The noisy silence of Captain Fantastic
Silence. A long take on a forest in the north of the United States, with a pleasantly blinding light that touches the camera lens and thus our eyes. The noise of a brook. The groans…
The use of colours in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Vertigo, the undisputed masterpiece of Hitchcock cinema, has many elements worthy of a careful analysis, elements that would not do anything but confirm the genius of the British filmmaker. There are many aspects of this perfectly-structured…
Inside the beauty of Apocalypse Now’s opening sequence
Darkness. Muffled noises reverberate in a closed space that probably is our own head. The trees of the tropical forest, flourishing but dull, seen through the yellow steam of the human presence. Then the explosions,…
The Usual Suspects: the meaning of Keyser Söze’s role
One day, few years ago, a friend asked me what The Usual Suspects was about. He was sure I already mentioned it to him, and he was not wrong. Two weeks earlier I stumbled in…
Philip K. Dick, the complete list of movies and TV shows inspired by his works
It’s always nice when a great artist, in any area, begins to be mentioned by everybody for the quality of his works, even when the reason is “pop”, like the release in the era of…
London Calling & This is England: two perspectives to understand Brexit
4 May 1979-11 July 2016: two historical dates for the recent history of the United Kingdom. In these two days, respectively, Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May have become Prime Minister, the only two women who…