Movies, actors and directors
Action movies: back to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYes, there is no doubt: the action movies of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s are all Oscar candidates when compared to most of the present day action movies. Compare, for instance, Black Rain, The Predator, Die Hard, The Rock, Conair, Read more
Memories of a cinephile
What Makes a Film Really Great
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film. David Lean directed it. Robert Bolt wrote the screenplay, which was based on Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil Read more
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The More the Merrier
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film. Sam Wood directed it. The actors are the Marx Brothers, and featuring Margaret Dumont and Sig Ruman. The Marx Brothers was an American comedy group. They used Read more
Movies, actors and directors
We love Bruce: Why Die Hard is the best Christmas movie
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a previous post I discussed why Die Hard is one of the best action movies. In this post I will show why it is also the best Christmas movie. Die Hard is also a love story Die Hard is Read more
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When the Film Noir Meets the Tragedy
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 American film noir. Lewis Milestone directed it. The main actors are Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas (introducing). The film participated to the 1947 Cannes Film Read more
Movies, actors and directors
Gene Hackman
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGene Hackman died in February 18 2025. He was a movie icon. He won two Academy Awards. One for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin’s action thriller The French Connection (1971). His second Academy Read more
Movies, actors and directors
Longer is better
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummer vacations at Metsovo In the summer of 2016, I went with my wife, Depi, and my daughter, Helena, for summer vacation up in the mountains, to the beautiful Greek village of Metsovo. In the afternoon I always Read more
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Lust for Horror
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe movie Dracula (1958) is a British Gothic horror picture. It is based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel of the same title. Terence Fisher directed it. The cast includes Christofer Lee (Count Dracula) and Peter Cushing (Doctor Van Helsing). It Read more