Movies at Dawn

STEVE: We still love each other, right? DIANE: That's what we're best at, buddy. Hello everyone! I'm back with only a one week delay, which was about to turn to two if I didn't force myself to sit down to write. It's not that I lost interest in this blog (god, no!) , it's because I work all week and Saturdays are my only days off, so I tend to procrastinate writing even though I know I'll feel x10 better when I click on that publish button. Anyway, this week I decided not to be lazy, so to sum up this useless opening paragraph, welcome to this week's post! It's also the first post of the month, so be sure to expect some super exciting (I really can't stop thinking about it) news later this month! I'll give more details about it next week! For this week, I picked another Xavier Dolan film, a feature that is less controversial and definitely more touching: Mommy. To read my previous post about Dolan's other film, you can quickly click  here

LAURA: It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading. Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great week! Mine went better than usual,  I've finally gotten used to the busy routine of school, so that's an improvement. I'm so happy to be back to the blog again, especially since this movie has been on my watchlist for a long time!  This week I decided to go a little more back in time and explore a film from the 1940's (another first for this blog!), Brief Encounter which I loved a lot. Let's give a little background about the film and explore its characters. I hope you enjoy reading the post! Brief Encounter is a romance movie adapted by a play of Noel Coward and directed by David Lean. The story revolves around Laura and Dr. Alec -both of whom are married- who meet at a railway station and gradually fall in love as they keep seeing each other every Thursday in the same spot. The romance built between t

ALEXANDRE: Why, mother, does nothing happen as we wish? Why? Why does one have to rot in silence torn between pain and desire? Why did I live my life in exile? Tell me mother, why can't one learn to love? Hello everyone! I'm back this week (at a regular time, finally) with a  Theo Angelopoulos film, Eternity and a Day. Films of Angelopoulos have been on my list for a long time as he's known to be one of the greatest auteurs of cinema. To my delight, Eternity and a Day never disappointed me, and it pulled me into the story so much that some scenes replayed in my mind long after I finished the movie. Before I start, I'd like to thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy reading the post! Eternity and a Day is part three of the series "The Trilogy of Borders". Each film in the series tells about a certain voyage the main character goes through. In Eternity and a Day, we see our protagonist Alexandre taking a journey filled with his past regrets, memories, and

HUBERT: Heard about the guy who fell off a skyscraper? On his way down past each floor, he kept saying to reassure himself: So far so good... so far so good... How you fall doesn't matter. It's how you land! Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's unusually early post: La Haine by the brilliant Mathieu Kassovitz! This film is especially important because I finally watched it in a movie theater! It felt great to laugh with a room of people and shed some tears in the end. Thanks for being here and I hope you enjoy reading the post! Mathieu Kassovitz is originally an actor that is most famous for his film Amelié (2001). He started writing this film following the accidental shooting of an immigrant by police - which I'll mention more in a bit. La Haine, similarly, tells the daily lives of  " black-blanc-beur" (black-white-Arab) boys living in the Parisian ghetto. The main conflict of the film is built between the minority groups and the police. Despite taking a ser

BLIND WOMAN:  I'm just like you. I drink, I eat, I taste things. I listen to music. I feel music. I do whatever I want. I even go to the movies. PARIS DRIVER:  The movies? And what do you see at the movies? BLIND WOMAN:  Sometimes I feel the film. Hello everyone! I'm back this week with my new favourite film, Night On Earth by Jim Jarmusch! There's absolutely no reason why I would dislike this film, it had everything I wanted! Taking the viewer from the vibrant streets of New York City to the quiet ones in Helsinki, it was such an enjoyable journey and I can't wait to share my thoughts with you! Thanks for being here and I hope you enjoy reading the post! Before diving into the characters, I'd like to give a little background about the film. Night On Earth is written, directed, and produced by Jim Jarmusch. The film tells the story of five different cab drivers on the same night from different locations on Earth - which are Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, a

DORIAN COREY: I always had hopes of being a big star. But as you get older, you aim a little lower. Everybody wants to make an impression, some mark upon the world. Then you think, you've made a mark on the world if you just get through it, and a few people remember your name. Hello everyone! I'm back this week with the brilliant Paris Is Burning by Jennie Livingston! As we're fast approaching the end of Pride Month, I couldn't think of a better film to close the month as well as my special series consisting of LGBTQ+ cinema. To read my previous posts of the series, I invite you to visit the last three posts (too lazy to attach a link) and give them a look! Now, let's talk about our film/documentary for the week and explore its glamorous characters more in-depth! Paris Is Burning is a documentary that focuses on New York's drag scene in the 1980s. This underrepresented community was shown beautifully along with glamorous balls, stylish voguing, and most importan

JOURNALIST: What are you looking for Laurence Alia? LAURENCE: I'm looking for a person who understands my language and speaks it. A person who, without being a pariah, will question not only the rights and the value of the marginalized, but also those of the people who claim to be normal. Hello everyone! I'm back this week with the brilliant Laurence Anyways by Xavier Dolan. I heard both positive and negative comments about this film as making a movie about a transgender person is never easy and can't please everyone. Before we start, I'd like to invite you to visit my previous posts about the  LGBTQ+ cinema  as I've picked the movies carefully for the Pride Month! Now, let's talk about our movie for this week and explore the characters more in-depth! Laurence Anyways is written and directed by the great Xavier Dolan. It's important to underscore that Dolan made this film when he was only 23 years old! With its flamboyant dresses, buoyant colors, and kinetic

  HEDWIG: It is clear that I must find my other half. But is it a he or she? What does this person look like? Identical to me? Or somehow complementary? Does my other half have what I don't? Did he get the looks? The luck? The love? Were we really separated forcibly or did he just run off with the good stuff?  Hello everyone! I'm back slightly late this week with the movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In honor of Pride Month, I'll be blogging about LGBTQ+ movies in the next four weeks. I'm quite pleased with my selection of movies for this month, and I hope you'll like it as well! Now, let's talk about this week’s movie as I’m too excited about it! Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical written by John Cameron Mitchell and composed by Stephen Trask. The movie tells the story of a transsexual rock singer (Hedwig) who tours the U.S. with her band and follows her former lover who stole her songs. The storytelling in this movie was unlike anything I've ever s

PAN: And it is said that the Princess returned to her father's kingdom. And that she reigned with justice and a kind heart for many centuries. And that she was loved by all her subjects. And, like most of us, she left behind small traces of her time on Earth, visible only to those who know where to look.  [1] Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's post about the movie El Laberinto Del Fauno, Pan's Labyrinth in English. Before watching the film, my expectations were already high as the movie received many awards (including 3 Oscars), but in the end, it exceeded all of them and left me speechless. The film was magical yet heartbreaking, and I simply can't wait to talk more about it. Thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy reading the post!                                 El Laberinto Del Fauno is written and directed by the brilliant Guillermo del Toro. The film is about a girl who is living under her sadistic stepfather's authority, and she's seeking ways t