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<title><![CDATA[Very Sad and Very Beautiful]]></title>
<link>http://kalafudra.wordpress.com/?p=725</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kalafudra</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Elegy is a film by Isabel Coixet, who brought us The Secret Life of Words two years ago, so it was n]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Elegy" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974554/" target="_blank">Elegy</a> is a film by <a title="Isabel Coixet" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170043/" target="_blank">Isabel Coixet</a>, who brought us <a title="The Secret Life of Words" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430576/" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Words</a> two years ago, so it was not surprising for me that Elegy was really good. It is based on the novel <a title="The Dying Animal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dying_Animal" target="_blank">The Dying Animal</a> by <a title="Philip Roth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Milton_Roth" target="_blank">Philip Roth</a> (actually the third novel in a series revolving around David Kepesh), though I like Elegy as a title better.</p>
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<p>The story is about aging professor David Kepesh (<a title="Ben Kingsley" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001426/" target="_blank">Ben Kingsley</a>), who lives from fling to fling with his students, after a rather painful divorce 30 odd years ago. In one of his lectures he meets Consuela Castillo (<a title="Penélope Cruz" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/" target="_blank">Penélope Cruz</a>), with whom he begins an affair. Despite of the warnings from his best friend, George O'Hearn (<a title="Dennis Hopper" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/" target="_blank">Dennis Hopper</a>), David falls in love with Consuela, but can't really change his ways. For example, he continues to see Carolyn (<a title="Patricia Clarkson" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165101/" target="_blank">Patricia Clarkson</a>), his fuck buddy. At the same time, the worn and difficult relationship he has with his son Kenneth (<a title="Peter Sarsgaard" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765597/" target="_blank">Peter Sarsgaard</a>) gets tested in new ways.</p>
<p>As mentioned before, the movie is really very good. And it was so nice to see Ben Kingsley act again. I mean, really act, as in playing a believable character. Altogether, the acting was perfect, especially Patricia Clarkson, and more surprisingly Dennis Hopper.</p>
<p>The story is sad, there's not much of a consolation to be had, anywhere. Which is why I think that Elegy is the better title (if the book is similar to the movie, which I don't know, because I haven't read it yet). It's also hopelessly romantic, but in a very realistic way.</p>
<p>It definitely made me want to read the book, because of the wonderful narrative passages (which I think are direct quotes). And that's always a good sign.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Elegy]]></title>
<link>http://thefourohfive.wordpress.com/?p=1305</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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Released: August 8th
Genre: Drama
Rating: 15
Trailer: Click here
The Film - Driven by Isabel Coixet]]></description>
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<p><strong>Released:</strong> August 8th<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Drama<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 15<br />
<strong>Trailer: </strong>Click <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/elegy/">here</a></p>
<p><strong>The Film - </strong>Driven by Isabel Coixet's visually assured and deeply observant direction, <em>Elegy</em> charts the passionate relationship between a celebrated college professor and a young woman whose beauty both ravishes and destabilizes him. As their intimate connection transforms them-more than either could imagine-a charged sexual contest evolves into an indelible love story. With humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, <em>Elegy</em> explores the power of beauty to blind, to reveal and to transform. Starring Oscar-nominee Penélope Cruz and Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, with extraordinary supporting performances from Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard, <em>Elegy</em> is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth's short novel <em>The Dying Animal</em>.</p>
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<p><strong>The Verdict - </strong><em>Beautiful women, are invisible. Were so dazzled by the outside, that we never make inside. </em></p>
<p>I really think the blurb above speaks far more affectionately and intimately about this film then i will ever be able to express towards how good i think<em> Elegy </em>surprisingly looks. The couple of Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz seem to have ignited a spark between themselves in this tender and overbearingly true to life story of an older man falling for a younger women; that has been conceived through a total disregard for the laws of attraction. Their chemistry just seems to radiate off of the screen. Dennis Hopper's supporting role looks to serve well as Ben Kingsley's closet confidante, often there to give Kingsley's character a rather un welcomed wake up call. Though these reality checks often seem fall on deaf ears. I'm not really one to opt for these kinda of mushy romantic tales, but lately there's been some great romantic dramas coming out.</p>
<p>I also mark out, hard, for Peter Sarsgaard (<em>Garden State </em>) so i look forward to seeing how his role fits into all of this.</p>
<p>- A</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Elegy]]></title>
<link>http://petetoro.wordpress.com/?p=339</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pete</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Driven by Isabel Coixets visually assured and deeply observant direction, Elegy charts the passionat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Driven by Isabel Coixets visually assured and deeply observant direction, Elegy charts the passionate relationship between a celebrated college professor and a young woman whose beauty both ravishes and destabilizes him.</p>
<p>As their intimate connection transforms themmore than either could imagine a charged sexual contest evolves into an indelible love story. With humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, Elegy explores the power of beauty to blind, to reveal and to transform.(<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974554/synopsis">IMDb</a>)<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Thank you for the music]]></title>
<link>http://stuartcondy.wordpress.com/?p=173</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stuartcondy</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I was at my good friend Amy Lawlers&#8217; last night for a bottle of wine and the obligatory flick.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was at my good friend Amy Lawlers' last night for a bottle of wine and the obligatory flick. She hadn't seen GARDEN STATE so, as it's very nice and extremely girl friendly I thought I'd show her it.</p>
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<p>It was on getting to the quarry scene that I was hit with just how perfect the music was. The film as a whole is filled with great tunes, all of which seem to compliment the mood. This tune, Simon and Garfunkels' THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK is PERFECT which gives the scene a poignant, beautiful quality. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jarhead [HD DVD]]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hithollywood</dc:creator>
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Universal Jarhead - HD-DVD
Jake Gyllenhaal (&#8221;The Day After Tomorrow,&#8221; &#8220;Moonlight ]]></description>
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<p>Universal Jarhead - HD-DVD<br />
Jake Gyllenhaal ("The Day After Tomorrow," "Moonlight Mile"), Jamie Foxx ("Ray,""Collateral") and Peter Sarsgaard ("Kinsey," "Boys Don't Cry") star in Universal Pictures' "Jarhead," the adaptation of Marine Anthony Swofford's bracing memoir that took readers into his disorienting firsthand experience in the Gulf War. "Jarhead" (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee,from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound truck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon.Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazingdesert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully fathom. Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, aMarine lifer who heads up SW's scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff's friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA-their elite Marine Unit. An irreverent and true account of a war thatwas antiseptically packaged a decade ago, "Jarhead" is lace with dark wit, honest inquisition and episodes that are at once surreal and poignant, tragic and absurd.</p>
<p>Based on Anthony Swofford�s excellent memoir about his experiences as a Marine Sniper in Gulf War I, <em>Jarhead</em> is a war movie in which the waiting is a far greater factor upon the characters than the war itself, and the build up to combat is more drama than what combat is depicted. To some viewers hoping for typical movie action, this will seem like a cruel joke. But it�s not. It�s just the story as it was written, and if you liked the book, you will probably like the movie. If you didn�t, then the movie won�t change your mind.</p>
