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 is the first vampire movie ever to be shot in Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The Lady from Shanghai (1947) is an American film noir. Orson Welles produced and directed it. The main stars are Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane and Glen Anders. The film initially received mixed reviews. Yet, over the years it became very famous. It tells the story of Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesGeorges Simenon (1903-1989) was a Belgian writer who wrote more than 200 novels. He created the famous fictional detective Jules Maigret. As a fan of Georges Simenon’s fiction books, I have always been curious about how these stories would be adapted to the screen. Recently, in 2024, the French film Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film. Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey and Marcel Bozzuffi are the protagonists. William Friedkin directed it. At the 44th Academy Awards, the film earned eight nominations and won five ones (Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Director, Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie Life of Brian is a 1979 British black comedy film. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, known as the Monty Pythons, star and wrote it. Graham Chapman directed it. The film’s themes of religious satire were – and to some extent Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI ‘m still here is a 2024 Brazilian drama film. Walter Salles is the director and star Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro and Selton Mello. It won the Best International Film Oscar on Sunday 2nd March 2025. It is based on a true story, which takes place in Brazil during the Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie West Side Story is a 1961 American musical, romantic drama film. It was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The cast includes Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn and George Chakiris. The story was inspired by Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The film Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire (black comedy). It was written, directed and produced by Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin is also the main protagonist. The cast also includes Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie and Reginald Gardiner. Chaplin was the only Hollywood filmmaker who continued to Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesVisit to Lyon Last June I visited Lyon, a very beautiful city of France. Among other interesting things to do, I visited the Lumière Museum. The Lumière brothers and Museum Dedicated to the Lumière Cinematograph and the history of the Lumière family, the Lumière Museum revisits the various Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The movie Some Like it Hot (1959) is a crime comedy. It was directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. The cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft and Joe E. Brown. Wilder shot Some Like it Hot in black and white simply because Lemmon Read more