Anton Dolin. Cinema-3: what and where to watch

Cinema-3: what and where to watch
Anton Dolin

Date of publication: September 5, 2000

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This column does not talk about all new or box-office films, but exclusively about those that, in the opinion of the column’s author, should be seen. In other words, only good or at least interesting films are annotated here.

SUNDAY 05.09 - 11.09

NEW FILMS:

"Romeo Must Die " An action film built on the mixed aesthetics of Hong Kong action and hip-hop culture. It has virtually nothing to do with Shakespeare. Good music. Fashionable cinema.

Pushkinsky
7.09 19.00, 22.00
8.09 - 11.09 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.30, 21.00, 23.30

Roland
8.09 - 11.09 13.30, 21.00, 23.30

Drummer
7.09 11.30, 14.00, 16.30, 19.00, 21.30
8.09 14.00, 16.30, 22.30
9.09 11.09 14.00, 16.30, 21.30

Karo Film
7.09 - 11.09 11.00, 13.15, 15.30, 17.45, 20.00, 22.15

"Gambling" . A good and professional film; ironic thriller. Ben Affleck tries very hard, plays well, but - alas - is completely unsuitable for the role, written for an ordinary guy, and not at all for a handsome star. The scene with the five corpses of Santa Clauses is incredibly satisfying. And also - a very unexpected and bright ending, for which it is worth watching the whole film.

Star
5.09 - 7.09 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00, 21.00

Family
5.09 - 11.09 14.30, 16.30, 18.30, 20.30

"The Virgin Suicides" . Debut of Sofia Coppola, daughter of F.F. Coppola. A nostalgic and enchantingly beautiful, gentle film in a retro spirit about teenagers of the 70s, for whom suicide was the only way to gain unattainable freedom.

35 mm
5.09 - 7.09 9.00, 11.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00, 21.00
8.09 - 11.09 9.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00, 19.00, 21.00, 23.00

"Patriot" . The most successful film to date by Roland Emmerich, the author of the disastrous "Godzilla" and "Independence Day". An epic on the theme of war - again, for independence (America from England, not Earth from aliens). Mel Gibson reminds me of himself in Braveheart. Nothing unexpected. Good spreading cranberries.

Star
8.09 - 11.09 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.30, 21.00

Karo-Film
5.09 - 6.09 11.00, 11.45, 14.10, 15.0, 17.20, 18.15, 20.30, 21.30
7.09 - 11.09 11.15, 14.20, 17.30, 20.40

Pushkinsky
5.09 - 6.09 11.00, 16.00, 18.00, 22.00
7.09 11.00, 16.00

Roland
5.09 12.00, 17.30, 23.00
6.09 - 7.09 14.00, 19.30, 22.30

Art
5.09 - 7.09 11.00, 13.30, 18.30, 21.00

Blood" " Just Debut film of the Coen brothers, 1984. Reworked by the authors taking into account the changed context. At first glance, the film is a pure cut of quotes. Only later do you begin to understand that the quotes are from films taken much later. The cradle of Jarmusch, Lynch, Van Sant, Hartley and others.

35 mm
5.09 23.00
6.09 - 7.09 13.00, 23.00

"Taboo" . The latest, received with delight at Cannes, is the film of the patriarch of Japanese cinema, the elderly brawler Nagisa Oshima. A homosexual "cruel romance" from the life of samurai in the middle of the last century. The film is made sparingly, but extremely beautifully: many frames are worthy of being printed on a high-quality printer and framed as Japanese prints. The plot (as it turns out in the middle - a detective story) is very confusing, the dialogues are specific; in general, this is more of a Japanese film for the Japanese than an export product. Excellent music by Sakamoto and a great main character - the young sex symbol Ryuhei Matsuda, the son of the actress who played the same Oshima in "Empire of the Senses". Also a common favorite is Takeshi Kitano as a samurai investigator.

Cinema center
9.09 22.15
10.09 21.40

"The Perfect Storm" . Wolfgang Petersen is a very smart and talented Hollywood professional. The cinema is powerful and, most importantly, beautiful: computer waves are reminiscent of Aivazovsky and Moby Dick. Manly George Clooney is as wooden as ever, but still handsome. Dialogues are straightforward to the point of horror. What do you want - the genre is this: a production drama about the harsh life of ordinary fishermen.

