Birdman

Alejandro G. Iñárritu always uses the power the comes with the director’s chair to push the envelop of the art of film. Birdman is no exception. The film is an exploration of the dark corners in the psychological life of a Hollywood star. A formerly very successful Hollywood actor (Michael Keaton) who stared in “Birdman” [Read More]

Boyhood

Very seldom does a film receive raving reviews like this: Boyhood is an epic masterpiece that seems wholly unconcerned with trying to be one. Claudia Puig – USA Today Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age tale is the best movie of the year, a four-star game-changer that earns its place in the cultural time capsule. Peter Travers -Rolling [Read More]

Gone Girl

If you engaged and your wedding date is coming up soon, you should not watch Gone Girl. You may cancel your wedding afterwards. I read that what people like about this film is that it portrays the trials and tribulations of married life so well. How often have we heard, “Marriage I hard. It [Read More]

Begin Again

It is difficult to write about this film. There were moments when I hated it because it descended into cheesiness of a soap opera. But there were moments when I loved the film because at the core it is fueled by a love of music and the beauty music brings to our lives. Can you [Read More]

Ida

After a long break I had a chance to see Ida last night. I don’t know where I learned about the film. It was on my list of movies to see. Ida is a film about an 18-year-old girl who is about to take her vows as a nun. The mother superior of the convent [Read More]

Oldest Human Art Found

Archeologists just found the oldest human drawing from over 40,000 years ago. The drawings are in a cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Here you can see examples of the drawings.

ACHTUNG SPERREFRIST 08.10.14 um 19:00 UHR/ 40 000 Jahre alt: Hšhlenkunst auf Sulawesi
Hand stencils
Babirusa (Deerpig) and hand stencil

Omar

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians is back in the news. On this backdrop, Omar is an even more poignant drama. The film reminds us of the spy-thrillers made during the cold war. Omar is a young Palestinian baker in love with the sister of one of his friends, which whom he secretly exchanges love [Read More]

Rio Bravo

This John Wayne western is a real treat. Why. It has a diverse set of characters who gradually reveal themselves or change. It has suspense. It has danger. This is one of the best westerns I have seen.