12 January 2014
In a World… of Dominating Male Egos
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Male dominance, obsessive egocentrism, and ruthless competitiveness have always been a part of Hollywood’s paradigm. Whether comically or dramatically stated in numerous Hollywood features…
27 September 2013
Blue Jasmine: Woody Allen Ditches the Streetcar
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
He needs no introduction, but rather a streetcar for his classy, self-centered, delusional, broke-to-the teeth heroine Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) to get her to the doorsteps of her sister… ”Stella!” Actually …
24 August 2013
I’m So Excited!: Almodovar’s Trip to Self-Indulgence
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
The Spanish phenomena in filmmaking, Pedro Almodovar, who has received a worldwide recognition for his string of masterpieces: All About My Mother (1999), Talk to Her (2002), Volver (2006), Broken …
31 July 2013
A Blast from the Past Built to Last
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Remember those 80’s and 90’s summer vacation movies with everlasting humor? The ones with parents chilling out by the beach, acting like children, and children entering adulthood; the ones that …
15 July 2013
The Bling Ring: Robin Hoods Without a Cause
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Glittered high-end designer goods, expensive rides, plush celebrity mansions, teenagers without control and…not much else. Accompanied by trash talk and a loud, vulgar rap soundtrack, Sofia Coppola’s new feature The …
08 July 2013
Got Some Fances Ha In You?
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
She is clumsy, impulsive, irrational, indecisive, and forgetful. She is a 27, “looks older, but not grown up.” She is open and friendly with men, but she labels herself as: …
27 June 2013
Mud: Beanee Weenees, Punches and Heartbreaks
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
He did it again! After receiving recognition for his early work Shotgun Stories (2007) and Take Shelter (2011)- both featuring Michael Shannon- the Arkansas native writer/director Jeff Nichols delights admirers …
02 June 2013
Hoffman’s Charming Quartet
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Only to be enjoyed after dinner with a glass of aged brandy, actor Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet is a dark chocolate delight glazed with fine aristocratic finesse. Based on …
29 May 2013
The Last Act: Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
One of the most respected figures in world cinema today, Hungarian film auteur Bela Tarr- known for his distinctive highly stylized black and white long takes, apocalyptic stories and melancholic …
06 May 2013
Michael Haneke’s Amour
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Take a box of tissues and leave your grandparents at home, Michael Haneke is in town! The Austrian writer/director who brought us The Piano Teacher (2001), Cache (2005), and the …
30 March 2013
Controversy in War Films: In the Land of Blood and Honey
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Portraying the struggles of a foreign nation during a time of war has become a common trend in North American cinema. War being the most favored subject matter of filmmakers, …
17 March 2013
Ballad of the Southern Wild
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
In the Louisiana bayou, cut off from the rest of the world, a small free-spirited community has settled down. In this water-sunken place (or, as the locals refer to it, …
07 March 2013
Giorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth
By Nevena Nenova // Cinema
Who knew Greeks can make great cinema? A country famous for its extra virgin olive oil export and hardly any traditions or structure for filmmaking, stunned audiences around the globe …
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