Dopo Lady Gaga ed i Black Eyed Peas circa mezz’ora prima, seguiranno – notte fra domenica ventidue e lunedì ventitre novembre dopo l’una – i Metallica al World Stage di una televisione nazionale. Buone chitarre pesanti e… «Nothing Else Matters» («Non conta nient’altro»). Un consuntivo di questi programmi, se li avete visti? E siete disposti ad aggiungere loro successi più sotto?

Ah, potrebbe essere ugualmente o più interessante Dolls di Takeshi Kitano, la cui colonna sonora sarebbe stata composta da un certo Joe Hisaishi.

14.11.09 – I Pearl Jam e Mika. Ci sono anche i Pearl Jam con «Just Breathe» («Respira soltanto») nella classifica delle 50 Songs, delle cinquanta migliori canzoni di una televisione nazionale, in onda in questo momento, sabato quattordici novembre, e quasi fino alle sette di sera. Il programma torna lunedì sedici novembre fino alle sei del pomeriggio, forse con «11th Dimension» di Julian Casablancas e «Rain» di Mika. Seguirà, poi, il rock, anche dopo mezzanotte e mezza.

Jacko, Shakira e… Fra le altre «This is it» («È questo») di Michael Jackson, «She Wolf («Lupa») di Shakira, «Haven’t Met You Yet» di Michael Bublé, «Sexy Bitch» (scritto con un eufemismo, «Prostituta sexy» o forse «Sexy Chick», «Pollastrella sexy») di David Guetta ed Akon, «Russian Roulette» di Rihanna, «Celebration» di Madonna, «Peace Song» di Bob Sinclar e Steve Edwards, «Million Dollar Bill» di Whitney Houston e «We are Golden» («Siamo d’oro») di Mika. Infine, anche «Fireflies» di tali Owl City. Potete aggiungere le vostre canzoni preferite più sotto.

Lunedì 16. Su un’altra emittente il Trl da Roma con Noemi e tali Le mani dopo le sette di sera. Vi è piaciuta «L’amore si odia» della stessa Noemi con Fiorella Mannoia? E l’album Sulla mia pelle?

Dopo le undici di sera gli Ema, gli Europe Music Awards o Premi europei della musica, in cui i Tokio Hotel sono stati il miglior gruppo. Seguirà l’Isola di questa televisione, un festival a Malta con i Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga ed i Metro Station. E dall’una di notte uno speciale di VH1 sui Duran Duran. Quali canzoni vi piacevano di questo gruppo? Disponibili ad aggiugere questi brani più sotto?

Sabato 14. Ah, dimenticavo, dalle dieci e mezza la «Saturday Night», la «Sera di sabato» nel segno della musica da discoteca.

Una domanda, ora. Avete visto il film This is it? E Michael Jackson non vi è sembrato così debilitato, ma soltanto un po’ particolare? E tutto ciò che gli stava intorno sembrava forse studiato e più spettacolo che musica. In fin dei conti, quel che faceva era musica, chitarre, batteria, basso, voci, eccetera… Forse servirebbe più concorrenza nel mondo della musica, più cantanti e meno divi. Forse.

Un’altra parentesi: vi sono piaciuti i nuovi dischi di Bublé (Crazy Love, Amore pazzo), Elisa (Heart, Cuore) e Franco Battiato (Inneres Auge, Occhio interno)?

Vi scrivo i nuovi brani di Bublé e, magari, mi dite quali sono i vostri preferiti: «Cry Me A River», «All Of Me», «Georgia On My Mind», «Crazy Love» (un’interpretazione alla Van Morrison?), «All I Do Is Dream Of You», «Hold On», «Heartache Tonight», «You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You», «Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)», «At This Moment», «Stardust» e «Whatever It Takes».

Eccovi anche quelli di Battiato… Il brano omonimo al titolo dell’album, «Un’altra vita», «Inverno», «No time no space», «L’incantesimo», «Haiku», «La quiete dopo un addio», «Stage Door», «Tibet» e «’U cuntu».

08.11.09 – Nek. «Laura non c’è è andata via, Laura non è più cosa mia. Io sto da schifo» eccetera eccetera. Perché vi scrivo questo testo di Nek (o vi potrei anche scrivervi quello di In te)? Perché il cantante il cui nome è Filippo Neviani sarà il protagonista giovedì otto ottobre di Playlist su All Music dalle nove di sera.

