This Polish production took 4 years to make. 125 artists painted 65.000 oil paintings based on some of Van Gogh’s works. Those 65.000 oil paintings on canvas are frames that tell the story. One second in the movie consists of 12 paintings. What viewers see on-screen is a feast for the eye. The result is so stunning. Continue reading
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Day 14: If you were only allowed to watch one movie for the rest of your life, what movie would it be and why?
That would be The Shawshank Redemption. This is a very touching drama about betrayal, friendship, payback and perseverance. It is based on Stephen King’s book Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Dila wrote a review about this book in Day 7 challenge. And I published a short review about this during the 30 day movie challenge in … Continue reading
IWD: The evolution of Disney princesses
Disney princesses have evolved from waiting to be rescued by a charming prince on a white horse (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella) to being strong and fearless but still need a prince (Mulan, Belle, Pocahontas) and to being bold and fierce independently (Merida, Moana). It is quite interesting to see that women’s roles over the … Continue reading
Baba Yaga is back!
Last week Thursday I went to see John Wick chapter 2 at the Dutch premiere. As Keanu Reeves’ fan I have waited two years for this sequel. Baba Yaga is back. At the end of the first; John Wick survived the fight. The opening scene of Chapter 2 shows John Wick demanding his Mustang back … Continue reading
Demain tout commence
Omar Sy did it again! After Intouchables and Samba, Sy plays a main role in the comedy melodrama Demain tout commence (tomorrow everything begins) from director Hugo Gélin. This movie is a French adaptation of Mexican comedy No se aceptan devoluciones from Eugenio Derbez from 2013. Samuel (Omar Sy) lives in sunny South France where he enjoys life to … Continue reading
A colourful bunch of 7
In the film industry remakes are intriguing and challenging because public would compare the original and the remake anyhow. It is similar to filming a book actually. Expectations are high and difficult to meet. Nevertheless director Antoine Fuqua took the challenge for a remake of the classic western Magnificent Seven 1960. An industrialist named Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) … Continue reading
Voor Altijd
Voor altijd (Forever) is a short documentary about descendants of people of Dutch former colonies. It was released two days ago. In this documentary there are one Indisch/Indo, one Indonesian, one Moluccan and one Javanese from Suriname. To understand it better, here is a brief information about the history background of all four persons who … Continue reading