Category Film and photo
Nora Ephron groundbreaking filmmaker and writer
Nora Ephron who died this week was a groundbreaking filmmaker with films like When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle, Julie and Julia and many other of the most memorable romantic comedies in recent history here in an interview with NPRs Neal Conan she describes how hard it is to get used to getting older. I don’t know how many […]
The birth of the American Film Institute
A very interesting Diane Rehm Show with American Film Institute founding director George Stevens. It offers an inside look at the art and craft of making movies. Stevens has written a new book which presents conversations between students and moviemakers from the 1950s to Hollywood today. Jack Sayles (below) is behind the camera on the 1983 film […]
Snagfilms – your home for great films
Snagfilms is a great indie documentary site. There are so many films that never get to the movie houses (especially in Scandinavia) and Snagfilms is where you can find some great independent films. On the Snagfilm site*, you’ll find the work of professional filmmakers and there is also a student section. The films were selected by their […]
Med picknicken firar vi livet – We celebrate life by having picnics!
[English below] Vi stuvas in i motorbåten Olla någon gång i början på 1960-talet med min pappa som kapten och styr färden mot ön Brita i Ekenäs skärgård. Ett av de första minnena jag har är alltså av en utflykt med båt. Det blev många sådana utfärder under barndomens somrar och min viktigaste uppgift på […]
Woody Allen documentary
In an excerpt from this week’s Guardian Film Show, Catherine Shoard, Peter Bradshaw and Henry Barnes review Robert Weide’s documentary about the life and film-making career of Woody Allen. Philip French’s asks in his review in The Guardian if “any instrument since Shakespeare’s quill been the conduit of more pleasure to mankind?…. Like his hero Ingmar Bergman, Allen’s style has developed […]
“Le Havre” – fortsätter inspirera
“And right now, customers care more about a new iPhone than working conditions in China”, säger en Apple chef till New Your Times angående företagets etik när det gäller arbetsförhållande i Kina. Filmen “Le Havre” fortsätter inspirera till nya blogginlägg. Illegal invandring är en väldigt komplex fråga. I filmen Le Havre är det fråga om ärliga […]
“Le Havre” väcker många tankar
Aki Kaurismäki har alltid varit den som pekar på vårt samhälles orättvisor i sina filmer och i Le Havre beskriver han på ett förträffligt sätt en av vår tids skamfläckar – behandlingen av illegala invandrare och moderna hjältedåd.. När jag ser filmen – som kunde vara 1950-talets Europa likaväl som nutid – kan jag inte […]
Leonard Cohen’s Road Blog
Yes there is one! It is “Camp Cohen” who writes it. The people working with Cohen.
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 