Category: Flaneur
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Cinema is Dead/ Cinema is Alive!
In 2010 I have wrote that “this is an honest tribute to the rare beauty of the documentaries of late Italian Maestro of Neorealism Vittorio DeSeta and his magnificent Sicilian short doc Pasqua Di Sicilia. Though he sets his movies in Calabria, Michelangelo Feramartino`s second movie is defining some new extremes for imaginative realism…Mediating on…
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A Collection (Gozideh) on Shortly
A first release of my 8 episode of short collection under the official title of “A Collection (Gozideh)” in a prominent Scandinavian platform Shortly: A Collection (Gozideh)
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Take the red pill – On “Legion”
It is really hard for me to say something nice about TV shows. I literally cannot bear the sight of many of them; From GOT to Walking Dead to Modern Family to Breaking Bad they make me sick to my stomach. You might think that it is one of those snobbish reactions, but to your disappointment I…
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Conversations: Journal of Cavellian Studies
My Essay on Stanley Cavell and Terrence Malick in “Conversations: Journal of Cavellian Studies” Abstract: The question of the relation between Film and philosophy has been at the center of many intellectual debates since the foundation of cinema. It has been paraphrased and articulated in many disciplines such as Philosophy of Film, Film-Philosophy, Philosophy of…
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Avanti Popolo – On “La La Land” by Damien Chazelle
These are my day to day thoughts and after thoughts so far… Jan 12. I`m crying of joy! Can`t stop my tears… A very serious candidate for the Best Film of the 21st century! Jan 15. Still can`t stop my tears. All i can think is that revue. Humming the melodies and feeling lovestruck. What have…
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جاودانه‌های سینمای موزیکال – قسمت اول
این نخستین بخش از معرفی جواهرات پرارزش سینمای موزیکال جهان است. فهرستی تمام نشدنی از فیلم‌هایی که نگارنده به سعی بسیار دیده و ایده‌هایی سردستی را برایشان قلمی کرده است. ترتیب نمایش عناوین و ستاره‌گذاری، بر اساس هیچ معیاری نیست. (نسخه انگلیسی) 1.نیویورک، نیویورک 1977 ★★★★½ رابرت دنیرو در اوج به نقش یک ساکسیفونیست دمدمی مزاج، شانه به شانه لایزا…
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Musicals Forever: A Brief Introduction – Part 1
This is the first part of my notebook for all the Musicals i`ve seen in my life. An ever-growing list… 1.New York, New York 1977 ★★★★½ De Niro at his best, plus Minelli bringing back that divine Garland touch. It`s mesmerizingly beautiful, dashingly heat-warming, and brilliantly well-portrayed. Wonder why they think it is not coherent?! I…
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The Golden Duet: On Astaire-Rogers
Here are some of the sketches about the 10 movies the undisputed king and queen of Hollywood Musicals worked together. An ode to the golden duets of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers… Swing Time 1936 ★★★★★ Oh, is there anything more tenderly than Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance? They are the emblem of magic…
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فهرست کارگردانانی که بیش از یکبار نامزد دریافت اسکار بهترین فیلم خارجی شده‌اند
به مناسبت فتح دوباره اسکار بهترین فیلم خارجی: فهرست کارگردانانی که بیش از یکبار نامزد دریافت اسکار بهترین فیلم خارجی شده‌اند. در اینجا لیست ایرانیانی که تا به حال کاندیدا یا برنده اسکار شده‌اند را می‌بینید: منبع فهرست اول: ویکی‌پدیا
Babak Geranfar | بابک گرانفر 