Karo Film
5.09 - 6.09 11.30, 14.05, 16.40, 19.20, 22.00
7.09 - 11.09 16.30, 19.00, 21.40

Cosmos
5.09 - 11.09 13.30, 16.00, 18.30, 21.00

Cinema center
5.09 16.45
6.09 16.50

NOT VERY NEW MOVIES

"All About My Mother" by Pedro Almodóvar. The best of melodramas. Funny, but not parody; touching, but not sentimental. A film for those who are not shy about their emotions. In addition, the masterly performance of the favorite actresses of the best Spanish director (Penelope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth) and the extremely strong visual side - color and light. The music is great too.

Cinema center
5.09 12.20
8.09 11.50
10.09 17.10

"Magnolia " "Golden Berlin Bear" Deserved. Abnormal avant-garde tempo and rhythm, virtuosic editing and the best soundtrack of the year (song, not instrumental). The idea is simple and has been used in dozens of films before and since: several intertwined stories from the lives of very unhappy people (see the film "Happiness", the main character of which plays a very good role in "Magnolia"). The best role in the acting biography of Tom Cruise. Very good translation - subtitles. The plot is about life around television (not outside, but inside - many of the film’s characters lead the life of TV stars) and show business in general. The only negative (maybe a plus?) is more than three hours of running time. Sometimes it loads too much.

Cinema center
7.09 21.00

"American Beauty" . The most unexpected Oscar in recent years. That is, expected, since this is the best of all the nominated films, but the appearance on the official Hollywood stage of typologically European cinema, created taking into account theatrical production techniques, is both surprising and pleasing. A film about freedom, internal and external. Starring the amazing and unforgettable Kevin Spacey; Best role since The Usual Suspects.

Cinema center
6.09 10.00
7.09 17.00
9.09 17.15

Angara
5.09 - 10.09 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00

"Green Mile" . After "The Shawshank Redemption" is Frank Darabaunt's second saga based on Stephen King. Again about prison, again sentimental, poignant and moralizing, again three hours. The only difference is the mystical note. A huge black man in a prison for those sentenced to death is either an angel or an alien who cures a fatal illness with a light whiff. Tom Hanks as a very kind and honest guard. For the faint of heart - preparation before watching "Dancer in the Dark".

Aurora
5.09 - 10.09 13.00, 16.0, 19.00

Kuncevo
5.09 - 8.09 17.00, 20.00
9.09 11.00 15.00, 17.00, 20.00

"Kikujiro" . The best film to date by the most popular Japanese director-actor Takeshi Kitano. Having abandoned the samurai-yakuza theme, he turned to blissful idiocy and defiantly fell into childhood. The result is impressive: even the most serious viewer will not turn away from this essay on the topic “how I spent my holidays.”

Illusion
8.09 17.00, 19.00
10.09 15.00, 17.00, 19.00

"East is East" . Another fashionable English comedy. Politically correct to the point of pain. About the patriarchal way of life of one Pakistani family in one British city somewhere in the 70s. Many children, only unhappy parents. The humor is rather weak, but the flair of the era when Led Zeppelin played at discos is recreated as it should.

Illusion
7.09 17.00, 19.00
9.09 15.00, 17.00, 19.00

"Matrix" . Cool movie. Dull, like all American box office blockbusters, but bright and fashionable. Deliberately, although not forced. Keanu Reeves doesn't play anything special, moves his beautiful skull and flies through the air. When the mochilovo begins (in the finale), you immediately forget about the intellectual background. It's for the better.

Minsk
5.09 - 10.09 14.00, 16.30, 19.00

NOSTALGIA

"Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace" . The relatively new film solemnly moves into the nostalgic category. The film is a priori made for those who yearn for their chivalrous-cosmic childhood (youth). Today's youth are mostly indifferent. Thirty- and forty-year-old spectators are dying of delight. Overall, a beautiful and dynamic tale with very high-quality visual effects. Teaches reasonable, kind, eternal.

Cinema center
10.09 12.20

"Customs" . An amazing example of the Soviet thriller genre about the struggle of honest customs officers with mysterious attackers. Starring Boyarsky and Karachentsov. A guaranteed break from all the Hollywood under the sun.

Flight
5.09 - 10.09 12.00, 14.00, 17.00, 19.00