Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Bruno Ganz, Kristofer Hivju
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cinematographer: Philip Øgaard
Editor: Jens Christian Fodstad
Composer: Brian Batz, Kaspar Kaae
Category Archives: comedy
“Stander” by Bronwen Hughes (South Africa 2003)
Robbery as a political statement. Intelligent direction
Cast: Thomas Jane, David O’Hara, Dexter Fletcher
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Bima Stagg
Music by The Free Association
Cinematography by Jess Hall
Film Editing by Robert Ivison
“Deidra & Laney Rob a Train” by Sydney Freeland (USA, 2017)
A weak script, but the light tone, a nice cast, some good dialogues and good music make it fun to watch
SPOILER: The engaging tone of the movie comes mainly from the fact that all the personages are on the side of the thieves and help them get away with it, except the detective who ends up being the bad guy.
Cast: Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson, David Sullivan, Danielle Nicolet Director: Sydney Freeland
Writer: Shelby Farrell
Cinematographer: Quyen Tran
Editor: Michael Taylor
Composer: Mark Orton
“The Lovers” by Azazel Jacobs (USA, 2017)
A dull first half and a disappointing end in spite of (or is it just because of) the final twist. The performances and the musical score are the best things this movie has to offer.
Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters, Tyler Ross, Jessica Sula
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Writer: Azazel Jacobs
Cinematographer: Tobias Datum
Editor: Darrin Navarro
Composer: Mandy Hoffman
“In A World…” by Lake Bell (USA, 2013)
An interesting and original idea marred by a predictable plot, stereotypical personages, and relationships that bring nothing to the story. What a pity!
Cast: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino
Director: Lake Bell
Writer: Lake Bell
Director of Photography: Seamus Tierney
“Rough Night” by Lucia Aniello (USA, 2017)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Zoë Kravitz, Kate McKinnon, Ilana Glazer, Demi Moore
Director: Lucia Aniello
Writer: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs
Cinematographer: Sean Porter
Editor: Craig Alpert
Composer: Dominic Lewis
“Lolo” by Julie Delpy (France, 2015)
A bad script that sharp dialogues and a whiff of humor can’t save
Cast: Julie Delpy, Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard, Antoine Lounguine
Director: Julie Delpy
Writer: Julie Delpy, Eugénie Grandval
Cinematographer: Thierry Abrogast
Editor: Virginie Bruant
Composer: Matthieu Lamboley
“Wakefield” by Robin Swicord (USA, 2016)
The two male and the female leads are (strangely) miscast
Original and insightful story but dull at times
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Jason O’Mara, Beverly D’Angelo
Director: Robin Swicord
Writer (short story): E.L. Doctorow
Writer: Robin Swicord
Cinematographer: Andrei Bowden-Schwartz
Editor: Matt Maddox
Composer: Aaron Zigman
“Band Aid” by Zoe Lister Jones (USA, 2017)
Dialogues, humor, and performances save script weaknesses
Cast: Zoe Lister Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Erinn Hayes
Director: Zoe Lister Jones
Writer: Zoe Lister Jones
Cinematographer: Hillary Spera
Editor: Libby Cuenin
“Everybody Loves Somebody” (Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, Mexico 2017)
Personages lack of depth and are artificial, lots of clichés
Actors: Karla Souza, José María Yazpik, Ben O’Toole
Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Writer: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Music by Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser
Cinematography by Jon Aguirresarobe
Film Editing by Aina Calleja, Miguel Schverdfinger