By Sara Abidi An Italian director and screenwriter, the late Bernardo Bertolucci is credited with several works that achieved remarkable critical acclaim. His work in The Last Emperor earned him the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Eventually, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d’Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. … Continue reading Human Dignity: The Cost of Art?
On the phone, Bobby’s relative calls to ask if he’s bored of Hollywood already. Bobby responds, ‘I’m kind of half bored, half fascinated’. That is perhaps how I felt watching Caf├® Society. The tale follows Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg), who unsurprisingly comes from a Jewish family residing in New York City. Wanting more from life than just working for his father, he moves to Hollywood to … Continue reading Review: Caf├® Society
Irrational Man is the new film directed by Woody Allen, a light black comedy about Abe, a philosophy professor (Joaquin Phoenix), who is at a low point in his life. He is not fulfilled by teaching and he sees his actions as unimportant, having no effect on the world. He is having what might be defined as a philosopherÔÇÖs midlife crisis. Abe takes a teaching … Continue reading Review: Irrational Man