<p>The movie follows the trajectory of Swofford (played with thoughtful intensity by Jake Gyllenhaal) from wayward Marine recruit (he joined because he "got lost on the way to college") to skilled Marine sniper, and on into the desert in preparation for the attack on Iraq. No-nonsense, Marine-for-life Staff Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx), the man who recruited Swofford and his spotter Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) into the sniper team, leads them in training, and in waiting where their lives are dominated by endless tension, pointless exercises in absurdity (like playing football in the scorching heat of the desert in their gas masks so it will look better for the media�s TV cameras), more training, and constant anticipation of the moment to come when they�ll finally get to kill. When the war does come, it moves too fast for Swofford�s sniper team, and the one chance they get at a kill--to do the one thing they�ve trained so hard and waited so long for--eludes them, leaving them to wonder what was the point of all they had endured.</p>
<p>As directed by Sam Mendes (<em>American Beauty</em>), the movie remains very loyal to the language and vision of the book, but it doesn�t entirely work as the film needs something more than a literal translation to bring out its full potential. Mendes�s stark and, at times, apocalyptic visuals add a lot and strike the right tone: wide shots of inky-black oil raining down on the vast, empty desert from flaming oil wells contrasted with close-ups of crude-soaked faces struggling through the mire vividly bring to life the meaning of the tagline "welcome to the suck." But much of the second half of the movie will probably leave some viewers feeling disappointed in the cinematic experience, while others might appreciate its microcosmic depiction of modern chaos and aimlessness. <em>Jarhead</em> is one of those examples where the book is better than the movie, but not for lack of trying. <em>--Dan Vancini</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Exclusive Video | Peter Sarsgaard]]></title>
<link>http://nytthemoment.wordpress.com/?p=963</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonathan S. Paul</dc:creator>
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T magazine&#8217;s Web site has a new look! Check out our digital cover boy, Peter Sarsgaard, in]]></description>
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<p>T magazine's Web site has a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/06/19/style/t/index.html#pageName=home">new look</a>! Check out our digital cover boy, Peter Sarsgaard, in his highly-entertaining "Screen Test" video. T's editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, gets the "Boys Don't Cry" star talking about sex, teeth, ballet, Catholicism, "The Night Porter," slightly inappropriate relationships, plumber's crack and butterflies. Be sure to tune in all summer long as we'll be updating the site with more exclusive videos and celebrity interviews.</p>
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<title><![CDATA["Elegy" - Moribunda Coixet ]]></title>
<link>http://cinefagos.wordpress.com/?p=2930</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Briony</dc:creator>
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Resulta de lo más socorrido utilizar la manida frase “el libro es mejor que la película” cuan]]></description>
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<p><strong>Resulta de lo más socorrido utilizar la manida frase “el libro es mejor que la película”</strong> cuando nos referimos a una cinta cuyo argumento se ha basado en la obra literaria de algún escritor/a. Lo que olvidamos es que <strong>muchísimas de las cintas que visionamos utilizan y adaptan historias ya escritas por otros/as.</strong> La diferencia radica en el hecho de que <strong>algunas de esas obras literarias son conocidas por el gran público y otras no.</strong> Pienso en estos momentos, y a modo de ejemplo, en “El perfume” de Patrick Süskind cuya adaptación al cine hizo correr ríos de tinta antes y después de su estreno, ya que la novela en la que se basaba había sido un éxito editorial y, lógicamente, mucha gente podía opinar sobre la dualidad película-novela y sobre el buen o mal hacer de Tom Tykwer, su director.</p>
<p><strong>No sé si Philip Roth es un autor medianamente conocido en este país,</strong> así que se puede afrontar la opinión sobre “Elegy” (2008) desde dos puntos de vista: el de la persona que nunca ha leído nada de Roth y la de aquélla que, al menos, se adentró en la lectura de <strong>“El animal moribundo”, novela que sirve de base argumental a la última película de Isabel Coixet.</strong> Yo voy a optar por esta segunda opción.</p>
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<p><strong>Valga a modo de introducción comentar lo (des)afortunado del título escogido</strong> porque podría llevar a error a los seguidores de Roth, puesto que éste tiene otra novela titulada precisamente así, “Elegía”. A pesar de ello, ciertamente <strong>la película es un largo lamento por algo que se ha perdido (la juventud)</strong> y, por lo tanto, la elección de “Elegy” no va desencaminda del todo.</p>
<p>Si partimos del hecho de que <strong>la novela de Roth no llegó a entusiasmarme del todo</strong> (de hecho no me han entusiasmado ninguna de las obras que he leído de él, si exceptuamos la hilarante y surrealista “El pecho” y la desoladora “Patrimonio”), <strong>la lógica libro bueno-película mala dicta que “Elegy” me haya gustado aún menos</strong> y en parte es así.</p>
<p><strong>Si algo debo reconocerle a Roth es la inquebrantable fidelidad a sí mismo</strong> que destilan sus novelas, <strong>algo que no he observado en Coixet.</strong> Considero que tanto Roth como Coixet son creadores (cada uno en su género) algo sobrevalorados, pero mientras uno me inspira mucho respeto la otra (casi) no me merece el más mínimo.</p>
<p><strong>Sí, “Mi vida sin mí” (2003) me pareció una película más que aceptable</strong> (maravillosa la escena en la lavandería), pero<strong> “La vida secreta de las palabras” (2005),</strong> salvando a los magníficos Sarah Polley y Tim Robbins <strong>me resultó, por momentos, una soberana tomadura de pelo </strong>amplificada por ese Javier Cámara realizando titánicos esfuerzos por parecer un actor serio. <strong>Y ahora nos llega la Coixet y nos planta esta adaptación que pervierte el espíritu de la novela </strong>(dejando a parte algunos cambios manifiestos en la trama que tampoco alteran el producto final) <strong>para convertir la historia</strong> de David Kepesh y Consuela (¿¿Consuela??) Castillo <strong>en una empalagosa peliculilla romántica repleta de frases de filosofía barata</strong> tan del gusto de alguno de los directores españoles que jalonan este país (véase, por ejemplo, León de Aranoa) y <strong>saturada de una voz en off que cuenta lo que en realidad se debería mostrar.</strong> Además, uno de los momentos más logrados y sobrecogedores de “El animal moribundo” es la muerte de George en la que Coixet desaprovecha (otra vez) la oportunidad de tocar la fibra sensible (no confundamos con sensiblero) del espectador.</p>
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<p><strong>David Kepesh es un maduro profesor de literatura</strong> que alterna sus clases con distintos programas radiofónicos y televisivos y alguna que otra crítica literaria en el New Yorker que le han conferido cierta fama. <strong>Animal solitario donde los haya, abandonó a su mujer y a su hijo para vivir una vida de independencia</strong> y de falta de compromiso amoroso que le lleva a tirarse a toda mujer hermosa que se cruza en su camino (principalmente sus alumnas) sin implicarse emocionalmente: el sexo por el sexo. <strong>Consuela Castillo</strong> es una de ellas: <strong>una estudiante cubana</strong> que <strong>deja prendado a Kepesh</strong> y con la que, finalmente, consigue acostarse siguiendo un ritual en el que el profesor obnubila a sus pupilas con su basta sapiencia y ellas caen rendidas a sus pies. Sin embargo, la jugada se vuelve en contra de él puesto que los años no perdonan y empieza a sentir algo que nunca antes había experimentado: <strong>los celos que surgen cuando alguien quiere de verdad.</strong> La juventud ha quedado atrás y surge el miedo ante la posibilidad de que Consuela se enamore de alguien más joven.</p>
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<p><strong>A partir de aquí se desarrolla la agonía de ese animal, ya moribundo, que era Kepesh</strong> y así lo vemos sucumbir a toda una serie de sentimientos desconocidos hasta entonces por él.</p>
<p><strong>El Kepesh de Roth es un hombre cínico, divertido, hedonista y algo cabroncete</strong> que experimenta cómo todos <strong>aquellos postulados que defendía a capa y espada sobre las relaciones amorosas van haciéndose añicos</strong> <strong>frente</strong> a la fuerza arrolladora de Consuelo (sí, con “o”) y <strong>a ese desconocido “encoñamiento” que ella le provoca.</strong> En este sentido<strong> es interesante la paulatina evolución del personaje,</strong> evolución que Coixet no ha sabido solucionar. Kepesh (interpretado por un más que correcto –como siempre- Ben Kingsley) cae bien desde el principio cuando considero que no debería ser así y, por lo tanto, su metafórica agonía no resulta tan reveladora como en la novela.</p>
