Zirhcing - My Daily

Zirhcing - Books, Films and Thoughts

Books, Films and Thoughts
BACK TO THE POLE ...

(APR 2009)

<u571>, directed by jonathan mostow and james arnett, 2000...(B)

<i am not there>, directed by todd haynes, 2007... (A-)

<maradona by kusturica>, directed by emir kusturica, 2008...(B)

<24 redemption>, directed by jon cassar, 2008... (B)

(JAN-MAR 2009)

<the reader>, directed by stephen daldry, 2008...(A-)

<milk>, directed by gus van saat, 2008... (A)

<changeling>, directed by clint eastwood, 2008...(B+)

<valkyrie>, directed by bryan singer, 2008...(B)

<slumdog millionnaire>, directed by danny boyle, 2008... (B+)

<the curious case of benjamin button>, directed by david fincher, 2008...(B+)

<seven pounds>, directed by gabriele muccino, 2008... (C+)

<youth without youth>, directed by francis coppola, 2007...(B+)

<i served the king of england>, directed by jiri menzel, 2007...(A-)

(SEP-DEC 2008)

<ip man>, 2008...(B)

<burn after reading>, directed by coen brothers, 2008...(B+)

<cape no. 7>, 2008...(B-)

<the day the earth stood still>, directed by scott derrickson, 2008...(C)

<quantum of solace>, directed by marc forster, 2008...(B+)

<body of lies>, directed by ridley scott, 2008...(A-)

<ben hur>, starring charlton heston, 1959...(A)

<connected>, 2008...(B)

<eagle eyes>, directed by d.j. caruso, 2008...(C)

<mamma mia>, directed by kevin spacey, 2008...(B+)

<journey to the centre of the earth>, directed by eric brevig, 2008...(C+)

<indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull>, directed by steven spielberg, 2008...(B)

<the incredible hulk>, starring edward norton, 2008...(B)

<lost>, directed by christopher nolan, 2008...(C-)

<prison break season 1>, directed by andrew stanton, 2008...(B+)

(JUL-AUG 2008)

<batman: the dark knight>, directed by christopher nolan, 2008...(A)

<wall e>, directed by andrew stanton, 2008...(A)

<stay>, directed by marc forster, 2005...(B-)

<24 season 3, 4, 5>, created by joel surnow and robert cochran, 2001...(B+)

<21>, directed by kevin spacey, 2008...(B+)

(JUN 2008)

<the counterfeiters>, directed by stefan ruzowitzky, 2007...(B+)

<24 season 2 >, created by joel surnow and robert cochran, 2001...(B+)

(APR & MAY 2008)

<be kind rewind>, directed by michel gondry, 2008...(B)

<indiana jones 4: the kingdom of the crystal skull>, directed by stephen spielberg, 2008...(B)

<24 season 1>, created by joel surnow and robert cochran, 2001...(B)

<band of brothers>, produced by stephen spielberg & others, directed by phil robinson, richard loncraine, mikael salomon, david nutter, tom hanks, david leland, david frankel & tony to, 2001...(A)

<perfime: the story of a murderer>, directed by tom tykwer, 2006...(B)

<syriana>, directed by stephen gaghen, 2005...(B+)

<tony takitani>, directed by jun ichikawa, 2005...(C)

<l'auberge rouge>, directed by gerard krawczyk, 2006...(C+)

(MAR 2008)

<before the devil knows you are dead>, directed by sidney lumet, starred by ethan hawke and philip seymour hoffman, 2008...(A-)

<sleuth>, directed by kenneth branagh, 2007...(B+)

<eastern promises>, directed by david cronenberg, 2007...(B-)

<no country for old men>, directed by joel and ethan coen, 2007...(B+)

<la vie en rose>, directed by olivier dahan, 2007...(B+)

<chacun son cinema>, 2007...(B-)

< Mestecko u vody>, written by Bohumil Hrabal, 1982...(B-)

(JAN & FEB 2008)

<jumper>, directed by doug liman, 2008...(C+)

<cloverfield>, directed by matt reeves, 2008...(B)

<27 dresses>, directed by anne fletcher, 2007...(B)

<the darjeeling limited>, directed by wes anderson & roman coppola, 2007...(B+)

<my blueberry nights>, directed by wong kar wai, 2008...(B)

<le petit prince>, 2007...(C+)

(NOV & DEC 2007)