Noemi ed i Pearl Jam. Vi chiederei anche se avete seguito su Radio Italia lo spazio dedicato a Noemi (fresca di “nozze” musicali e professionali con Fiorella Mannoia) alle 16.20. La cantante di X Factor sarà ospite della stessa radio agli stessi orari ancora fino a sabato dieci da Paola Gallo ed In compagnia di. Musica dal vivo – questa volta dei Pearl Jam – anche su Radio2 Rai dalle 21. Ed, a proposito, di X Factor, dopo l’eliminazione di Mario, c’è una puntata nella notte all’1.40 ed una alle 6.25 di venerdì nove o alle 8.55 ed una del pomeriggio su Rai4. Ricordatevi, peraltro, che venerdì nove si parla a Blu notte (21.10) di… sorpresa. Ed a l telefilm Battlestar Galactica su Rai4 (intorno alle 21.45)…

Se non ami, Semplici emozioni, Un’altra direzione e Laura non c’è di Nek

- Località turistiche straniere (Vota)

- Quale di questi monumenti italiani vi piace di più? (Vota)

- La musica – Quale il vostro brano preferito? (Vota)

Il Liga e… Venerdì otto ottobre a The Most di una televisione musicale spazio a Ligabue ed alla sua musica da mezzogiorno all’una. Ma ora una domanda: sapete dirmi se Luciano il Liga è stato su Raidue recentemente?! Chi è pazzo di John Lennon, può, invece, godersi su Rai storia un documentario intorno alle nove e mezza…

07.10.09 - Mika, Beyoncé ed i Negrita. Augusto Daolio. Oplà, Mika ad X Factor, su Raidue alle 21.05 di mercoledì sette ottobre, e Federico Zampaglione giudice. Ed alle sette del pomeriggio l’appuntamento quotidiano su Raidue o alle 20.10 su Rai4… Ancora loro, invece, su All Music, i Negrita a Playlist… Naturalmente scherzo, perché sono molto bravi ed è un piacere ascoltarli, ma soltanto alle nove di sera… E dopo Beyoncé dalle dieci a Mono e vi chiederei se avete già seguito la puntata dedicata ai Linkin Park. Di Augusto Daolio e dei Nomadi si occupa, peraltro, Come mai di Rai storia all’incirca alle 20.20 con un’intervista.

15.11.08 – Gianni Coscia ed il Folk Club di Torino. Stasera alle 21.30 al Folk Club di Torino il trio di Gianni Coscia ed un altro trio, lo Short Sentence, a quindici euro. Beati voi che vivete in zona…

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Risparmio energetico (forse)?

Yo la definiría, sencillamente, como una película diferente, simplemente debido al planteamiento inicial, una clase de instituto es secuestrada y los alumnos son obligados a matarse unos a otros, ya que sólo puede haber un superviviente.

Y bueno, las reglas son simples, cada alumno recibirá una bolsa con provisiones y un arma, en ocasiones un arma mortal, y en otras ocasiones algo inservible, y deberá matar a los demás, hasta que quede un único superviviente. Además, todos los alumnos llevan al cuello un collar con el que los tienen localizados, y que explotarán en el caso de que tras 72 horas quede más de un superviviente.

Sin embargo, al parecer, en el manga vienen las reglas mejor explicadas que en la película, así que aquí os pongo el link a la “Ley de Reforma Educativa del Milenio” para que entendáis mejor la película.

La segunda parte está bien como complemento de la primera, pero tampoco era necesaria, y no se acerca ni de lejos al nivel de humor negro de ésta. En ella no hay los grandes conflictos que tienen los alumnos en la primera, simplemente se trata de una guerra con los rebeldes (no os voy a contar más), y lo único emocionante es que se juega en parejas, de forma que si un miembro de la pareja muere, su compañero también morirá al explotar su collar.

En definitiva, un par de buenas películas, con grandes conflictos psicológicos, ya que cada alumno llevará de una manera distinta lo de verse envuelto en una guerra…

A lo mejor ahora se ve mejor ésto porque cuando se estrenó la película ponían en la tele el mítico “Humor Amarillo”, y claro Takeshi Kitano no nos parecía un hombre que pudiera aparecer en películas de este calibre… aunque la película siempre será recordada por “aquélla en la que sale Takeshi”, ya que yo me acordé de verla porque vi una foto de este gran director navegando por internet…

November is a time of year to ruminate on all the things that we’re thankful for, and as we close in on the end of 2009, I find myself with a list containing innumerable pieces of my life that I’m grateful of. I have a wonderful fiancée with whom I have a fulfilling relationship; I have a good home which I share with her and our two mischievous cats. I’ve got friends who care about me and family that loves me. And in our uncertain job market, I have a solid and stable job, which in turn lends me the financial stability that so many people in our country have been bereft of. In short, I’m happy and comfortable and secure; if that’s not reason enough to be thankful, I don’t know what is.

But of course, you don’t read this blog because you’re terribly interested in how great my life is; this is a blog about movies, and that’s ostensibly what you’re here for. You see, while thinking about those personal elements of my life, I got to thinking about my passion for the cinema, which in turn got me reflecting on the films that I’m thankful for, the movies that have influenced or affected my love for all things cinematic directly or in more clandestine ways. And so, keeping with the theme of this month’s holiday, I wound up putting together a list of ten such films for your reading pleasure.

