I believe that there are certain films you watch because you are a fan of a particular actor. In this case, I found Safe (a 1993 episode of Screenplay) last year, when I wanted to see more of Robert Carlyle’s talent. The director is Antonia Bird and David M. Thompson is the producer. Let me […]
If you haven’t seen Heart of Gold, the eighteenth episode from season four of Once Upon a Time… go watch it, the next one’s already around the corner. But be careful, my lovelies. It might not affect you more than just another episode from a random series. Or you might find some scenes disturbing. I […]
I usually don’t like films that contain battle scenes, but I couldn’t resist the temptation to watch Doug Lefler’s 2007 screening of Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s novel The Last Legion. This adventure/ fantasy film stars Colin Firth as Roman general Aurelius, Sir Ben Kingsley as Ambrosinus and Merlin, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Mira and Thomas Brodie-Sangster […]
19th Century American Fiction Part 1 As time goes by, nature seems to lose the battle against industrialization. In a world that becomes more and more mechanical and materialistic we find a character like Bartleby, one who draws our attention to the fact that people are not brought together by progress, but they are pushed […]
Deoarece în prezentarea care urmează nu m-am oprit asupra unui rezumat, voi scrie aici câteva cuvinte. Romanul este de fapt o înlănţuire de scrisori, mare parte dintre ele fiindu-i adresate lui Dumnezeu. Cine le scrie? Celie, o tânără de culoare în viaţa căreia bătaia şi violul sunt la ele acasă, fie că vin din partea […]