Donald is a child of Moviedrome who enjoys weird films, film noir, horror and science fiction (but doesn’t really care about Star Wars). He also likes some musicals (such as Annette and The Saddest Music In The World). Beyond film, he likes fine art, Art Nouveau and Italian Futurism, and has a collection of musical instruments from zithers to hand pans. He has a background in maths, science and Linux (but can talk about other things).
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The Himalayan has a very distinct sense of place. It's not just the mountains and the buildings, it's the locals used as extras, their clothes, their music.
A treacherous martial artist desperately wants his brother to marry into a rich family, but he refuses. Blinded by greed, he kills him, and gets a lookalike to take his place, then begins scheming to take over the wife's family fortune.
The driving narrative has been parked in a garage, covered in a tarp and forgotten about.
Protection money is 'owed' to a gangster. A disastrous attempt to win the money in a kickboxing tournament shames kung-fu. Two students of the art travel to Bangkok to regain its honour.
What sets it apart is writer/director Huang Feng's eye for composition. His landscapes are amongst the best in Hong Kong cinema.
A respected martial arts elder is poisoned by a treacherous kung fu master, who plans to rule over the martial arts world. His daughter makes a perilous journey to obtain the only known cure, but things don't go according to plan.
What Sigríður, Markus Englmair, and Ugla have done as writers and writer/director is hang a disaster movie on top of a family drama. That is what makes the film compelling.
Anna Arnardóttir, Iceland's top volcanologist, faces two disasters at once: a volcanic eruption that threatens the safety of the capital city and a love affair that could destroy her marriage.
The comedy is quick, funny and often well observed. The actors are all quite capable of delivering it at pace.
A woman keeps coming to Quai Des Orfevres to see Inspector Maigret about disturbing events in her household. Maigret is annoyed, until this woman is found dead and he realises she was on to something.