<p><strong>“El animal moribundo”, además, destilaba erotismo</strong> (mucho erotismo) <strong>por los cuatro costados y “Elegy” aboga por escenas muy líricas, pero mojigatas en exceso</strong> y eso sin olvidar la manifiesta falta de química entre Kingsley y Cruz.<strong> La pasión</strong> (tan presente en Roth) <strong>se suplanta por una frialdad muy “bonita” acompañada de una música muy “bonita” con planos muy “bonitos”.</strong> Nada más.</p>
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<p>Junto a David y Consuela, <strong>aparecen los personajes de George</strong> (un poeta amigo de Kepesh encarnado por Dennis Hopper),<strong> Carolyn</strong> (una antigua alumna del mismo con la que se acuesta regularmente y que interpreta Patricia Clarkson) <strong>y Kenny</strong> (aquel hijo al que abandonó, y que todavía no le ha perdonado, a cargo de Peter Sarsgaard).</p>
<p><strong>En cuanto al apartado interpretaciones ya he comentado sucintamente que la actuación de Kingsley me parece de lo más correcta,</strong> aunque no da el tipo como David Kepesh. <strong>Hopper, Clarkson y Sarsgaard salen más que airosos de sus papeles,</strong> aunque éste último aparece poco y da la sensación de que está puesto ahí como un pegote <strong>y Pe… pues hace de Pe. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Que no, que esta vez tampoco voy a poderme sustraer a la famosa frase y voy a tener que acabar esta reseña sentenciando que “el libro es mejor que la película”.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Trailer de la película</strong></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/g21Mmb6UuQI'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/g21Mmb6UuQI&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p><strong>Para ver la ficha de la película, pinchad <a href="http://cinefagos.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/elegy-para-editar-el-dia-28/">aquí</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Briony   <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2237172461_e1858f477e_s.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 15:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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enter manager]]></description>
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<p>enter manager, stage left.</p>
<p>so i was watching "year of the dog," and admiring peter sarsgaard's chubby-man-in-shorts calves. i love him in that movie 'cause he looks so MIDWESTERN. wholesome face, nasally voice, chubby, badly dressed. which is technically in his blood, because he, much like jimmy, is from southern illinois. (it's weird to think that the farther south in this state you get, the more you identify with ST. LOUIS rather than CHICAGO.) and this is a hollywood star! it's like going into a fancy restaurant and instead of getting a chic meal served with impossibly small portions, you get a bit slab of pot roast with apple pie.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Garden State]]></title>
<link>http://mediensucht.wordpress.com/?p=171</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 22:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wo wir gerade bei Lieblingsfilmen sind &#8230; sind wir nicht? Trotzdem: Einer meiner Lieblingsfilme]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wo wir gerade bei Lieblingsfilmen sind ... sind wir nicht? Trotzdem: Einer meiner Lieblingsfilme ist <strong>Garden State</strong> von <a href="http://www.zachbraff.com/" target="_blank">Zach Braff</a>. Der ist nämlich total schön (nicht Braff, sondern der Film!). Um es aber mal mit ein paar mehr Worten zu schreiben (<em>Spoilerwarnung</em>):</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-172" style="float:left;margin:5px;" src="http://mediensucht.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/garden-state.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="356" />Wow! Man ist überrascht und fasziniert, was aus diesem Typen, der bei SCRUBS eher naiv trottelig daherkommt, an Genialität entspringt. Zach Braff hat mit <a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/gardenstate/" target="_blank">Garden State</a> einen Coming of Age-Film gedreht, der äußerst komplex und dennoch so herzlich leicht inszeniert ist. Genaugenommen ist es eher ein Coming to Life-Film, der aber durchaus auch als Appell an die Jugend zu sehen ist, endlich erwachsen zu werden und zu LEBEN. Braff spricht so viele Themen an und wirft so viele Fragen auf, die man sich in jungen Jahren selbst gestellt hat und sich vielleicht sogar jetzt noch stellt. Doch nie wird ein mahnender Zeigefinger erhoben. Braff lässt durch seine Geschichte und die intelligenten Dialoge seine Figuren und nicht zuletzt sich selbst als Hauptfigur sprechen. Keine Szene ist sinnlos oder gar langweilig. Der Film strahlt am Ende eine emotionale Wärme aus, die zu Herzen geht. Fantastisch!</p>
<p>Es geht um den jungen Mann Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff), der von seinem bisherigen Leben desillusioniert ist und eher dahinvegetiert. Als arbeitsloser Schauspieler muss er im Chinarestaurant kellnern. Eines Tages bekommt er vom Vater (<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Holm" target="_blank">Ian Holm</a>) den Anruf, seine Mutter sei gestorben, doch selbst auf der Beerdigung bleibt er seltsam unbeteiligt. Seine alte Heimat hat sich ihm entfremdet. Plötzlich schneit Samantha (<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman" target="_blank">Natalie Portman</a>) in sein Leben ...</p>
<p>Zach Braff ist schon ein kleines Wunderkind! In seinem Alter solche Filme herauszuhauen, wo soll das noch hinführen? Die Story könnte man als einfach, aber genial bezeichnen. Über die Gesamtlänge des Filmes entblättert sich allmählich Andrews bisheriges Leben wie ein Puzzle, das langsam Sinn ergibt und ebenso langsam zu der Selbsterkenntnis führt, die notwendig ist, erwachsen zu werden und zum Leben zu finden. Eigentlich klassisch angelegt, hilft ihm beim Erkenntnisgewinn eine fremder Mensch, der unerwartet anders ist, ein Augenöffner. Samantha gewinnt durch ihre Offenherzigkeit sein Vertrauen, ihr kann er sich öffnen, Dinge aussprechen, die er selbst seinen Eltern nicht anvertrauen konnte/wollte. Dieses neue Selbstvertrauen hilft ihm, am Ende auch mit seinem Vater ein reinigendes Gespräch zu führen. Während wir am Anfang noch einen deprimierten Kellner in einem Chinarestaurant sehen, der sich von den Gästen schikanieren lässt, sehen wir am Ende einen lebensfrohen jungen Mann, der sich traut, ein neues Leben anzufangen.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-173" src="http://mediensucht.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/gardenstate2.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="246" /></p>
<p>Braff hat es auch handwerklich drauf. Hier kommen ihm wahrscheinlich seine vielen und frühen Dreherfahrungen zu Gute. Mit 14 debütierte er an der Seite von Gwyneth Paltrow im TV. Mit Woody Allen drehte er MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY. Collin Farrell ist sein Freund. Er muss wohl öfter genauer aufgepasst haben. Alles ist wunderbar in Szene gesetzt, ein gutes Spiel mit Kamerawinkeln und Licht. Der Einsatz der Musik und der Musiktexte ist immer treffend. Der <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Garden-State-Various/dp/B0006GVJW6" target="_blank">Soundtrack</a> ist einer der besten der letzten Jahre. Braff habe ich übrigens meinen ersten Kontakt mit den <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins" target="_blank">Shins</a> zu verdanken, die hier gleich zwei Songs zum Soundtrack beisteuerten. Interessant auch, dass Braff die weibliche Hauptrolle (un-)eigennütziger Weise mit seiner <a href="http://www.natalieportman.com/gallery/mags_2004_robert-maxwell/esq_04_Natalie_Portman_Sep2K4_Esquire1_hi?full=1" target="_blank">Traumfrau</a> besetzte, die hier auch großartig und fein akzentuiert spielt.</p>
<p>Ich war beim ersten Sehen (es sind ein paar Sichtungen dazugekommen) tief beeindruckt und hätte nicht gedacht, dass mir so ein Coming of Age-Film beim ersten Sehen so vollständig zusagen könnte. Ein fantastischer Film eines jungen Mannes mit hervorragenden Zukunftsaussichten. Man kann nur auf Weiteres gespannt sein.</p>
<p><strong>10/10</strong> Pillen zur Entwöhnung</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-237" src="http://mediensucht.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/m105.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="15" /></p>
<p>(ähnlich auch bei <a href="http://www.kino.de/community/forum/thread.php4?id=74131" target="_blank">kino.de</a>)</p>
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<link>http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/movie-review-catch-up-ziplist-edition/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another five-pack of quickie reviews. This time, I&#8217;ve selected five movies I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here's another five-pack of quickie reviews. This time, I've selected five movies I've watched recently on DVD through <a href="http://www.zip.ca">Zip.ca</a>. Zip is one of the Netflix alternatives available here in Canada (Netflix is not available in Canada), where for a monthly fee, they mail you DVDs for rental. It's been a good way to catch up on movies that may have skipped past me in theatres (often this means foreign language or documentary films), or older titles I've always thought about seeing, but never remember when it comes time to go to the video store (especially since it's rare that I walk through the older stacks). I recommend it to DVD (or Blu-Ray) watchers in Canada, and, hey, if you're interested, let me know. I get membership points when people I refer to Zip become members.<br />
