I do not enjoy violent movies at all, however when you have great directing, superb film making, fine actors and solid storytelling, I can make an exemption. On tuesday evening I went to the Electric to see American Gangster. What else can I ask for when going to the movies: the Electric and Ridley Scott’s work… just perfect. The film recounts historical events from 1970’s Harlem most prominent drug ring, and, part of Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts’ lives, peculiar characters in American history. From a content standpoint American Gangster touches upon some of the 1970’s class and ethnic differences, political and economic challenges, that are not that different from the challenges and differences we are facing in most parts of the world today.
A beautifully crafted film where every frame is carefully constructed.
November 24th, 2007
I went to Camden two saturdays ago, although I’ve been in London many times before, I don’t remember visiting Camden. It was a “crowds” kind of experience, I walked with a collective pace. Sometimes it felt like not having control of my own body, suddenly the whole crowd stops and maybe it is because someone that you can’t even see stopped two meeters ahead of you to buy a t-shirt. Overall it was fun to explore a new pocket of London and discover nice antique stores along the way. On sunday I went to the Electric , a movie theater in Notting Hill, one of the oldest in town, newly refurbished but it maintains its old charm. It has a bar inside the theater and wide leather chairs with food stools, definitely a must go. I saw Sicko , Michael Moore’s latest documentary. He presents health care systems’ parallels of selected developed countries and Cuba. Sicko reflects profoundly on the meaning of a socialized health care system, and comments on U.S. health insurance companies and governments’ vicious behavior. I enjoyed it very much, Moore’s tells a compelling story in his very personal style.
November 15th, 2007