<Egy het Pesten es Budan>, directed by Karoly Makk, 2003...(B)

<I am Legend>, directed by Francis Lawrence, 2007...(B)

<Persepolis>, directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, 2007...(A-)

<Baudolino>, written by Umberto Eco, 2000...(B)

<The Warlords>, directed by Chan Ho Sun, 2007...(B+)

<埃及, 是這樣是那樣!>, written by Miyuki Shibasaki, translated by 許晴舒, 2007...(B)

<Alexander>, directed by Oliver Stone, 2004...(C)

<Perhaps Love>, directed by Chan Ho Sun, 2005...(B+)

<Sputnik No Koibito>, written by Haruki Murakami, 1999...(B+)

<Evan Almighty>, 2006...(C)

<Die Hard 4>, 2006...(B-)

<The Simpsons Movie>, 2007...(B-)

(OCT 2007)

<Paths of Glory>, directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1958...(B+)

<A day of the life of the Israeli Diamond Industry>, photographs by Jonathan Torgovnik, published by IDI, 2006...(B-)<中東現場>, written by Cheung Chui Yung, published by cite, 2007...(B+)

<Symbol of Judaism>, written by Marc-Alain Ouaknin, photographs by Laziz Hamani, published by barnes & noble books, 2000 edition...(B)

(SEP 2007)

<Lust Caution>, directed by Ang Lee, 2007...(A-)

<Cinema 16 - British Short Films>, directed by Stephen Daldry, Simon Ellis, Jim Gillespie, Peter Greenaway, To, & Charles Guard, Asif Kapadia, Mike Leigh, Toby MacDonald, Adrian McDowall. Morag McKinnon, Christopher Nolan, Martin Parr, Brian Percival, Kynne Ramsay, Ridley Scott and John Smith...(B-)

<Secret>, directed by Jay Chow, 2007...(B)

<Les gouts de dieu>, story by Tadashi Agi, developed by Shu Okimoto, 2006...(B)

<1408>, directed by Mikael Hafstrom and a work of Stephen King, 2007...(B-)

<The coming of sin>, directed by Jose Raman Larraz, featuring Patricia Granada, 1977...(B-)

<Love on the run>, directed by Francois Truffaut, 1979...(B)

<Playtime>, directed by Jacque Tati, 1973...(B+)

<Exploring the world of wines and spirits>, written by Christopher Fielden and published by the Wine & Spirit Education Test...(B+)

(JUL & AUG 2007)

<Amadeus>, directed by Milos Forman and Jan Schmidt, featuring Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham and Elizabeth Berridge, 1984...(B+)

<Ratatouille>, directed by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava, 2007...(B)

<Transformer>, directed by Michael Bay, 2007...(B-)

<Ghost Rider>, featuring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendas, directed by Mark Steven Johnson, 2007...(C-)

<Shooter>, directed by Antoine Fugua, 2007...(B)

<Goodbye Lenin>, directed by Wolfgang Becker, 2004...(B-)

<Harry Porter: Order of the Phoenix>, directed by David Yates, 2007...(B)

<Wines and Spirits: Looking Behind the Label>, produced and published by the Wine & Spirit Education Test...(B)

(APR, MAY & JUN 2007)

<Cashback>, directed by Sean Ellis, 2006...(B)

<Romeo et Juliette>, directed by Paul-Emile Fourny, conducted by Paolo Olmi, featuring Luz del Alba (sopranos) & Warren Mok (tenors), French May 2007...(C+)

<The Last King of Scotland>, featuring Forest Whitaker & James McAvoy, directed by Kevin MacDonald, 2006...(A)

<Oceans' Thirteen>, directed by Steven Soderbergh, 2007...(B-)

<Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End>, featuring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, directed by Gore Verbinski, 2007...(B-)

<Blades of Glory>, featuring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, directed by Will Speck & Josh Gordon, 2007...(B-)

<Blood Diamond>, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou & Jennifer Connelly, directed by Edward Zwick, 2006...(B+)

<Children of Men>, featuring Julianne Moore, Clive Owen & Michael Caine, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 2007...(B)

<Norbit>, featuring Eddie Murphy, directed by Brian Robbins, 2007...(C)

<Mr. Bean's Holiday>, directed by Steve Bendelack, 2007...(C+)

<Hors de Prix>, featuring Audrey Tautou & Gad Elmaleh, directed by Pierre Salvadori, 2006...(B-)