As a note, this is not supplementary reading for my top ten list; it’s also not a generic “top X most influential films” list, though in some cases it is precisely the influence of the film in question that I appreciate. That appreciation will only be examined on a personal level– as much as some of these movies have had broad and far-reaching impact on cinema as a whole, here I’m only interested in how they have effected films that have specific significance to me. These aren’t necessarily the movies that I could watch from start to finish any day of the week, any time of day, but rather the movies that helped shape and change my perception of cinema. So with that in mind, please enjoy!

Shiri/Swiri– Shiri (spelled Swiri inside Korea) is often credited as being the film that jump-started the Korean New Wave back in 1999. While under even distant examination this isn’t totally the case, Shiri‘’s success did much to cause a resurgence in interest toward Korean cinema; as the film became an instant smash, local companies became more willing to risk their money on genre films with larger budgets, and the sales of Korean films overseas increased. On its own it’s a tight and energetic espionage thriller about a North Korean terrorist plot to target and destroy South Korean landmarks, but in the broader context of South Korean cinema, Shiri’s existence may largely be responsible for the boom the SK film industry has enjoyed since its release– and therefore, films like Oldboy might never have been made without it.

Watchmen– I wasn’t one hundred percent enthused by Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic graphic novel (read my review here), but it’s hard for me not to crack an appreciative smile when I sit back and think about it in retrospect. Watchmen is a crackling, pulsing, living and breathing piece of glorious pop-art, flawed for certain but also filled with crackling performances and eye-popping attention to detail. It’s also a challenge to other super hero movies to attempt to achieve similar faithfulness to their source material. Watchmen is also the kind of against-the-mainstream property that one would never expect a major studio to back, and yet that’s precisely what Warner Brothers did. It wasn’t a box office winner, but it also hasn’t added up to a total failure for the studio just yet (thanks to the ancillary market), and if anything its existence should give the movie geeks faith in the studios; if Watchmen can get made, anything can get made. But most of all, even if the end result wasn’t as good as it should have been, I’m just happy that someone had the chutzpah to even attempt to translate this “unadaptable” story to the big screen.

The 40 Year Old Virgin– The Judd Apatow train got its start with the TV series Freaks and Geeks, but it picked up the most steam upon the release of this 2005 hit comedy. Since then, it’s helped shape the face of American comedy, leading films to place greater emphasis on character and plot development instead of leaving those elements to the wayside in favor of more fart jokes; it’s this focus on heart and story in addition to belly laughs (which leads to more robust and fulfilling comedies) that makes Virgin’s existence so richly deserving of our gratitude. Of course, no one does it better than the master himself; the best comedies of the last half a decade have come out of the Apatow camp, and no imitators have come close to replicating what makes those films great. (Though amusingly enough, many of those seeming imitators are actually part of the Apatow family, as Judd’s arm has grown so long that he has his hands in untold numbers of contemporary comedies.) And aside from being a comedy game-changer, Virgin is responsible for helping establish Steve Carell’s presence as a leading man, as well as introducing actors like Romany Malco and Seth Rogen to wider audiences; if that’s not enough reason to tip your hat to it, then I don’t know what is.

Kikujiro–  From my experience, filmmakers like Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano get an unfair rap in the US for working in very narrow and specific genres of cinema. Here, Kitano is popularly thought of as a director of crime thrillers, and while I can understand why– much of his creative output that has reached the States consists of gangster films like Brother, Sonatine, and Hana-bi– the reputation is grossly unjust given his comedic roots and surprising penchant for the poignant. During my years in college, I found myself defending Kitano against just such accusations from my friend; the argument ended when I popped Kitano’s 1999 film Kikujiro in my DVD player. I’ll always be grateful  for this film’s existence as a counter-point against the idea that Kitano, as a filmmaker, knows only violence; here, he tells a story that’s artful and moving and entirely relatable despite examining its themes through a specific cultural lens. The movie follows the journey of a young boy as he travels across Japan to find his mother; Kitano plays the gruff, curmudgeonly eponymous character who accompanies the child on his quest. It’s a colorful and beautifully shot movie that’s perhaps more touching than Kitano’s better-known gangster films are violent, a road movie that closely explores isolation and alienation in Japanese society.

Shaun of the Dead– As a foreign property, Shaun of the Dead introduced me (and many, many others) to a bevy of English talent: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Nick Frost. Wright, Hynes, and Pegg had worked together prior to Shaun on the wonderful TV series, Spaced, while Frost had starred on his program Danger! 5000 Volts! (wherein he advised his audience on how to best handle volcanic eruptions and hippo attacks). For this alone, I’m indebted to the film; the fact that it not only schooled me on these fantastic talents but also surprised me by turning out to be one of the best zombie movies of all time was icing on the cake. Or perhaps it’s the other way around? Either way, Shaun of the Dead makes up for decades of terrible imitations and blatant rip-offs of the films of Romero and Fulci and also stands up to them in sheer quality (I honestly believe that Shaun’s script might be one of the best scripts written in the last decade). The film’s secret to success? Shaun can be described as a zombie parody or an homage to the films of the greats, but the truth is that it eschews the chance to be cute, coy, and tongue-in-cheek and instead chooses to stand on its own as an honest-to-God zombie movie filled with laughter, fantastic effects and make-up, and a whole lot of heart. Like Virgin (both films are, after all, tastemakers in their respective genres), many films have tried to imitate what makes Shaun work, and none have succeeded; it’s a wholly unique film, something that can’t be replicated, and that makes it truly special and worthy of adulation.

