My Favorite Movies

This is a truth about my country ! ! !Go And Watch It!

I love this film...! It was about what has happened to Afghanistan! It was brilliant & also amazing! I like that part of this Movie which was about the childhood of Amir & Hassan , These two kids were acted beautifully .

Who & how is Frida?

Frida Kahlo is a half-paralyzed painter after receiving a hard injury meanwhile her childhood who brought in its pain into her works, she had a very adventurous life; in art, in marriage &?

Julie Taymotr born in 1952 & graduated from Oberlin Colleget, Ohio, has brought Frida on screen with Salma Hayek as her, showing all her passion & emotions in painting, meanwhile screening Hayden Herrera?s book colorfully. The way she has directed this movie is exceptional : all those various colors for a painter's life, all those sufferings portraited for an injured spirit, all those marvelous pieces of music for advancing the story, such a great seamless rhythm with appropriate timing for sequences &?

Salma Hayek & Alfred Molina as Frida & Diego Rivera (her husband) are inapproachable, their work is complete, a passionate couple who share many of their thoughts but not all, they love life with every bit & aspect of it. They are constant on their ideals but tolerant & flexible to each others thoughts & all these are brought nicely to screen, you never hesitate in believing them. All other actors & actresses are the same.

Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava & Anna Thomas (two men & two WOMEN) are good for adopting a book from a Mexican writer about a Mexican FEMALE artist, with 14 producers for this film (who 9 of them are women) & all the consepts that are current on screen, you can entitle this movie as a feministic work.

Elliot Goldenthal in this movie is one of the exceptions in the world of movie music who can stand alone in front of great musicians like Ennio Morricone or John Williams. His music in Frida is marvelous. The Mexican song produced for the sequence of Trotsky's death is adorable.

Rodrigo Prieto has cinematographed Frida just as he should : colorful & clarified. With best shot sizes & warm colors anywhere needed. Cold colors for weakness & injuries, warm colors for passionate & emotional scenes & happiness & also for showing the exact painted works.

Françoise Bonnot has edited Julie Taymor & Rodrigo Prieto?s work with great art, the chief part of Frida?s rhythm is beholden to his work. Tracing Frida & Rivera?s life & work history with traveling in time is completely harmonized with timings of the relatedc sequences.

You would enjoy watching it.

"Gladiator"
It is acceptable but ?
"Gladiator" is an acceptable film . After a long period of time, it's a good sample for the historical kind in cinema .

In "Gladiator" the good men & the bad men are completely distincted, so film takes distance from the bed of the drama which needs characterizing , & pays more attention to narration & showing of a historical story (which is its claimant) .

Players are very well , specially "Russell Crowe" & "Joaquin Phoenix" but the battle field in the beginning & gladiatorial races are not as good & as great as previous samples such as "Spartacus" ... or "Brave heart" at all.

Perhaps more slow motion scenes in the beginning battle & mean while coliseum races emphasized more on that legendary and epic sequences, the attraction which was created by "Sam Pekin Pah" (in his different films) and used by "Mel Gibson" in "Braveheart" is weak here .

It is not important that the story is not adapted completely to history , the admirable object of Cezar Marcus Aurelius (changing the empire to republicity) , the bad character of Commodus , & the goodness of Maximus (and his hate toward Commodus) justifies characters' behavior and the sequence of happenings .

Direction (except the rapid speed & distressed mise en scenes used in battle field and some races) is the same as expected from Ridley Scott , cinematography with great longshots and sufficient light (with the help of special effects) makes available the greatness needed for a brilliant historical film , edition meanwhile the film creates the suitable rhythem and prevents the audience from indolence , even mean while the long dialogues with alternating closeups .

Music is very effective in creating environment , too . It never disturbs the audience . But , the most remarkable element in "Gladiator" is Russell Crowe & his admirable play , the player who shined with "L.A. Confidential" , equalled to Al Pacino in "The Insider" ... and showed his ability to play any role in "Gladiator" . Russell Crowe is a real star in Hollywood and the world of CINEMA .

I love this movie! It's about Modigliani's life & his relation with Picasso.

a six minutes animation from my lovely Tim Burton...!...It's about the world which each of us make for ourselves & sink in it !

Great Movie ! all of the actors do the best in this Movie !

a romantic Movie with a happy end...!I think that if the end of this Movie was not so fine this Movie became a gOod Movie...!