Read on for reviews of:<br />
<em>After the Wedding</em> (2007)<br />
<em>Desert Blue</em> (1998)<br />
<em>In the Valley of Elah</em> (2007)<br />
<em>The Man Who Wasn't There</em> (2001)<br />
<em>A New Wave</em> (2007)<br />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/andykim/after_the_wedding.jpg" alt="I can only imagine how insipid this would be were it an American comedy." /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em>After the Wedding</em></strong> (2007)</span></p>
<p><em>Starring:</em> Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Christian Tafdrup</p>
<p><em>Directed by:</em> Susanne Bier</p>
<p>I had wanted to see this before issuing my Andy Movie Award for <a href="http://andythesaint.livejournal.com/316773.html#cutid3">Best Foreign Language Film</a>, but sadly, it didn't show up in the mail until the next day. If it had come earlier, it would've scored a nomination. It's a quietly powerful drama of the celebrating-the-human-spirit variety by way of Denmark, starring the bad guy with the bloody tear ducts from <em>Casino Royale</em>. The excellent cast and emotional plot drew me into the lives of the characters, with enough story to have me guessing at what would come next (even though its not a plot-driven movie). It's the sort of smart, adult, interpersonal drama that you don't see much of anymore in American cinema, and when you do, it's usually insipid and manipulative pablum. Thankfully, that's not the case here at all, with the film earning all its big emotional moments.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;">4/5</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/andykim/desertblue.jpg" alt="Starring songs by Rilo Kiley." /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em>Desert Blue</em></strong> (1998)</span></p>
<p><em>Starring:</em> Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck, John Heard, Christina Ricci, Sara Gilbert, Ethan Suplee, Peter Sarsgaard, Isidra Vega</p>
<p><em>Directed by: Morgan J. Freeman</em></p>
<p>A nondescript indie from 1998 that barely anyone has ever seen usually wouldn't warrant a write-up, even a quickie one like this. I bring it up to illustrate the downside of rental services like Zip. I'd heard of <em>Desert Blue</em> as its soundtrack is home to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSO4Y9ygPIw">super-cute Rilo Kiley song "The Frug"</a>, so when it came up one day on something I was reading on the internet, I decided to added it to my queue (since I was on the internet already). It sat there at the bottom of my queue, but then one day got sent, possibly because I may have been the only member in the entire company to have it on their list. With good reason. It's a terrible film that's like every stereotypical post-Sundance indie you can think of, with a meaningless, yet still overwrought plot, shiftless Gen X characters, the requisite indie rock soundtrack, and absolutely no craft. The lesson here is be careful what you put in your queue, since you just might get it.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;">1/5</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/andykim/in_the_valley_of_elah.jpg" alt="If you think the flag on the movie poster isn't subtle, wait til you see what Haggis has in store for the movie." /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em>In the Valley of Elah</em></strong> (2007)</span></p>
<p><em>Starring:</em> Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Jason Patric, Frances Fisher</p>
<p><em>Directed by:</em> Paul Haggis</p>
<p>I saw this right before the Oscars because of Tommy Lee Jones' Best Actor nomination (without it, I would've kept on ignoring it). I wasn't going to bother reviewing it, but then I wrote <a href="http://andythesaint.livejournal.com/322135.html">a review for <em>Stop-Loss</em></a> where I discussed why Iraq movies are unpopular (short version: they're aren't good enough to make it worth it). So I figured I'd back that up with a discussion of <em>In the Valley of Elah</em>, a movie that was both not as bad as I anticipated and exactly what I expected. The plotting was interesting enough, and the performances strong enough, that it ended up being a decent movie, but it was still brought down by Paul Haggis' hackery and need to bludgeon the audience with his painful metaphors. I really don't like Haggis' work, but his brand of middlebrow "serious" fare disguised as challenging art will probably be enough to keep getting awards attention, making me feel obligated to see them if for no other reason than to complain about their nomination.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;">3/5</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/andykim/man_who_wasnt_there.jpg" alt="Noir-y!" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em>The Man Who Wasn't There</em></strong> (2001)</span></p>
<p><em>Starring:</em> Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Michael Badalucco, , </p>
<p><em>Directed by:</em> Joel and Ethan Coen</p>
<p>Deciding it was time to for me to fill the gaps in my Coen brothers viewing, I added a bunch of their movies to my queue, and this was the first Zip sent me. The Coens have been producing neo-noir films most of their career, so with this one, they decided to go whole hog and do a straight up noir tale. A twisty tale of murder and deception set in stylized 1949 California draped in black and white cinematography and hard-boiled narration, <em>The Man Who Wasn't There</em> plays more like a genre exercise than a complete movie. As a genre exercise, it's pretty good, making it a worthy addition to the Coens oeuvre based on style alone. That said, watching it felt more like an intellectual exercise than a truly engaging experience. Still, Roger Deakins cinematography here is simply amazing, and probably does more to establish mood and character than any other element besides the Coens direction. The story may have mostly bored me, but the photography fascinated me.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;">3/5</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/andykim/A_New_Wave.jpg" alt="Oh Jim, did you really need the work?" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em>A New Wave</em></strong> (2007)</span></p>
<p><em>Starring:</em> Andrew Keegan, Lacey Chabert, John Krasinski, Dean Edwards, William Sadler, Caprice Benedetti</p>
<p><em>Directed by:</em> Jason Carvey</p>
<p>Besides diligently reading my blog and updating your queue accordingly, another way to fill up your list is to take an actor or director you like, and adding movies of theirs that you haven't seen. But be careful when you do that, or you could end up like my wife, who added this piece of crap due to her oversized crush on John Krasinski. I'm guessing this was filmed several years ago, then released directly to DVD in 2007 to cash in on Krasinski's rising popularity. Written and directed by first time (and hopefully last time) director Jason Carvey for an estimated $760,000, you'll watch it and wonder where all the money went (it couldn't have all gone to Lacey Chabert and William Sadler). It is an unbelievably stupid heist tale about three dumb guys who decide to rob a bank, using information they've gleaned from watching movies (and to give you an idea of how long ago I'm guessing this was filmed, the movies they rent are on VHS... and the music they listen to in their car is on cassette). The quality of filming makes you long for something with more visual flair and competency, you know, something along the lines of <em>Clerks</em>. I'm guessing that it was filmed on Super 8, although it's entirely possible Carvey just used a camcorder. An old camcorder.</p>
<p>This is a bad student film that should have never seen the light of day. The absolute worst element of the production is the framing, which chops off the tops of heads and leaves out important details from the bottom of the frame. I'm guessing what happened is that the movie was originally filmed with a 3:4 ratio, but was converted to 1.85:1 to make it look more cinematic. Either that, or Carvey didn't actually look through the viewfinder while filming. It made the movie that much more difficult to watch due to distraction, not that any of the content made it worthwhile. I'd say that this contends for the title "Worst Movie I've Ever Seen", except that it's too minor an effort to bother doing anything with but immediately forgetting. I'm sure there's tonnes of straight-to-DVD movies out there as bad as this one, but God willing, I'll never see them.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;">0.5/5</span></strong></p>
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<link>http://growingyourbaby.wordpress.com/?p=4340</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<hr size="6" /><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Maggie Gyllenhaal and fiance Peter Sarsgaard take a stroll in Brooklyn  with their daughter Ramona,18 months.</p>
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 Romance, é certo! Com final feliz, sim, diria mesmo banal. Mas com tonalidades originais, boa b]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"> Romance, é certo! Com final feliz, sim, diria mesmo banal. Mas com tonalidades originais, boa banda sonora, momentos especiais, íntimos, de contornos contagiantes, no geral, muito positivo!</p>
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<link>http://conixiua.wordpress.com/?p=10</link>
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<description><![CDATA[A partir d&#8217;avui, posaré una crítica de les pel·lícules que vagi a veure. Comencem!

