A MOVIE LOVER

Don't blame him for wanting to be in front of the people. It's his nature. He was born to do stand-up, even when he's soaking wet, giving autographs, and answering to the press - as much as he is complaining about of all the attention and overwhelming love from his fans, Conan O'Brian loves it! The documentary "Conan O'Brian Can't Stop" reveals the true nature and personality of the popular late night talk-show host Conan O'Brian with all the good, bad and the ugly. For the ones who does not know, last year Conan O'Brian, promoted to take the spot of the no less popular talk-host J ay Leno , who retired to a different time slot, was then fired by NBC because of ceasing ratings. O'Brian took a $45 million cut and agreed not to appear on TV for six months, while Jay Leno resumed his former time slot position of late night talk-host of 'The Tonight Show'.

I finally saw it - the film "Beginners", just in time to beat the crowd that has been just finishing up seeing Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” – the latest melodrama from the director who refuses to do any main stream blockbusters and staying true to the old school cinematography. (The show has been solidly sold out for the past two weeks in DC….)

When I walked in the E Street Cinema today to see a movie, I had two choices - to see The Trip or The Beginners, both movies received raving reviews from the American movie critics. So, when I have a choice of two, I usually get a second opinion - from the guys at the register, who, sometimes, see a movie before anyone else does in the city. This is what they said: "The Beginners is a good movie, very funny...and there is a talking dog in the movie..." "But The Trip is even better..." And that made up my mind and I went to see The Trip and.... I've made a great decision. First of all, I must admit, I'm a big fan of British movies. UK does not make many films - at least not like the Hollywood machine. They make just a few, and out of those few, only one or two make it across the border, and when they do - they impress the hell out of international audience... The Trip is a road-movie that combines some of the best elements of the British cinema - great...

 People who choose to either miss movie trailers and/or do not pay attention to them before a movie they came to see starts, miss a lot. I can't stress enough of how important it is to watch the trailers to see what's coming next in your neighborhood. Most often we miss trailers on TV. Most often we don't read the movie ads in print press. Most often we tune out of a radio film ad...Movie trailers in movie theaters - are most often the only times we can actually see what's coming out. Even more - we can feel the reaction of the crowd in the theater to estimate if a movie would be 'liked' or 'not liked' by the crowd. Moreover, if you are like me - a sucker for foreign, independent and art-house films, there are 99% chance that the only way you'd find out about a new foreign film - is through the movie trailers at a theater. Unfortunately, due to the Hollywood's overproduction of the films, there are not many films that are making it to USA f...

Frances Ford Coppola might be the one who introduced The Godfather to the world, but it was Serge Eisenstein who invented "methods of montage" and up-close shots of "shooting in the eye through glasses" and "a child carrier strolling down the stairs" he used in his The Battleship Potemkin, later recreated by Coppola. Battleship Potempkin - Odessa Steps scene (Einsenstein 1925) - a scene that was many times replicated in great American films: Francis Ford Coppola talks about stealing art:

Not a day goes by that I don't see a movie. I grew up using a word "film" as a reference to the movie, but having lived in the USA for the last 25 years, I got used to using the world "movie". But where did it all started? Why a word movie is used more than a word film ? Is it because a movie is referring to the moving images? Or is it referring to moving emotions?... Wouldn't you, though, agree that a word film sounds more sophisticated than the other word? Is this why a self respected film critic would tell you he/she does film reviews rather than movie reviews? On the other hand, you more often here "let's do"  movie nights  than film nights . Isn't it peculiarly interesting how the words that mean the same thing don't mean the same attitude and/or describe the same activity? I'm a movie lover. That's my point. I don't even need someone to go with me to the movies to really enjoy it. Moreover, I sometimes prefer to...