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What films are you thankful for? What are the movies that you appreciate in a broader context outside of their individual quality? Feel free to share your thoughts here. Enjoy the season, everyone!

A Crônica de Anna Magdalena Bach (Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub – 1968 – Itália, Alemanha)

Simplificando, é um filme composto de apresentações musicais de Bach (filmadas num único plano; a câmera quase sempre estática) intercaladas por leituras do diário de sua esposa – e pouco mais além disso. É para ver que seu talento não surge do vácuo, mas de esforço físico considerável e de um aprendizado rigoroso (Bach é visto como professor de música para meninos e aluno de si mesmo). Ouvir sua esposa relatar seus diversos problemas (rivalidades, mortes de vários filhos seus, sua cegueira) torna a experiência de ouvir sua obra ainda mais emocionante. Obra-prima!

Aquiles e a Tartaruga (Takeshi Kitano – 2008 – Japão)

A partir de um argumento muito triste – homem desperdiça sua vida numa busca equivocada por um sonho irrealizável – Kitano faz uma boa comédia, embora menos louca que a anterior, Glória ao Cineasta! Mas a primeira parte do filme precisava ser tão longa e chata?

A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (John Woo – 2008 – China)

De ação, Woo entende. Infelizmente, personagens e narrativa são sacrificados nesta versão para distribuição internacional do filme – que conta com apenas 150 dos 280 minutos originais. E o tipo de experiência emocional que Woo se propõe aqui (exaustiva e quase literalmente explosiva) claramente pedia uma duração maior. Mas alguns belos momentos de pancadaria e a parte de estratégia militar compensam.

Mizuno really loves anything with manly spirit ~ Nyan Koi E01

極道 (ごくどう, Gokudō, organized crime)

The Yakuza films, such as the films of Fukasaku Kinji, early on dealt with highly stylized samurai-era gangs, the precursor of the modern Yakuza gangs today. These films that enjoyed theur greatest popularity during 1963-1973 embodied the concept of “giri-ninjo” or the “sacrifice of individuality for the sake of the group” and virtues such as “loyalty, dedication and subservience”. The traditional older Yakuza films featured heroes more concerned with honor than personal gain. As a new Japanese audience started to seek more sophisticated fare, new modern Yakuza films began to rise in popularity, as epitomized in the films of modern Japanese Renaissance man and writer/director/actor “Beat” Takeshi Kitano who revolutionized the modern Yakuza film into a vibrant genre in which cool killers ruthlessly deal with rival gangs in films such as Hana-Bi (1997) and Sonatine (1993).

Film and Television Portrayals of organized Crime, Brian Cogan, 2007, p28

A arte do cartaz é d'Os Gêmeos. Eu quero um!!

E a 33. Mostra de Internacional de Cinema começou no dia 23 de Outubro e terminará em 05 de Novembro. Na minha pequena cabeça a Mostra Internacional de Cinema serve para ensinar a olhar. Vários olhares de pessoas de nacionalidades diferentes, lançados para diversas facetas do ser humano para te ensinar que no final somos isso mesmo, seres humanos com o poder de resolver problemas de diversos modos.

Infelizmente somos “vítimas” (tentei encontrar uma palavra melhor, mas não consegui) do sonho americano. Nossas salas de cinema quase não tem espaço para o nosso próprio cinema. e não estou querendo dizer que recuso o cinema americano, até gosto. Mas ficar limitado ao olhar deles sobre o mundo é triste.

Chega de falar e vamos a minha “whish list” dessa MostraSP! Ah! Para ver a sinopse do filme e ler sobre os diretores é só ir até o Guia da Mostra. Super bola dentro.

1ª VEZ 16MM (1ª VEZ 16MM) – 2008 – Rui Goulart
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 01/11 às 15:40.
CINE BOMBRIL 1, dia 04/11 às 15:50.

35 DOSES DE RUM (35 SHOTS OF RUM) – 2008 - Clarie Denis
CINEMATECA – SALA PETROBRAS, dia 26/10 às 14:30.
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 29/10 às 19:00.

500 DIAS COM ELA (500 DAYS OF SUMMER) – 2009 – Marc Webb
CINEMARK CIDADE JARDIM, dia 26/10 às 21:30.
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 31/10 às 19:00.

A BATALHA DOS 3 REINOS (CHI BI) – 2008 – John Woo
CINEMARK CIDADE JARDIM, dia 27/10 às 21:20.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 1, dia 31/10 às 22:00.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 4, dia 01/11 às 21:10.
CINEMA DA VILA, dia 04/11 às 19:50.
CINE BOMBRIL 1, dia 05/11 às 19:40.

