a young woman out of sight arguing. We eventually see her and find that she is on the phone trying to persuade someone that she is somewhere else entirely. We … Continue reading
LIMELIGHT
I’m so immersed in catching the best of contemporary cinema that sometimes it makes a refreshing change to take a fresh look at a classic movie. This week I caught the newly restored ‘LIMELIGHT’ released for the first time on HD Digital at the newly restored Miami Beach Cinematheque. Two treats in one. This is … Continue reading