At last year’s Zurich Film Festival the Swedish filmmakers told me, that Alexander Skarsgård (MELANCHOLIA, TrueBlood) is an American actor now, even though he hails from Stockholm. I have to agree, he’s very much the […]
Swedish Oscar winners weren’t all over the media, but they did bring 3 of the coveted awards home to the North: Paul N J Ottosson and Per Hallberg went in a tie over the Academy Award […]
I watched THE FOREST with great expectations and this is my verdict: Gigantic cast meets not so gigantic story. Or, better: The story is about a family – a man, his wife and two children […]
If you liked Audrey Tautou in “Amélie”, you’ll love this, as disturbing as it is. Warning: Even if you are NOT a celebrity, you’ll be scared to death. If you’re a cineast, you’ll enjoy it […]
I admit it: First he caught my eye, because his way of moving, his posture and even his mimic reminded me of one of my favourite European actors, Stephen Moyer (TrueBlood) who hails from Brentwood, Essex (UK). […]
Book about Tim Burton (Source: arte.tv) SLEEPY HOLLOW and SWEENEY TODD featuring Johnny Depp have already been screened yesterday (great DVDs for Halloween, btw.). Tomorrow the fantastic BEETLEJUICE will see his revival … Everything Tim […]
Daniel Brühl als Konrad Koch (source) Auf diesen wirklich sehenswerten deutschen Film mache ich gerade noch rechtzeitig im EM-Jahr 2012 aufmerksam: Trocken inszeniert zeigt DER GANZ GROSSE TRAUM (hier zu sehen) ein teilweise erschreckend patriarchalisches Kaiser-Deutschland […]
(c) Elisabeth Schabus