Berlin Faces
March 1st, 2008
In no particular order: the guys from Babel, David Hudson of GreenCine Daily, Mama und Papa, the friendly proprietor of Absinthe Depot, Andew “Filmbrain” Grant, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Danny Kasman, Martin Scorsese, Charlie Watts, and a selection of medival statues from the Bode Museum, which you can also find in a flickr set that prompted my favorite flickr mail ever:
:: hi
I add you ass contact because I’m interessting about a trip
in germany and by your photo you make my day …….Ich bein
er berliner the Holy Germanic Empire’s rising again by your
art
Well then. From last year’s visit, more photos from the Bode and other Berlin museums.
Berlinale Journal: Day 1
February 7th, 2008
Eleven days, five hundred movies, Madonna, Marty, and the Rolling Stones. Never mind Cloverfield: freshly arrived in Berlin for the 58th International Film Festival, Jürgen figures out that the real monster is the cuddly red bear that serves as its logo.
Infernal Affairs
April 24th, 2007
I wish I’d seen this sooner because it’s old news now: Infernal Affairs is much better than Marty’s Oscar-winning remake, The Departed. There are about 49 reasons why this is so, but here are just two: it’s only half as long, and the Hong Kong waterfront is twice as dramatic as Boston’s.
Mou gaan dou. Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak, 2002. ***
The trailer:
The Departed
December 9th, 2006
Marty’s Hearty Head Shot Show. Confident entertainment, especially if you like tough talk and cell phones.
The Departed. Martin Scorsese, 2006. **
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