A FITA BRANCA (DAS WEISSE BAND) – 2009 – Michael Haneke
HSBC BELAS ARTES – SALA 2, dia 31/10 às 18:20.
CINE BOMBRIL 1, dia 01/11 às 20:30.

A INVENÇÃO DA CARNE (LA INVENCION DE LA CARNE) – 2009 – Santiago Loza
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 3, dia 31/10 às 20:40.
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 01/11 às 18:20.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 03/11 às 22:00.

A MULHER DO LADO (LA FEMME D’À CÔTÉ) – 1981 – François Truffaut
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 29/10 às 18:00.
CINESESC, dia 02/11 às 18:50.

A MULHER SEM PIANO (LA MUJER SIN PIANO) – 2009 – Javier Rebollo
CINEMARK – SHOPPING ELDORADO, dia 28/10 às 19:30.
MATILHA CULTURAL, dia 03/11 às 17:20.

A OESTE DE PLUTÃO (À L’OUEST DE PLUTON) – 2009 – Henry Bernadet, Myriam Verreault
CINEMA DA VILA, dia 01/11 às 19:00.
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 02/11 às 14:20.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 5, dia 03/11 às 19:00.
CINE OLIDO, dia 04/11 às 15:00.

A REBELDE (L´INSURGÉE) – 2009 – Laurent Perreau
CENTRO CULTURAL SÃO PAULO, dia 28/10 às 16:00.
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 30/10 às 14:00.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 4, dia 01/11 às 15:50.
CINE BOMBRIL 2, dia 05/11 às 20:40.

A RESSURREIÇÃO DE ADAM (ADAM RESURRECTED) – 2008 – Paul Schrader
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 30/10 às 16:00.
CINE BOMBRIL 2, dia 04/11 às 22:00.

A VIDA EM BLOCO (BLOQUES) – 2008 – Alfredo Hueck, Carlos Caridad
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 2, dia 28/10 às 19:20.
CINEMATECA – SALA BNDES, dia 30/10 às 18:30.

A VIDA ÍNTIMA DE PIPPA LEE (THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE) – 2009 – Rebecca Miller
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 27/10 às 21:00.
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 29/10 às 19:30.

ABRAÇOS PARTIDOS (LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS) – 2009 – Pedro Almodóvar
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 30/10 às 18:20.

ADAM (ADAM) – 2009 – Max Mayer
CINEMARK CIDADE JARDIM, dia 28/10 às 19:00.
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 29/10 às 21:00.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 1, dia 30/10 às 14:10.

ALEXANDRE, O ÚLTIMO (ALEXANDER THE LAST) – 2009 – Joe Swanberg
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 30/10 às 21:10.

AMANHÃ AO AMANHECER (DEMAIN, DÈS L’AUBE) – 2009 – Denis Dercourt
FAAP, dia 27/10 às 15:00.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 1, dia 29/10 às 13:50.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 02/11 às 20:10.

AQUILES E A TARTARUGA (AKIRESU TO KAME) – 2008 – Takeshi Kitano
FAAP, dia 29/10 às 13:00.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 3, dia 31/10 às 22:40.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 2, dia 01/11 às 17:40.
CINEMA DA VILA, dia 02/11 às 19:20.
CINEMARK – SHOPPING ELDORADO, dia 03/11 às 22:00.

BRILHO DE UMA PAIXÃO (BRIGHT STAR) – 2009 – Jane Campion
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 28/10 às 15:40.
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 30/10 às 20:00.
CINEMARK CIDADE JARDIM, dia 31/10 às 19:00.
CINEMA DA VILA, dia 05/11 às 17:40.

CAMAS DESFEITAS (UNMADE BEDS) – 2009 – Alexis dos Santos
CINEMATECA – SALA BNDES, dia 29/10 às 19:00.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 30/10 às 16:20.
CENTRO CULTURAL SÃO PAULO, dia 31/10 às 18:00.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 01/11 às 16:50.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 1, dia 02/11 às 16:00.

CARMO (CARMO) – 2008 – Murilo Pasta
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 3, dia 31/10 às 18:20.
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 01/11 às 20:00.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 02/11 às 18:10.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 2, dia 03/11 às 14:00.

ELA, UMA CHINESA (SHE, A CHINESE) – 2009 – Xiaolu Guo
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 27/10 às 17:50.
CINE BOMBRIL 2, dia 30/10 às 21:40.
CINE OLIDO, dia 05/11 às 15:00.

ENFERMARIA NÚMERO 6 (WARD NUMBER 6) – 2009 – Karen Chakhnazarov
HSBC BELAS ARTES – SALA 2, dia 01/11 às 15:50.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 2, dia 02/11 às 13:30.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 04/11 às 13:30.
CINEMATECA – SALA PETROBRAS, dia 05/11 às 17:00.

ERVAS DANINHAS (LES HERBES FOLLES) – 2009 – Alain Resnais
CINEMARK – SHOPPING ELDORADO, dia 29/10 às 21:40.

