Archive for February, 2009

Pool Party

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…from the incredible movie masterpiece
«SOY CUBA» (Russia 1964)
by Mikhail Kalatozov
Check out the LEGO remake:

The Windmills Of Your Mind

Dusty Springfield (1966)
“The Windmills of Your Mind” (Les moulins de mon cœur) is a song with words and music by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair. Noel Harrison performed the song for the film score. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1968.
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Tatort: Neuland

 
Dellwo gets dirty
Thanks to everyone who watched it
- here’s some reviews:
Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ)
NZZ am Sonntag
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Die Tagesszeitung (TAZ)

Swiss Films Berlinale Party 2009

Swiss Films Berlinale Party
with the Discorocker Soundsystem feat. DJ Sport
Sunday February 8 2009
starting 22:00
at the LIDO
Cuvrystraße 7
(U-Bahn Schlesisches Tor)
Berlin-Kreuzberg
GUESTLIST ONLY
Lido @ Google Maps

«STRÄHL» at Zeughauskino Berlin

STRÄHL returns to the big screen
for one night only:
Saturday February 6 21.00
at Zeughauskino Berlin
Unter den Linden 2
Find on Google Maps
a pill-popping narc on speed
«Fast and gripping, with furious performances
and an infectiously crass realism.»
- kino.de
Movie website: www.straehl.net

Making Movies: How To Talk To Your D.O.P.

Christian Bale in conversation
How should a movie director relate to his director of photography?
This time, let a movie actor give a good example:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
(Christian Bale on the set of «Terminator 4: Salvation»)
(via tmz.com and Associated Press)

Making Movies: How To Talk To Your Actor

What tone of voice should a movie director employ
while instructing his actors?
Here’s a fine example courtesy of David O. Russell
directing Lily Tomlin on the set of «I Heart Huckabees»:

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