Fitxa ]]></description>
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<div id="modul_dreta_1_titol">Fitxa tècnica</div>
<div id="modul_dreta_1_cos"><strong>Titol:</strong> Elegy<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Isabel Coixet<br />
<strong>Intèrprets:</strong> Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Harry<br />
<strong>Gènere:</strong> Drama<br />
<strong>Durada:</strong> 108 minuts<br />
<strong>País:</strong> EUA<br />
<strong>Any:</strong> 2008</div>
<div>Crítica</div>
<div>La primera pel·lícula per encàrrec de la Isabel Coixet no m'acaba de fer el pes. Sí, la història està ben trobada (tampoc és una meravella però no està suat al cinema), la forma de gravar amb els balanceig de càmera li dóna una visió perfecta en cada moment en que s'usa (i té una forma de fer molt similar a la de la gran sèrie Porca Misèria) però el seu principal defecte és la velocitat. Coixet ha fet una pel·lícula massa lenta, no apta per qui, com jo, l'ha anat a veure (i en versió original) sense haver dormit les vuit hores corresponents.</div>
<p>En general està bé, llàstima del ritme.<br />
Trailer</p>
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<description><![CDATA[Jeg har sett overraskende mange filmer denne helga. På Fredag så jeg The Salton Sea. Tipper jeg kv]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeg har sett overraskende mange filmer denne helga. På Fredag så jeg The Salton Sea. Tipper jeg kvapp til av vemod når jeg så Val Kilmer i hovedrollen, vel, det at Peter Sarsgaard dukket opp i en svært sjarmerende rolle gjorde at filmen var verdt det. Filmen var bra, selv om jeg falt litt ut etter at det kom en pause med aktuelt og været midt i. Jeg hater Tv Norge.</p>
<p>På Lørdagen så jeg Aladdin. Jeg elsker Disney, og jeg elsker Aladdin!  Selv om den norske stemmen til aladdin er gruuusom. Jeg har lyst til å se originalversjonen med Robin Wiliams som Genie. Høres fett ut. Så, når kvelden falt på så jeg The Matador  med Pierce Brosnan og Greg Kinnear. Jeg digger Greg Kinnear. Og han spiller alltid så fantastisk fete roller. Som regel er de så trasige/irriterende at de blir fete, som i Little Miss Sunshine, hvor han spiller verdens mest irriterende fyr. Filmen var overraskende bra, og jeg satt å ventet på en type James Bond-film (med tanke på Brosnan i hovedrollen) men det var absolutt ikke som de, noe som absolutt var et pluss etter min mening.</p>
<p>Senere så jeg Final Destination. Det er egentlig ganske synd at en film med et konsept som kan bli så utrolig fett å se, skuffer så utrolig mye. Jeg tenkte på det mens jeg så filmen. Konseptet er ganske kult. En klasse skal på klassetur, en av kidsa i klassen drømmer at flyet eksploderer og freaker ut slik at en av lærerne og noen av elevene blir igjen for å bli med på det neste flyet. Flyet eksploderer og kidsa som blir igjen overlever. However, så er det "planlagt" at de overlevende skal dø, og en etter en blir de drept i den rekkefølgen de ville blitt drept i flyet. Vel, personlig synes jeg det høres ganske fett ut, men herregud så elendig filmen er.</p>
<p>For å toppe filmhelga så jeg Jump In! i dag. Ja, Disney original movie med Corbin Bleu i hovedrollen. Om en gutt som heller vil hoppe tau enn å følge farens drøm om å bli bokser. Faktisk en film der hvor både konseptet og selve filmen suger like hardt. Selvfølgelig sluttet den med en god klem mellom far og sønn, slik man gjerne ser i Under Samme Tak. Ikke er hovedrolleinnehaveren særlig kjekk heller. Selv om jeg ikke hadde blitt sur om jeg fikk følgende t-skjorte i julegave:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Crítica: EXPEDIENTE ANWAR (RENDITION), de Gavin Hood]]></title>
<link>http://ktarsis.wordpress.com/?p=2604</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pablo Gutiérrez</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[RENDITION (EEUU-Suráfrica, Thriller-Drama, 120 Minutos)
Dirección: Gavin Hood.
Guión: Kelley Sane]]></description>
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Dirección:</strong> Gavin Hood.<br />
<strong>Guión:</strong> Kelley Sane.<br />
<strong>Reparto:</strong> Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard, Omar Metwally, Igal Naor, Zineb Oukach, Moa Khouas.<br />
<strong>Música:</strong> Paul Hepker y Mark Kilian.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Valoración:  7/10</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Resumen:</strong> Anwar es un ejemplar hombre de negocios egipcio que vive con su modélica familia americana en Estados Unidos. Al regresar de un viaje, Anwar desaparece misteriosamente. Su mujer embarazada seguirá su pista por los recovecos del sistema hasta descubrir que la CIA retiene a Anwar bajo una acusación de terrorismo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Crítica: </strong> Paradójicamente lo que se ha convertido en un conflicto global, había aparecido hasta ahora en el cine desde una exposición sesgada. Este nuevo Vietnam, del que aún queda mucho que contar, era visto salvo por contadas excepciones desde un solo bando. Filmes que habían logrado escapar del maniqueísmo, de la crítica o alabanza exageradas o del simple ensalzamiento patriótico, se habían mostrado sin embargo desde una única perspectiva. En Rendition, Gavin Hood se ha propuesto retratar a todos los implicados en un choque cultural que nace en lo ideológico y termina alterando la realidad de a quienes afecta. En un combate repugnante en el que sus implicados ven como se diluye la débil frontera entre el bien y el mal, dejándolos en territorio desconocido. Políticos, espías, carceleros, torturadores, terroristas, fanáticos e inocentes son fielmente expuestos en una historia impulsada por la emoción humana de sus personajes, más que por sus extraordinarias circunstancias. Más cercana al drama que al thriller, esta obra coral con final de fuegos artificiales, es una de esas tapadas que llegan sin hacer ruido a nuestras pantallas y que bien merecen una oportunidad aunque sólo sea por su discurso. Una notable película, con un gran director al mando y un impresionante reparto que por alguna razón se nos ha vendido como un telefilme de sobremesa.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Overlooked &amp; Underrated - Jarhead]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Fuck politics. We&#8217;re here. All the rest is bullshit.&#8221; 


2005.  Rated R. Directed]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>"Fuck politics. We're here. All the rest is bullshit." </em></p>
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<p>2005.  Rated R. Directed by Sam Mendes.  Based on the novel by Anthony Swofford.  Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black and Chris Cooper.</p>
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<p>This is the first entry in a new regular feature, taking a look at movies that I thought got overlooked by critics and the public but are well-worth seeing.  The criteria is obviously subjective, but I'm not going to include movies that won Oscars, were box-office hits, or have become well-regarded cult classics (<em>Fight Club, </em>for example).  Nor will I include anything particularly obscure -- that will probably be a different feature at some point.</p>
<p>That brings us to today's entry, Sam Mendes' 2005 Gulf War I drama <em>Jarhead</em>, which despite starring Jake Gyllenhaal (around the time the <em>Brokeback</em> buzz was growing -- <em>Jarhead </em>was released a month earlier) and 2004 Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx, didn't recoup its $70 million budget and received very mixed reviews.  Mendes was coming off of <em>Road to Perdition</em> and <em>American Beauty</em> and though it was released late in the year and had Oscar hopes, the movie received no major awards or nominations.</p>
<p>Based on the memoir of the same name written by Anthony Swofford, the film focuses on Swofford (as played by Gyllenhaal) and his time in the Marines, from boot camp to service in the First Gulf War.  Though I have not read the book, which was based on Swofford's real-life experiences, from what I've read the film does a good job adapting it despite fudging some of the details.</p>
<p>The first part of the film is Swofford at boot camp, ground that has been tread previously by <em>Full Metal Jacket</em> but is interesting nonetheless.  Eventually he gets recruited by Sgt. Sykes (Foxx) to become a sniper, where he develops a strong bond with his spotter, Troy (Sarsgaard, a Wash U alum...that's right) and then gets sent off to war.</p>