EU MATEI MINHA MÃE (J’AI TUÉ MA MÈRE) – 2009 – Xavier Dolan
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 3, dia 27/10 às 22:10.
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 5, dia 28/10 às 22:20.
RESERVA CULTURAL 1, dia 30/10 às 13:50.
MULTIPLEX MARABÁ  2, dia 31/10 às 19:40.

FISH TANK (FISH TANK) – 2009 – Andrea Arnold
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 30/10 às 23:10.
CINE TAM – SALA 3, dia 03/11 às 21:00.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 2, dia 04/11 às 19:50.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 10, dia 05/11 às 18:10.

O FANTÁSTICO SR. RAPOSO (FANTASTIC MR. FOX) – 2009 – Wes Anderson
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 30/10 às 19:30.

OS INFELIZES (DE HELAASHEID DER DINGEN) – 2009 – Felix van Groeningen
HSBC BELAS ARTES – SALA 2, dia 02/11 às 16:10.
CINE BOMBRIL 1, dia 04/11 às 23:10.
MIS  MUSEU DA IMAGEM E DO SOM, dia 05/11 às 14:00.

PLASTIC CITY – CIDADE DE PLÁSTICO (PLASTIC CITY) – 2009 – Yu Lik Wai
UNIBANCO ARTEPLEX 1, dia 30/10 às 22:50.
CINEMATECA – SALA BNDES, dia 31/10 às 21:00.
CINEMARK – SHOPPING ELDORADO, dia 01/11 às 21:30.

SEDE DE SANGUE (BAKJWI) – 2009 – Park Chon-Wook
CINEMARK CIDADE JARDIM, dia 30/10 às 20:50.
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO 3, dia 03/11 às 21:00.

VÍCIO FRENÉTICO (BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS) – 2009 – Werner Herzog
ESPAÇO UNIBANCO POMPÉIA 2, dia 27/10 às 19:40.

Só quero saber onde achar tempo para assistir todos =~

Ρούλα: Η προσωποποίηση του ιαπωνικού κινηματογράφου, της μεταφοράς του κόσμου της Γιακούζα στον mainstream κινηματογράφο και της ωμής βίας της ιαπωνικής ψυχοσύνθεσης. Παρακάτω σας δίνουμε 5 ταινίες του σκηνοθέτη. Θα αφήσω τον Παύλο να πει περισσότερα.

Παύλος: Το underground γίνεται Pop… Πολύ κακό… Αλλά ο τύπος ξέρει να το κάνει και πολύ καλά και συν αυτό σε συγκινεί… Βία και συναίσθημα, πετυχημένη συνταγή για πολλούς απλά κάποιοι το κάνουν πολύύύύύύύ ωραία…

ZATOICHI (2003)

DOLLS (2002)

BROTHER (2000)

KIKUJIRO (1999)

HANA-BI (1997)

Dolls ( Dolls )
Fabricante: Imovision

Três histórias inspiradas no teatro bunraku, também chamado de ningyo joruri, uma forma clássica de teatro japonês. São peças com fantoches, onde pessoas escondidas com vestes negras manipulam bonecos no palco. Na primeira, Matsumo e sua namorada Sawako planejam se casar, mas ele efrenta a oposição da família, o que leva a uma trágica escolha. Na segunda, Hiro é um veterando chefe da máfia que está mal de saúde. Lembrando-se de sua namorada qua abandonou, trinta anos antes, resolve voltar ao parque onde se conheceram. Por último a história da jovem HarunaYamaguchi, que depois de um acidente que o transformou de uma badalada estrela pop em uma pessoa reclusa e de rosto coberto de ataduras, fica agora olhando para o mar Diretor: Takeshi Kitano Elenco: Miho Kanno, Tatsuya Mihashi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Chieko Matsubara Ano / País de Origem: 2002 / Japão Idioma de áudio: Japonês Idioma de legenda: Português / Inglês / Espanhol Extras: Menu Interativo, Seleção de Cenas, Sinopse e Ficha Técnica Festivais e Prêmios: Festival de Veneza – Indicado ao Leão de Ouro – Melhor Filme Academia de Cinema Japonesa – Indicado a Melhor Fotografia, Direção de Arte, Luz e Trilha Sonora Bangkok International Film Festival – Indicado a Melhor Filme Festival de Damasco – Melhor Filme Hochi Film Awards – Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante

Há muitas formas de violência, desde aquelas cometidas de forma brutal, expondo muito sangue como consequência de atos cometidos, até outras mais sutis, mas não menos cruéis como apresentado em Dolls.

Dolls é uma exposição sensível sobre decisões impossíveis de mudar.Sobre o sacrifício de um perante a indiferença do “outro” e de como certos erros são irreparáveis e para sempre se tornam assombrações.

Não se engane, Dolls é muito mais violento do que pode parecer.

Violento porque nos seduz com suas imagens e nos prende totalmente às personagens que ali vivem, nos arrasta com elas e depois nos abandona, sozinhos, destruidos e quando o filme acaba, ainda sentimos a dor e o desespero das vidas ali tão cruelmente modificadas, para sempre.

