It’s a Wonderful Life
The most magical time of the year has finally arrived and it is more than time to spend all our weekends watching Christmas movies! To help you with that, here’s an idea: It’s a wonderful life, by Frank Capra.
Mascara behind the lens
A few days ago I opened a book about Cinema history. It was a famous director listing the different individuals who came before him and inspired him in his own productions.
The recipe of success: a flying nanny
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The sound of it is quite atrocious isn’t it? Yet this tricky word reflects all the complications that the movie Mary Poppins (obviously) had to face to take form.
Koos Raucamp (ANEFO); GaHetNa (Natiionaal Archief NL)
One Touch of Genius: The masterpiece, or forgery, behind the frame
The art world: where paintings are sold and bought for fortunes. The cynical eye and mind of a purist art lover may see in this statement the sad state art is reduced to – serving as a form of currency – despite this having been the inescapable case since time immemorial.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rue des Moulins (1894)
The Fairy-tales of Recognition
Once upon a time, in a far far land, was a woman named Ludovica. Ludovica was a sensational, confident and luminous being. She was also a happy being. Ludovica wasn’t trapped in any tower, she had no evil stepmother and didn’t need a prince on a white stallion to save her from an embarrassing situation.
How Talkies Shook Hollywood!
Shh … Silence in the room. Turn off the lights. Let the show begin… The Jazz Singer is on the big screen tonight. And what a surprise! He is talking! The Jazz Singer is considered to be the first talking movie in history.