<p>While <em>Jarhead</em> is a movie about war, it isn't a traditional war movie, focusing more on the day-to-day monotony of being a soldier and the effect of being stuck in a desert has on a man's psyche.  This may have been one of the reasons the movie was misunderstood in its first go-around -- there are no true huge battle scenes -- it is a slower, more contemplative film that you would expect.  Most of the drama comes in the relationships between the guys and their isolation from their normal lives, especially their wives &#38; girlfriends from back home.  It's a perspective that isn't often shown in cinema.</p>
<p>Mendes does a very good job directing, and the cinematography and production design does an excellent job of giving the audience an idea of what it was like to actually be there.  There are some truly memorable, goosebump inducing scenes, including what could be described as the climax.  It is a solid, well-done movie all around, and the acting is solid throughout, though only Sarsgaard delivers a standout performance.  Foxx doesn't have much screen time in a supporting part, and while Chris Cooper shows up in a part meant for him, it's just a glorified cameo.  There are many recognizable faces, such as Dennis Haysbert and John Krasinski in a pre-Jim Halpert role.</p>
<p>Gyllenhaal gives the performance his all, and it's tough to know how much is the writing, but we really never get into Swofford's head, which considering he's the narrator, is definitely a weakness.  We understand the boredom and isolation and the well-deserved paranoia about his girlfriend, but we don't get a great idea of what makes him tick.  Part of it is probably the source material, but there are times when his behavior is a little too inconsistent and probably exaggerated from real life.  From the films I've seen him in, Gyllenhaal functions better as a reactor than an actor, and when he's forced to carry scenes it doesn't go over as well.</p>
<p>All in all, <em>Jarhead</em> was one of the best films of 2005, and as the second Iraq War drags on it is an interesting look into the mind of a soldier, even if the wars are very, very different.  And whatever way the public can be reminded how much being a soldier sucks and how awful war can be is probably a good thing.  While it isn't an epic like a <em>Saving Private Ryan</em> or even the best film about the first Gulf War (<em>Three Kings </em>wins that honor), it has been (unfairly) forgotten pretty quickly.  If you haven't seen it, check it out -- it'll be worth your time.</p>
<p><strong>Grade: A-</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Soldado Anônimo (Jarhead)]]></title>
<link>http://lella.wordpress.com/?p=210</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LELLA</dc:creator>
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Pode parecer estranho trazer um filme que eu não recomendo, mas se o assistirem não sairão decep]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#333300;">Pode parecer estranho trazer um filme que eu não recomendo, mas se o assistirem não sairão decepcionado; não de todo. Sendo assim, deixo as minhas impressões.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Começando pelo título nacional - Eu o vi não por ele, Swoff, não ter um nome (identidade), mas por ser alguém comum. Igual a tantos outros que se alistam, independentes de serem ricos ou pobres. E cada um levando o seu porque ao se alistaram. Pelo menos ali, estão todos no mesmo barco e como uma ferramenta nessa engrenagem. Sendo assim, esse título dado no Brasil foi razoável. Quanto ao título original, é uma gíria. De uma mente vazia na espera de enche-las com ideais de outrens.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">O filme mostra um quase "antes-durante-e-depois" num momento da vida de Swoff e alguns outros. Momento esse, sendo uma guerra que veio até nós, ao vivo, pela Tv, pela internet... Focando mais pelo ângulo de quem esteve no campo de batalha. Uns dias, que ficarão para sempre em suas lembranças!</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color:#333300;"><em>Abro um parêntese, porque enquanto os dois lados, na guerra real, preocupavam-se com o que mostrariam aos de casa e ao mundo, uma equipe de jornalistas de Portugual mostravam o que realmente acontecia por lá. Parabéns a esses soldados-da-mídia! E que os tornei anônimos, por não lembrar de seus nomes</em>.</span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">No início, uma cena comum: um sargentão, meio sádico, condicionando-os a enfrentarem momentos de tensão. Para sentirem que matar é permitido; e outras "lições" mais. E surgem outros superiores ao longo do filme; simpatizando mais com uns do que com outros. Nesse tocante, lembro do "<strong>A Força do Destino</strong>" (An Officer and a Gentleman) onde os personagens de Richard Gere e Louis Glossett Junior, vivenciam essa relação - impondo duramente o outro a superar seus limites - num tempo maior. Em "<strong>Jarhead</strong>", tudo é mostrado num tempo menor, mas sem parecer que faltou algo - as falas e as expressões dão conta do recado. Mostra também a relação entre companheiros. O grau de intimidade entre eles. Dormindo juntos. Lutando juntos. E etc.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Trago o "tomando banho junto", em separado porque nessa hora "tiraram" a luz da cena. Que coisa!! Deu vontade de falar: "CORTA!! Gravem com mais luz!!" Não tiraram a luz na hora em que exibiam o filme "O Franco-atirador" (The Deer Hunter); em cena. Foi um preconceito ao nu frontal masculino.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Uma cena memorável é uma onde o Swoff senta num caixote, com corpos carbonizados a seu redor... Sei lá, me fez lembrar da escultura 'O Pensador', de Rodin. É muito rápido. Até a frase, uma única, que diz e para "quem" ele diz... Nossa! É, dá o que pensar.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Outra cena que fica retida, é com Swoff e Troy caminhando no deserto, à noite. Sendo que essa é pela beleza plástica! Uau! Parece um cartão postal! Lindíssima!!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Em relação a trilha musical, realmente é incrível! Num estilo de "levantar o moral da turma!". Logo no início do filme ouvirá "Don't worry, be happy"; depois um "Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)"; tem Nirvana; The Doors; T-Rex - "Bang a gong (get it on)"; além da clássica "Cavalgadas das Valkírias", Wagner; entre outras.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Bem, embora mostrando uma guerra, o filme mostra quem gosta ou não da vida militar. O que representa ter uma arma de fogo em mãos. Que caminhos os levaram até uma guerra que não é deles. E tudo numa visão bem masculina. Mulher, ou a imagem feminina, nesse filme, não passa de um mero objeto para "aliviar" tensões; entre outras coisas. Uma lástima!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Enfim, ou por fim, como disse no início, podem assistir. De tudo, não será perda de tempo, nem de dinheiro. Nota: 7,5.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;">Por: Valéria Miguez (LELLA).</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#333300;"><strong>Soldado Anônimo (Jarhead)</strong>. 2005. EUA. Direção: Sam Mendes. Elenco: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Scott MacDonald, Brian Geraghty. Gênero: Ação, Comédia, Drama, Guerra. Duração: 123 minutos. Baseado no livro Jarhead do soldado Anhony Swofford (Onde ele conta os apuros e as aflições pelas quais passou enquanto servia ao Exército norte-americano).</span></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>darkmour</dc:creator>
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Gavin Hood (Wolverine -&gt; 2009)
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<strong>Regie</strong>:<br />
Gavin Hood (Wolverine -&#62; 2009)<br />
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<strong>Darsteller</strong>:</p>
<p>--- Omar Metwally</p>
<p>--- Reese Witherspoon (Eiskalte Engel, Natürlich Blond, Walk the line)</p>
<p>--- Jake Gyllenhaal (October Sky, Bubble Boy, The day after tomorrow, Brokeback Mountain)</p>
<p>--- Meryl Streep ( Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse, Der Teufel trägt Prada)</p>
<p>--- Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, Jarhead – Willkommen im Dreck)</p>
<p>--- Alan Arkin (Edward mit den Scherenhänden, Gattaca)<br />
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<strong>Kurz die Handlung</strong>:</p>
<p>Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally), ein ägyptischer Ingeneur, welcher in Amerika mit Isabella (Reese Witherspoon) verheiratet ist, wird von der CIA für einen gesuchten Terroristen gehalten und in ein Gefängnis verschleppt. Im Auftrag der CIA - Expertin (Meryl Streep) soll der CIA-Mitarbeiter Douglas Freeman (Jake Gyllenhaal) mittels Folter ein Geständnis aus ihm heraus holen.<br />