Dolls é uma mistura de belas imagens com tristeza e tragédia, de poucos diálogos e toda e expressividade do mundo. Um filme que pode causar estranhamento por seu ritmo lento, seus enquadramentos precisos, sua quase total ausência de diálogos.

Veja e contemple do que é capaz a frieza de atos egoístas.

Jaunibas dienu kiberpanka klasika par to, kā Kianu Rīvss kļuva par štata kiberērgli un virtuālo bruņinieku pēc diezgan neprātīga Viljama Gibsona scenārija. 2025.gads, pasaule sadalījusies divās daļās, karo apmēram forčans pret leprozoriju, Kianuška (kurš nezkāpēc atgādina nedaudz saplacinātu Švarcu) staigā ar galvā iekačātiem 80 gigabaitiem pornuhas. Visi viņu grib nosist, izņemot mākslinieciski augstvērtīgu delfīna instalāciju. Bez minētā delfīna pārējo aktieru fantasmagoriskais kolektīvs mums it kā izsaka slēptākās vēlmes: Aiss Tī ziņo, ka ir gatavs dzīvot kiberbrazerhūdā arī elektroniskā nākotnē, dziedošais atlēts Henrijs Rolinss nozaigo ar tetovējumiem un nobliež savu kārtējo firmas teļegu pret NWO, visus pārsit Dolfs Lundgrēns, par kuru sīkāk izstāstīt nav spēku. “Matricas” un “Cypher” (Vinčenco Natali tur ir story departmentā) vectētiņš pat pēc vairāk nekā divdesmit gadiem izskatās ņipri, un uz sižeta marasmātismu, alcheimeru un sklerozi atbild ar diezgan pārliecinošiem specefektiem. Labs kiberpanks, lai ko mums tur neteiktu.

in 2009 martcore says
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Original Title – Battle Royale
Cast – Fujiwara Tatsuya, Maeda Aki, T.Kitano, etc
Director – Kinji Fukasaku

Indonesian Title – Battle Royale
Indonesian Publisher – Horizon
Running Time – 2:00:00

Battle Royale (selanjutnya ditulis BR) adalah movie yang perlu bgt lo tonton, apa lagi bagi yang menganggap FILM ACTION JEPANG ga ada yang bagus. Why? Karena ini akan membuka mata kalian. Menurut g film ini mempunyai apa yang musti dimiliki film action di dunia ini. Walaupun ide kayak gini udah banyak, tapi denganplot yang berbeda membuat STORY yang ada menjadi lebih menyentuh tapi ga ampe maksa nangis n segala macem. Aksinya terlihat nyata tanpa kebanyakan gaya seperti film silat atau pertarungan death-match.. Ga mesti byk efek dan cg.. Pokoknya ceritanya mengalir apa adanya walopun endingnya sedikit bikin rusak..hehehe

s t o r y

BATTLE ROYALE

Battle Royale is a goverment programme to select a group of ‘disposable’ kids with no bright future and send them to a battle of LIFE AND DEATH. Once they’ve been selected to ‘play’, they can’t go anywhere unless one of them – JUST ONE – can kill the other and survive as the only one winner. A class has been selected for this year. How can Shuuya (Fujiwara Tatsuya) and the others survive this fierce battle? Will they cooperate? Or there isn’t another way but to KILL THEIR OWN BEST FRIENDS?

BATTLE ROYALE 2

Few years after, a terrorist organization called WILD SEVEN claims war to Japan government. To test WILD SEVEN power n eliminate them, the government sent a class of students in BR 2 Programme. A bunch of teenagers with no war experience n tactics die one by one in the assault. Will they die for their country, or die for defending their own rights to live…

m i m u r a – R A H !

MIMURA, Male, 15, Junior High Student
Cast by TAKASHI TSUKAMOTO

Mimura yang di film BR 1 amatlah tampan.. >.< HEI! Ga gitu aja ko..g amat terkesima dengan peran Mimura dalam menyelamatkan teman-temannya. Dengan otaknya yang cemerlang, dy berhasil untuk mengacaukan sistem komputer militer pengawas BR dan it almost worked !! Yap,jika saja ga ada SI GILA ITUH !! HUH !! (untuk lebih jelasnya,tonton sendiri aja ya..)

b e s t – s c e n e

Tuhan, bolehkah aku bicara satu kata lagi saja?? – BR 1

Hal itu diungkapkan oleh Chigusa(Chiaki Kuriyama) ketika di ambang kematian dia masih sempat bertemu Sugimura (Sousuke Takaoka). Chigusa berkata, ” Kamu keren sekali,Hiroki”. Sugimura terdiam dan membalasnya, “Kamu juga adalah gadis yang paling keren di dunia.” Tertarik untuk nonton? Sok atuh, VCD Originalnya udah muncul kok.

Note:
All pictures were captured by ME from Battle Royale VCD using PowerDVD.

