The Czech Republic's contender for Best Foreign Film is a dark and personal look at the country's occupation by Nazi Germany. Eschewing Hollywood's black and white approach, Protector delves into the ...
Read more »I'm probably the last person who should comment on the Winter Olympics. For a start I'm an Australian and Australia has a fairly poor record at the colder games. (This year being something of an ...
Read more »I'm not alone when I say that Salinger's work affected me in a profound way. Reading Catcher in the Rye set the course for my life. It wasn't just that it dealt with being young. There were plenty of ...
Read more »What was one of the most eagerly anticipated literary releases of the year, if not the decade, has been one of the most generally disappointing. The posthumous release of The Original of Laura, the ...
Read more »If The Original of Laura was not how Nabokov wanted to present himself, here is the chance to hear him in his own words. Note that even in conversation, the index cards were present. ...
Read more »At this time of year, journalists and bloggers start choosing topics and applying superlatives to them. Not wanting to shirk my duties, I decided to choose the lists which I thought best defined the ...
Read more »My jury of one is out on this film. Not being invited to any screenings, I can only go on the previews and they leave me feeling ambiguous. The film could be a huge success because: The visuals are ...
Read more »This Tuesday the Czech Republic and Slovakia celebrated 20 years since the fall of communism. The collapse was dubbed the "Velvet Revolution" for its seemingly smooth transition from totalitarian ...
Read more »This was one of the biggets hits in Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. Kotvald and Hložek were the teen heart throbs of their era. It must have been the outfits. Kotvald and Hlozek "Holky z Nasi ...
Read more »The support act Please the Trees deserve a bigger audience. These guys are simply too good and too ambitious to be stuck in such a small music scene. They should follow their musical roots and decamp ...
Read more »"yeah, in my opinion Ebert's review of Hoop Dreams was probably his best work"
miko"i watched hoop dreams maybe 10 years ago, and still remember it better than movies i watched 10 days ago. on a side note, if you ever wonder what the value of film criticism is, siskel & ebert both watched hoop dreams while it was on the festival ..."
avp."For real, I remember being very affected by this movie. I was around 15 at the time, so I definitely could relate to Agee and Gates... Time for a re-watch I think"
Aman"Poignant analysis of one of my favourite movies of all time. Full marks!"
Kai
"I'm curious to watch Hoop Dreams again, since it's been about a decade or so since I first watched it. I wonder if my appreciation of the film will grow or diminish, particularly after reading this essay by Bell Hooks in her book Reel to Real. She ..."
Colin