A Bigger Splash (2016). D: Luca Guadagnino. DP: Yorick Le Saux. W: David Kajganich. Starring: Tilda Swinton/Ralph Fiennes/Matthias Schoenaerts/Dakota Johnson. Loosely inspired by the 1969 film, La Piscine, Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s new film A Bigger Splash is a tense yet enjoyable experience handled well by its actors. The film follows David Bowie esq performer Marianne…
Over and Done With
Spectre (2015). D: Sam Mendes. DP: Hoyte Van Hoytema. W: John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Jez Butterworth. Starring: Daniel Craig/Christoph Waltz/Léa Seydoux/Ralph Fiennes/Ben Wishaw/Naomie Harris/Andrew Scott/Monica Bellucci/Rory Kinnear/Jesper Christensen/Dave Bautista. (NOTE: Based on Ian Fleming’s characters from his James Bond series) Oh how the mighty do fall. The newest entrance into the James…
A Nostalgic Folly
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) D: Wes Anderson. W: Wes Anderson (inspired by the works of Stefan Zweig). DP: Robert D. Yeoman. Starring: Ralph Fiennes/Tony Revolori/Saoirse Ronan/Tom Wilkinson/Tilda Swinton/Jeff Goldblum/Jude Law/Adrien Brody/Willem Dafoe/Edward Norton/Bill Murray/Lea Seydoux/Jason Schwartzman/Harvey Keitel/F. Murray Abraham/Mathieu Amalric. Another addition to the Wes Anderson canon has reached screens and his work continues…
An Ending Worth Waiting For
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011). D: David Yates. DP: Eduardo Serra. W: Steve Kloves. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe/Emma Watson/Rupert Grint/Alan Rickman/Ralph Fiennes/Helena Bonham Carter/Tom Felton/Maggie Smith/Jason Isaacs/Michael Gambon/Ciaran Hinds/Kelly Macdonald/John Hurt/Matthew Lewis/Bonnie Wright. (NOTE: References made to J.K Rowling books and previous Harry Potter films.) After so many years, so many books,…
The End is Near…Mr. Potter
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010). D: David Yates. DP: Eduardo Serra. W: Steve Kloves. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe/Emma Watson/Rupert Grint/Ralph Fiennes/Jason Isaacs/Bonnie Wright/Helena Bonham Carter/Alan Rickman/Tom Felton/Bill Nighy/Toby Jones/Imenda Staunton/John Hurt/Rhys Ifans. (NOTE: References made to J.K Rowling books and previous Harry Potter films) It has been a long wait for Potter…