The Hateful Eight

– Far and above everything else related to the film, I have to praise the startling score of the grand Maestro, Ennio Morricone! At age 87 he succeeds to deliver yet another haunting western music theme, as if it comes straight from the spaghetti westerns of the ’60s and ’70s. Only this time there is…

Family resides beyond DNA…

It has been more than 50 years sine Jean Renoir, in the onset of the French Nouvelle Vague, stated his theory regarding a cinematic movement with the director in the lead. And yet somehow his auterism theory is still applied today in Hollywood from a director so unconventional as Wes Anderson. This weirdo from Texas…

Matthew McConaughey walking the (academy) mile!

In his breakthrough debut, some 20 years ago, Matthew McConaughey starred opposite mega stars at the time Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson -all of which were coming out of box-office hits such as “Seven”, “Speed” and “Pulp Ficiton” respectively- in “A Time to Kill” as a young lawyer who defends a black…

“Then the fish will read my books!”

Berlin – Having returned to the Berlinale after three years of absence, the first couple of days were chaotic! Trying to find my way around Berlin, cope with the low temperatures and recall the never-ending queues for public screenings tickets in the Arkaden mall, can be very frustrating However just a quick stroll in the…

Wes, you brilliant genius!

Berlin – The weather in the city was surprisingly good this morning – making hats and mittens unnecessary for a change – and outside the Friedrichstadt Palast people were queueing for one of the most anticipating films of the festival. “Please give me a ticket and make my dream come true” wrote the sign in…