<The Pursuit of Happyness>, featuring Will Smith, directed by Gabriele Muccino, 2006...(B-)

<Prestige>, featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, David Bowie & Scarlett Johansson, directed by Christopher Nolan, 2006...(B)

<Spiderman>, featuring Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst, directed by Sam Raimi, 2002...(B-)

<Spiderman 2>, featuring Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst, directed by Sam Raimi, 2004...(B)

<Spiderman 3>, featuring Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst, directed by Sam Raimi, 2007...(C+)

<Lola>, played by Anouk Aimee & Marc Michel, directed by Jacques Demy, 1961...(B-)

<Le Peau d'Ane>, starring Catherine Deneuve, jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Delphine Seyrig & Fernand Ledoux, directed by Jacques Demy, 1970...(B)

<V for Vendetta>, featuring Natalie Portman & Hugo Weaving, directed by James McTeigue, 2006...(B-)

<Paycheck>, featuring Ben Affleck & Uma Thurman, directed by John Woo, 2004...(B-)

<The Devil Wears Prada>, featuring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci, directed by David Frankel, 2006...(C+)

<Gemstones of the World>, written by Walter Schumann, published in 2006 by the Sterling Publishing Co., Inc...(B+)

<The Middle East: the History, the Conflict, the Culture, the Faiths>, written by Kelly Knauer, published in 2006 by Time Inc. Home Entertainment...(B+)

(FEB & MAR 2007)

<墨攻>, 2006...(B-)

<Ye Yan>, directed by Feng Xiaogang, 2006...(B-)

<Volver>, directed by Pedro Almodovar, 2006...(B+)

<Night at museum>, 2006...(C+)

<The protegé>, 2007...(B)

<Confession of pain>, directed by Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, 2006...(C+)

<The queen>, directed by Stephen Frears, 2006...(B-)

<Capote>, directed by Bernnett Miller, 2005...(B+)

<The story of adele h>, directed by Francois Truffaut, 1975...(B-)

<Schindler's list>, directed by Steven Spielberg, 1993...(B-)

<The double, a st petersburg poem>, written by Fyodor M Dostoevsky, 1846, translated by Hugh Aplin, Hesperus Press, 2004...(B)

<終於悲哀的外國語>, written by Haruki Murakami, 1996...(B-)

<八月寧靜>, written by Chen Ning, 2006...(B-)

<Last tango in paris>, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972...(B+)

<Oliver twist>, directed by Roman Polanski, 2006...(B)

<L'art du roman>, written by Milan Kundera, 1986...(B+)

<遠方的鼓聲>, written by Haruki Murakami, 1990...(B-)

<Rimbaud, completed works, selected letters>...(A-)

<A history of modern russia: from Nicholas II to Putin>, written by Robert Service, Penguin, 2003...(B-)

<Insight Guide: Russia, Belarus & Ukraine>, Discovery Channel, APA Publications, 1999...(C+)

(JAN 2007)

<Rough>, filmed by Kentaro Otani, 2006
A plain expression of Mitsuru Adachi's work. No surprise, and no touch, a bit rough, yes...(C+)

<The Illusionist>, featuring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti & Jessica Biel, directed by Neil Burger, 2006...(B+)

<Ignorance>, written by Milan Kundera...(B+)

<Casino Royale>, directed by Martin Campbell, 2006
Action and script-driven version of 007. After the series of James Bond film, this is the one to break the deadlock of the old-fashioned arrangement of the classic spy film. The poster, together with the casting and promotion of the film did not appeal much but after watching quite a number of positive feedbacks and critics on journals, I went to have a look of the film at last, and this is indeed a recent good 007 film on screen. The script was well written and organised, and this gave a vivid clue line of the flow of the story. The action scene was well shot and subtly the film filled up the gap between scenes with the classic elements of 007 excitement. It was a best demonstration of the series...(B+)

<Election 1>, filmed by Johnny To, 2005
An innovative cult film of gangsters with a plot of an election. The characters were nicely revealed with a profound performance of the actors...(B+)

<Election 2>, filmed by Johnny To, 2005...(C+)

<Barthes: a very short introduction>, written by Jonathan Culler, 1983...(B)

<Match point>, directed by Woody Allen, 2004...(B+)

Archive 06 ...
Archive 05 ...
Archive 02-04 ...
Any Sharing of your thoughts? Contact zirhc