Category Archives: cinema 2014

At the Movies 2015: Das ewige Leben (The Eternal Life)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by cornholio1980

Das ewige Leben (The Eternal Life) AUT 2014 Written by Josef Hader, Wolfgang Murnberger & Wolf Haas Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Watched on 13.03.2015 The “Brenner”-films are some of the best movies that Austria has produced within the last decades, … Continue reading →

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At the Movies 2015: Selma

Posted on April 7, 2015 by cornholio1980

Selma USA 2014 Written by Paul Webb Directed by Ava DuVernay Watched on 20.02.2015 When watching a movie like “Selma”, I’m always torn between horror at the discrimination and atrocities that took place in the not-too-recent-past, and enthusiasm about how … Continue reading →

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Coda to /slash #6: Tusk

Posted on March 19, 2015 by cornholio1980

Tusk USA | Canada 2014 Written by Kevin Smith Directed by Kevin Smith “Tusk” was one of the movies that were shown at this years “/slash” Christmas Double Feature (unfortunately, I missed the second one, the 70s slasher classic “Black … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 14: Turist (Force Majeure)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by cornholio1980

Turist Sweden | France | Norway | Denmark 2014 Written by Ruben Östlund Directed by Ruben Östlund “Turist” was the Closing Night screening of last years Viennale (which also means that yes, more than four months later, I’m finally finished … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 13: Time Lapse

Posted on March 17, 2015 by cornholio1980

Time Lapse USA 2014 Written by B.P. Cooper & Bradley King Directed by Bradley King I have to say, as much as I love the Viennale and its glimpse into the more artistic side of cinema, but… after 12 days … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 13: Jauja

Posted on March 16, 2015 by cornholio1980

Jauja Argentina | Denmark | France | Mexico | USA | Germany | Brazil | Netherlands 2014 Written by Lisandro Alonso & Fabian Casas Directed by Lisandro Alonso I visit the Viennale regularly since roughly five years, and in all … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 12: Birdman

Posted on March 5, 2015 by cornholio1980

Birdman USA | Canada 2014 Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu If I would have been more timely with my Viennale-reviews, I would not now be pretty much the … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 12: Whiplash

Posted on February 13, 2015 by cornholio1980

Whiplash USA 2014 Written by Damien Chazelle Directed by Damien Chazelle Of all the screenings that I went to at last years Viennale, “Whiplash” by far got the most cheers and applause. The audience seemed to be in a real … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 12: Olive Kitteridge

Posted on February 12, 2015 by cornholio1980

Olive Kitteridge USA 2014 Written by Jane Anderson, based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout Directed by Lisa Cholodenko Thanks to Sky, who held a screening of “Olive Kitteridge” during the Viennale, I had the chance to see this HBO … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 12: Stimmen (Voices)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by cornholio1980

Stimmen (Voices) Austria 2014 Written by Mara Mattuschka Directed by Mara Mattuschka This movie sounded really interesting and promising – so interesting and promising in fact, that it was one of the reasons why I decided to take the day … Continue reading →

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