Мудаки, говно, шлак — у них много имён. Каждый из вас знает их в лицо, в любом кругу людей 80% из них — шлак. Более того, каждый человек на 80% состоит из воды, и на те же 80% мир из шлака — парадоксально, но факт. В каждом из нас живёт мудак, проповедуя свою говнистую идеологию, превращая нас в шлак. Главное — уметь бороться с ним. А чтобы победить врага надо знать его в лицо.

Основываясь на данной статье, Манифесте неговна от 25 сентября 2009 года, а также наборе негласных постулатов нашей организации предлагаю ввести в оборот термин “гиггз“. Райан Гиггз — образец для подражания для любого представителя неговна. Являя собой уникальный синтез трудоголика и редкостного таланта он стал одним из феноменов футбола, который наша Конторра, безусловно, уважает. Есть свидетельства того, что Гиггз имеет неслабые познания в точных науках. К этому заключению наши эксперты пришли, проанализировав матчи с его участием, особенно, исполненные им штрафные. На видеозаписях ясно видно, что Гиггз использовал свои познания в теоретической механике и термодинамике для точнейшего просчета траектории полета мяча и рикошетов, ведь общеизвестно, что фирменный гол Гиггза — штрафной, забитый после рикошета от как минимум двух (есть штрафные где доходило и до пяти  своей и чужой команд) игроков. Гиггз — истинный патриот Уэльса, ведь он отказался выступать за сборную Англии, чем безусловно вызывает глубочайшее уважение. Гиггз — это сплав аналитического мышления, познаний в точных науках и тончайшего футбольного искусства — идеал для члена Конторры. Данным заявлением постановляю, что особенно заслуженные полезные кадры носят гордый титул  гиггза.

Ещё один известный науке Конторы вид шлака — Шлак Антиарта. Шлак Антиарта — вид шлака не заинтересованный в искусстве никоим образом и даже отрицающий его духовную составляющую, однако, сильно увлечённый чем-то другим. Часто представители этого вида становятся футбольными фанатами, спортсменами, политиками. Это самый думающий вид шлака — очень часто они крутятся в своей среде и среди этого вида вероятность встречи незаурядной личности (если данное слово вообще применимо в отношении шлака) наиболее велика.

Based on the novel by Takami Koshun, Battle Royale is a thought-provoking tale of ‘what if…?’. The film is set in a near-future Japan where the government’s concerns about juvenile delinquency and the youth’s disregard for discipline and order have paved the way for extreme measures: the methodical extermination of teenage children. The method: groups of high school children are systematically kidnapped and brought to a deserted island. They are given weapons and food and an order: to go out and kill each other. The last one standing is allowed back into society.

It’s a brutal premise and what follows is inevitably a brutal film. Fukasaku never has pulled any punches when it comes to showing violence on screen, and this time around it comes bloodier than ever. This has prompted some to judge the film as little more than a stylised blood bath, a Friday the 13th with guns and younger victims. – midnight eye

COUNTRY: Japan
DIRECTOR: Kinji Fukasaku
RATING: 6.0/10
imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

” Takeshi’s Castle (الحصن) was a Japanese game show that aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi’s Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up impossible challenges from players to get to him. The show became a cult television hit around the world” From Wikipedia.

Fortunately, the show was dubbed into Arabic by (رياض شرارة) and later on by (جمال ريان). The show is one of my all time favourite tv shows/programs/games! I have always wanted to participate in this game since the 80s. It triggered the curiosity in me to discover and explore more about Japan, as it was my first time to see Japan in a live action show rather than in whatever products they manufacture/produce, e.g., anime, video games, electronic devices or manga!  A couple of decades later, in the 2005 I’ve tried to locate where the Takeshi’s Castle was filmed, so I might be able to at least visit the studio. Therefore, I’ve searched the web ’til I’ve found a google-earth photo of the exact location where the show was filmed. It was filmed in Midoriyama Studios in Yokohama, Japan. The broadcasting Inc. is Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc.(TBS), it’s one of the biggest broadcasting Television Incs. in Japan, then I’ve tried to call ‘em, ’til someone answered and I’ve asked if it’s possible for fans to visit the studio, the lady who picked the phone answered, ‘NO’ the program was ended long time ago and it’s not allowed for public to enter the studio!!

Few years later I’ve found that there are three volumes of Takeshi’s Castle Game on Nintendo (Famicom)! I’ve already downloaded the game from the web and it’s really a good one, especially the one produced in 1987 by TBS and BANDAI, there is also a pad/mat/platform where you can play the game without joysticks, just as if you’re playing it for real. Due to copyrights issues, I won’t be posting the address where this game can be downloaded, but it’s really easy to be found though ;P  So good luck and I wish you a pleasant time playing Takeshi’s Castle (الحصن), GANBAREMASU!

COUNTRY: Japan
DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano
RATING: 9.0/10
imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0199683/

COUNTRY: Japan
DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano
RATING: 8.5/10
imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0119250

COUNTRY: Japan
DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano
RATING: 8.0/10
imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0116767