Anwar's Frau Isabella wartet auf ihren Mann am Flughafen, wo er eigentlich von seiner Reise von Südafrika wieder nach Hause nach Chicago ankommen sollte. Als er nicht auftaucht, sie von der Fluglinie erfährt dass ihr Mann nicht im Flieger gewesen sein (die CIA hat ihn ja gleich nach dem Flug abgefangen und sämtliche Daten von ihm von der Fluggesellschaft gelöscht), das Hotel in Südafrika aber seine Ankunft am dortigen Flughafen bestätigt, wird Isabella misstrauisch. Sie bittet einen alten Freund (Peter Sarsgaard) um Hilfe. Dieser arbeitet für einen Senator (Alan Arkin), und versucht seine politische Macht auszunutzen um seinen Freund Anwar zu helfen.<br />
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<strong>Meine Wertung</strong>:</p>
<p>Die Handlung basiert an wahren Begebenheiten. Solche Methoden sind einige Male verwendet worden von der CIA (und werden es wahrscheinlich immer noch): In-Haftnahme ohne Haftbefehle, Verhörungstechniken,... . </p>
<p>Besonders hervorzuheben: Dass der Film solch Thematiken aufgreift und in ein kritisches Licht wirft. </p>
<p>Die Handlung an sich ist einerseits sehr interessant, die Verfilmung an sich hat aber leider viel zu wenig Biss. Nach schon zehn Minuten kann man grundsätzlich schon die gesamte Handlung des Fims erahnen.</p>
<p>Es gibt - außer Jake Gyllenhaal - keine Fehlbesetzung an den Rollen. Leider kommt Meryl Streep mit ihrer äußert gut gespielten Rolle viel zu wenig vor.</p>
<p>Auf dem Cover eines Bildes sieht man groß: Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep und Alan Arkin. Also entweder haben die Leute, welche dieses Cover entworfen haben, den Film nicht gesehen oder man war einfach nur scharf die Leute mit hochkaretigen Schauspielern zu angeln. Denn gerade diese drei Schauspieler würde ich in diesem Film nicht als Hauptdarsteller sehen. Meryl Streep kommt im Film maximal zehn Minuten vor, Alan Arkin noch weniger. Jake Gyllenhaal ist eigentlich ein Nebencharakter als ein Hauptdarsteller. Der Hauptdarsteller - Omar Metwally - ist nicht zu sehen.</p>
<p>Der Film bekommt von mir eine gerade 3.<br />
Wie schon gesagt: Die Handlung an sich ist sehr spannend, die Umsetzung aber total schwach und ohne wirklichem Biss.</p>
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<link>http://frisound.wordpress.com/?p=4</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lizzooo</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Je ne pouvais commencer ce blog sans parler des excellents The Shins.Certains d&#8217;entre vous les]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';">Je ne pouvais commencer ce blog sans parler des excellents <b>The Shins</b>.</span><span style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';">Certains d'entre vous les ont découvert dans la tout simplement sublimissime Bande Originale de "<b>Garden State</b>" regroupant d'autres artistes talentueux comme <b>Coldplay</b>, <b>Simon &#38; Garfunkel</b> ou encore <b>Iron and Wine </b>("such great heights" magnifique reprise alternative de <b>The Postal Service</b>! ). La B.O. accompagne un scénario mélancolique et humoristique centré sur la drogue, le travail, la relation avec les autres et la réussite professionnelle et mettant en scène le duo <b>Natalie Portman</b> / <b>Peter Sarsgaard</b>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';"></span><span style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/OHTSxw6zN1E'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/OHTSxw6zN1E&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:'Georgia','serif';"></span><a href="http://www.theshins.com">Le site officiel de the shins</a></p>
<p>Anciennement membres de <strong>Flake Music</strong>, <strong>The Shins</strong> s'est formé en 1990. Composé de <strong>James Russell Mercer</strong> (chant, guitare), <strong>Dave Hernandez</strong> (basse), <strong>Martin Crandall</strong> (claviers), <strong>Jesse Sandoval</strong> (batterie) et <strong>Eric Johnson</strong>, ce groupe nous offre une vague de rock indépendant au rythme de mélodies pop (dans la lignée des <strong>Beach Boys</strong>), ou encore folk.</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mr. Anderson</dc:creator>
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<p align="justify">Los últimos años hemos asistido con horror y estupefacción a prácticas que pensamos naciones civilizadas, en pleno siglo XXI, no cometerían. La tortura, el secuestro de Estado y los asesinatos selectivos han reaparecido en las manos de quienes se jactan de ser los protectores de la libertad, guardianes de la moral, paladines de la justicia, en fin, los buenos muchachos. Las extraordinarias y extremas medidas de seguridad, post atentados del 11 de Septiembre de 2001, en países del primer mundo han dominado las noticias del último lustro siendo la <a target="_blank" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendici%C3%B3n_extraordinaria">Rendición Extraordinaria</a> una de las medidas más utilizadas en Estados Unidos, repudiada duramente por los defensores de las libertades civiles, la cual se puede resumir como "la extradición ilegal de un individuo (sospechoso de terrorismo o con vínculos terroristas) a otro país para interrogatorio, evitando así las leyes estadounidenses que prohíben la tortura para lograr obtener información". Es un tema difícil y polémico a tratar, que en las manos del director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004303/">Gavin Hood</a>, se transforma no sólo en una poderosa denuncia pública, sino que en una verdadera obra de arte audiovisual.<!--more--></p>
<p align="justify">Anwar El-Ibrahimi (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1272540/">Omar Metwally</a>) es un exitoso ingeniero químico estadounidense de origen egipcio. El-Ibrahimi tiene una vida soñada, una bella esposa, un hijo saludable y otro en camino. Agotado por un viaje de negocios a Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica, y con ganas de ver pronto a su familia, se embarca a la brevedad en un avión con destino a <img border="0" vspace="10" align="left" width="395" src="http://dvdplay.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/rendition1.jpg" hspace="10" height="269" />Chicago, sin embargo, su esposa Isabella (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/">Reese Witherspoon</a>), que lo espera en el aeropuerto, no logra verlo salir con el resto de los pasajeros. Horas más tarde, y luego de un brutal atentado en Egipto, aterriza en ese mismo país un avión que transporta a un misterioso cautivo hacia una de las prisiones más lúgubres de la nación africana. Bajo las órdenes del duro director del centro de detención Abasi Fawal (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620981/">Yigal Naor</a>) y la atenta mirada del observador de la CIA Douglas Freeman (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/">Jake Gyllenhaal</a>), Anwar El-Ibrahimi será interrogado y torturado hasta conocer hasta que punto está implicado en el atentado. Mientras tanto en Estados Unidos, Isabella recurrirá a su viejo amigo y asesor del Senador Hawkins (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000273/">Alan Arkin</a>), Alan Smith (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765597/">Peter Sarsgaard</a>) para lograr encontrar respuestas a la desaparición de su esposo, sin embargo, no harán más que chocar contra una pared de acero cuando enfrenten a la fría jefe de inteligencia Corrine Whitman (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/">Meryl Streep</a>).</p>
<p align="justify">Lo primero que llama la atención de <a name="director2000" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804522/" title="director2000">Rendition</a> es que pasó piola por las salas de cine de EE.UU., poco y nada en los comentarios, ni idea si hubo revuelo por la cinta, todo muy hermético. Por otro lado, esta película fue estrenada en el país del norte en octubre del año pasado, sin embargo, en el caso de España recién se estrenará en abril (bajo el nombre "Expediente Anwar"), mientras que en Chile aún no tiene fecha fijada y probablemente pase directo al DVD, una pena. La falta de publicidad de esta película no sé si se debe a su carácter polémico, y por ende al miedo de la distribuidora de comunicar su contenido, o tal vez al difícil momento que enfrentaba New Line Cinema que desencadenó en su desaparición hace algunos días (tema que espero comentar próximamente). Sea como sea, Rendition es una película que pocos conocen, pero que debió haber sido considerada para los pasados Premios Oscar.</p>
