A Cruel Romance is a slow-paced and in some longer stretches, this period melodrama features the heroine Larisa (Larisa Guzeyeva) and her various, competing suitors. Sergei Paratov (Nikita Mikhalkov) dashes into Larisa’s sister’s wedding like a knight in shining armor and starts to court Larisa. […]
Review by : Roger Eberts In light of current events, one can easily see why Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel “Fahrenheit 451” felt ripe for a new adaptation. This is a story about a government that censors and bastardizes art it finds troublesome, while making ownership of […]
Review by : indiewire.com This Soviet version stars Russian superstar Tatyana Samojlova in the title role, with Aleksandr Zharki helming. An epic at 145 minutes, the film demanded two years of shooting in full color 70mm widescreen. The film has a respectable 7.1 on IMDB. Bolshoi […]
Review by : NY TIMES STEVEN SPIELBERG first made his mark with a film about a diabolical truck, a subject that would seem to have only limited possibilities. In fact, Mr. Spielberg’s 1971 television film ”Duel” took advantage of the very narrowness of its premise, […]
Review by : Roger Eberts Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven” has been praised for its painterly images and evocative score, but criticized for its muted emotions: Although passions erupt in a deadly love triangle, all the feelings are somehow held at arm’s length. This observation […]
Review By: Threemoviebuffs Thanks to the success of those all-star disaster movies it became common in 1970’s Hollywood for producers to make big budget epics, set them in exotic locales, and fill them with as many famous movie stars of a certain age as possible. […]
Text Credit: http://www.cinemaarabiata.com Someone saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground “What have you lost, Mulla?” he asked. “My key” said the Mulla. So they both went down on their knees and looked for it. After a while, the other man asked: “Where exactly […]
Review By: Roger Ebert Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” is a sensationally effective action picture, a scary thriller that works all the better because it’s populated with characters that have been developed into human beings we get to know and care about. It’s a film that’s as […]
Review By: Roger Ebert Dog Day Afternoon” runs a little longer than the average feature, and you think maybe they could have cut an opening montage of life in New York. But no. These shots, stolen from reality, establish a bedrock for the film. It’s […]
Review By: Roger Ebert” Hitchcock Is Still on Top of Film World Nineteen years after his death, he remains as famous as any director in movie history – even Steven Spielberg. Other directors have had their films remade, but only Alfred Hitchcock made one so […]
