‘Lodger’ is the final album in the Bowie/Eno trilogy of Berlin albums starting with Low (1977) and Heroes (1977). Each of them heavily is influenced by the zeitgeist of (West-) Berlin, whereas title and cover of Lodger are a direct reference to Roman Polanski’s movie ‘The Tenant’ from 1976. West Berlin’s underground scene was burgeoning with …
I have seen many films that deal with drug addiction; among them memorable films like ‘Requiem For a Dream’ or ‘Trainspotting’ have to be highlighted. However, I was blown away when I discovered this shocking and propulsive movie. The perspective that this film takes on the issue of drug addiction is totally different from everything …
Director: Darren Aronofsky We go back to 1877: it had took Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky one year to compose the music of his first ballet adaptation entitled “Swan Lake”. A story based on the traditional German tale “The Stolen Veil” by Johan Musaus. The first live performance of Swan Lake was disastrous, critics destroyed the performance, …
Director: Lars von Trier Currently, Lars von Trier is one of the most controversial filmmakers. He has been exiled from the Cannes Film Festival, denounced for sexual harassment and racism, and has been highly criticized and declared as mentally ill due to the themes of his films. At the same time, Von Trier is considered …
Director: Akira Kurosawa (Japan) Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on March 23, 1910, as the youngest child of seven children by an officer descended from Samurais, and a woman that came from a family of merchants in Omori, Tokyo. Initially, Kurosawa found himself drawn to art. After finishing high-school, he studied at the …
Director: Steve Buscemi A dear, dear friend of mine recently told me that Trees Lounge is a film about nothing. While this may seem like a negative connotation, modern science is now teaching us that even in the vacuum of space, there is substance. This certainly applies here to Steve Buscemis‘ writing and directorial debut. …
As they have been for the last 44 years, I do not like this band. I think Gene Simmons is a prat, I think the band became more a marketing exercise than an actual group, and for the most part I hate their hits. BUT let me explain. Having not been born until 1984, KISS …
Director: Tomas Alfredson Let The Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in); has become one of the most peculiar independent films of the recent years. The film adaptation of the novel by John Ajvide Linqdvist by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, is one of the most rewarding cinematic surprises in a long time. We …
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho Aquarius is a strong testament to the value of family, memory and womanhood. Set in a seaside apartment block named ‘Aquarius’ in Recife, Brazil, its last remaining resident, 69 year old Clara (played by Sonia Braga) is a formidable opponent of the construction company ‘Bonfim’, who are doing everything in their power …
Sexual abuse of children is the most heinous crime that a person can be charged with, even murderers and other rapists in prison treat pedophiles abominably, not to mention that it is the most difficult charge to refute. Young children cannot express traumatic experiences they do not understand, so adults can tend to make mistakes …