<p align="justify">Por un lado tenemos una historia conmovedora, un verdadero "drama humano" que afecta las vidas de personas comunes y corrientes, alejadas de las esferas de poder. Por otro, la visión dura, fría y calculadora de los hombres y mujere<img border="0" vspace="10" align="right" width="350" src="http://dvdplay.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/rendition2.jpg" hspace="10" height="262" />s de Estado, cuya misión es velar -sin importar los medios o las consecuencias- por la seguridad de sus naciones, muchas veces sin medir los resultados de decisiones apresuradas o errores en la recolección de datos. El guión de <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762504/">Kelley Sane</a> es muy bueno y logra no solo sumergirte en la historia, sino que al final te sorprende gratamente... es interesante verse sorprendido con un giro de historia que no ves venir, cosa no siempre bien lograda. Por otro lado, la dirección de <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004303/">Gavin Hood</a> es genial debido a sus sencillas tomas de cámara, pausado relato y al espectacular casting que llevó a cabo, además, siempre se agradecerá la aparición de un nuevo gran director, homenajeado anteriormente por la ganadora del Oscar <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468565/">Tsotsi</a>.</p>
<p align="justify">Y ya que hablé de casting, debo decir que no hay puntos flojos en cuanto a actuación se trata. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/">Jake Gyllenhaal</a> convincentemente representa a un novato agente de la CIA poco acostumbrado a la dureza de los salvajes interrogatorios egipcios. Pone la cuota de humanidad en un mundo donde las intrigas, las caretas y los personajes fríos son pan de cada día. Por otro lado, el duro Abasi Fawal, interpretado por <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620981/">Yigal Naor</a> es un personaje con ricos matices, que además de ser un brutal torturador, es un preocupado padre de familia. Me atrevo a aventurar que pocos lo considerarían el malo de la película, ya que tiene un atractivo inherente a un tipo rudo, pero con sentimientos. Asistimos también a la reaparición de quien, al menos para mi, es un muy buen actor poco cotizado. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765597/">Peter Sarsgaard</a> es la última esperanza de una esposa desesperada, como el eficiente asistente del Senador Hawkins. El personaje de Sarsgaard es interesante, pero lamentablemente y debido al respeto a los tiempos de la película, se profundiza poco en él, sin embargo, sus fuertes golpes sobre la mesa son claramente percibidos por la audiencia como el valuarte moral en un submundo político amoral. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/">Reese Witherspoon</a> es la antes mencionada esposa desesperada y, aunque ofrece una buena interpretación, me cuesta verla en un rol serio o personificando a una madre de familia. No sé si será por su físico, su <img border="0" vspace="10" align="left" width="350" src="http://dvdplay.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/rendition3.jpg" hspace="10" height="235" />rostro o su tono de voz, pero me es difícil verla más allá que como una odiosa pendeja (grabado a fuego tengo su participación en cintas en las que interpretaba roles adolescentes o pseudo adolescentes como <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116287/">Fear</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/">Cruel Intentions</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/">Election</a> o las infumables <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250494/">Legally Blonde 1</a> y <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333780/">2</a>). <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1272540/">Omar Metwally</a> tiene poco para ofrecer siendo la principal víctima del film, sin embargo su interpretación de un hombre torturado es magistral y a ratos desagradable... hace ver a los seres humanos como nada más que animales pensantes, que sin lo racional tenemos mucho, muchísimo de animal. La historia de amor entre Fatima (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2796785/">Zineb Oukach</a>) y Khalid (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1716885/">Moa Khouas</a>), aunque a ratos parece sin importancia, nos muestra la realidad del mundo de los jóvenes del Medio Oriente, muy lejano para el común de los occidentales. Finalmente está la gran <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/">Meryl Streep</a> en un rol que le viene como anillo al dedo, es una perra... así de simple, así de bruto. Es la personificación del mal, y no cualquier mal, sino que el mal político, el mal de Estado. Como jefa de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, es la culpable directa del reino de terror que se cierne sobre las cabezas de decenas, cientos, miles de inocentes (y otros no tanto) que se han cruzado por su camino. Ni siquiera el pobre de su esposo, venido a menos, se salva del huracán que deja su paso.</p>
<p align="justify">No sé si <a name="actress2000" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804522/" title="actress2000">Rendition</a> fue la mejor película de 2007 como muchos dicen, pero sin duda se merece más que el 6,9/10 que tiene hasta ahora en <a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com">Imdb.com</a>, baja nota que ha sido dada principalmente a su carácter político. He leído que a muchos espectadores estadounidenses no les gustó como quedaba su país en esta historia y les parecía incomprensible el giro dado por el director. Lo que a mi me parece incomprensible es que quieran tapar el sol con un dedo y sigan pensando que una vida estadounidense importa más que la de un extranjero. Es esa actitud intolerante la que hace de Rendition una película que, probablemente, será más venerada afuera de las fronteras del gran país del norte.</p>
<p align="center"><u>TRAILER<br />
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<p align="justify"><u>FICHA TÉCNICA</u><br />
Nombre: <a name="director2000" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804522/" title="director2000">Rendition</a><br />
Año: 2007<br />
Duración: 122 minutos<br />
Dirigida por: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004303/">Gavin Hood</a><br />
Escrita por: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0762504/">Kelley Sane</a><br />
Protagonizada por: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/">Jake Gyllenhaal</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1272540/">Omar Metwally</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/">Meryl Streep</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/">Reese Witherspoon</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620981/">Yigal Naor</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765597/">Peter Sarsgaard</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000273/">Alan Arkin</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2796785/">Zineb Oukach</a> y <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1716885/">Moa Khouas</a><br />
Producida por: Anonymous Content, Dune Films, Level 1 Entertainment, MID Foundation y New Line Cinema</p>
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(Gavin Hood, USA/Sudafrica 2007) 
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<p align="center"><b>(Gavin Hood, USA/Sudafrica 2007) </b></p>
<p align="justify">Ora, per quanto io non neghi di essere attratta da un film che mi propone due ore di Jake Gyllenhaal, è anche vero che questo non può bastarmi. <i>Rendition</i>, incentrato sulla pratica di "detenzione straordinaria" permessa dalla legge americana ai danni di cittadini non americani sospettati di terrorismo, è il classico film cerchiobottista. Ci mostra qualcosa di scandaloso - che peraltro oramai abbiamo imparato a conoscere - ma rimane accuratamente <i>politically correct</i>,<i> </i>sospeso in equilibrio, senza mai sconfinare nella denuncia. Mostra, non prende posizione, e quel che è peggio non riesce mai a interessarti minimamente delle sorti dei protagonisti per colpa di una sceneggiatura bucherellata, di inutili storylines parallele e di interpretazioni un po' tirate via. Reese Witherspoon, moglie del malcapitato ingegnere chimico egiziano tenuto prigioniero e torturato ingiustamente (o almeno così sembra), è tutta occhioni sgranati e scene madri della serie "guardate che io ho vinto un Oscar"; Meryl Streep, ormai sdoganata nella parte dell'acida odiosa, è la responsabile dell'operazione, con troppo poco <i>screen time</i> per poter incidere sulle sorti del film; il già citato Gyllenhaal è l'inesperto analista della CIA chiamato a gestire la situazione, e sappiamo che può far di meglio (<i>Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko, Zodiac</i>). Nè carne, nè pesce.</p>
<p align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=jpGp3jJHDzQ"><b>Trailer</b></a></p>
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