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The Celtic Predator

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‘Memories of Murder’ (2003): The Wolf Moves Amongst the Sheep

Directed  by: Bong Joon-ho || Produced by: Cha Seung-jae Screenplay by: Bong Joon-ho, Shim Sung-bo || Starring: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Park Hae-il, Byun Hee-bong, Jeon Mi-seon Music by: Taro Iwashiro || Cinematograhy: Kim Hyung-ku || Edited by: Kim Sun-min || Country:  South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 127 minutes Though not … Continue reading

‘Videodrome’ (1983): More from the Body Horror Extraordinaire

Directed by: David Cronenberg || Produced by: Claude Heroux Screenplay by: David Cronenberg || Starring: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Reiner Schwarz Music by: Howard Shore || Cinematography: Mark Irwin || Edited by: Ronald Sanders || Country: Canada || Language: English Running Time: 87 minutes One of the … Continue reading

‘La Ciénega’ (2001): A Humid, Drunken Stupor

Directed by: Lucrecia Martel || Produced by: Lita Stantic Screenplay by: Lucrecia Martel || Starring: Graciela Borges, Mercedes Moran, Martin Adjemian, Daniel Valenzuela, Leonara Balcarce, Silvia Bayle, Sofia Bertolotto, Juan Cruz Bordeu Cinematography: Hugo Colace || Edited by: Santiago Ricci || Country: Argentina || Language: Spanish Running Time: 103 minutes Roger Ebert described this film … Continue reading

‘Hunger’ (2008): Disgust, Starvation, and Cigarettes from Scripture

Directed by: Steve McQueen || Produced by: Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch Screenplay by: Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen || Starring: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Liam McMahon, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Laine Megaw, Karen Hassan Music by: David Holmes || Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt || Edited by: Joe Walker || Country: United Kingdom, Ireland || Language: English Running … Continue reading

‘Independence Day’ (1996): Watershed Hollywood Spectacle

Directed by:  Roland Emmerich || Produced by: Dean Devlin Screenplay by: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich || Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fienstein Music by: David Arnold || Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub || Edited by: David Brenner || Country: United States … Continue reading

‘Y Tu Mama También’ (2001): Nudity and Bad Voiceovers

Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron || Produced by: Alfonso Cuaron, Jorge Vergara Screenplay by: Carlos Cuaron, Alfonso Cuaron || Starring: Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho, Andres Almeida, Ana Lopez, Nathan Grinberg Music by: Natalie-Imbruglia, Frank Zappa, Miho Hatori || Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki || Edited by: Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Cuaron || Country: Mexico || … Continue reading

‘Veronika Voss’ (1982): Old-School as New-School

Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder || Produced by: Thomas Schuhly Screenplay: Rainer Werner, Pea Frohlich, Peter Marthesheimer || Starring: Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess, Annemarie Duringer, Armin Mueller-Stahl Music by: Peer Raben || Cinematography: Xaver Schwarzenberger || Country: Germany || Language: German Running Time: 104 minutes Veronika Voss was the penultimate film made by … Continue reading

Cache (2005): Hidden Messages

Directed by: Michael Haneke || Produced by: Veit Heiduschka Screenplay by: Michael Haneke || Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Benichou, Lester Makedonsky, Walid Afkir, Annie Girardot, Daniel Duval, Bernard Le Coq Cinematography: Christian Berger || Edited by: Michael Hudecek, Nadine Muse || Country: France || Language: French Running Time: 118 minutes If you’re new … Continue reading

‘The Chaser’ (2008): De-Glorifying the Serial Killer on Film

Directed by: Na Hong-jin || Produced by: Kim Su-jin, Yun In-beom Screenplay by: Na Hong-jin, Lee Shin-ho, Hong Won-chan || Starring: Kim Yoon-seok, Ha  Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee, Koo Bon-woong, Kim Yoo-jung, Jeong In-gi, Park Hyo-joo Music by: Kim Jun-seok, Choi Yong-rak || Cinematography by: Lee Seong-je || Edited by: Kim Seon-min || Country: South Korea … Continue reading

‘Black Girl’ (1966): The Miserable Die Alone

Directed by: Ousmane Sembene || Produced by: Andre Zwoboda Screenplay by: Ousmane Sembene || Starring: Mbissine Therese Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene Cinematography: Christian Lacoste || Edited by: Andre Gaudier || Country: Senegal, France || Language: French Running Time: 65 minutes Recognized as the first Sub-Saharan African film to receive international acclaim, … Continue reading

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