December 05, 2007
Sonata for a Good Man
‘The Lives of Others’ tells a story of a secret policeman and a playwright in East Germany, in 1980s. The policeman has been ordered to spy on the writer and reports his daily life. He began on spying and does it every day and night, but during this job he + More...September 02, 2007
In Love with Paris
Wow! ‘Paris Je T’aime’ was amazing. A collection of love stories in Paris should be an interesting movie, and in fact, it is. The movie contains several (sorry, I didn’t count them!) short movies by various directors with different characters. The only thing that has stuck these stories together is + More...April 06, 2007
Always a rat is left
I really enjoyed watching ‘The Departed’. It’s a great movie and I’m really glad that Scorsese got his first Oscar prize for this movie. He has made a very entertaining thriller that can easily attract you. Scorsese knows how to tell a story and it’s the most important thing in + More...January 19, 2007
There are no little secrets
Match Point tells a story about luck. At the beginning of the movie, Chris's voice talks about a moment in tennis, "There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net and for a split second it can either go forward or fall back. With + More...August 12, 2006
Now Look!
As this weblog's name shows, I'm a Kubrick lover. He was a great director and artist. His movies are the best ones I've ever seen and the last of them, Eyes Wide Shut is his best work. This writing is about the first ten minutes of this movie. I wrote + More...July 30, 2006
What Lies Beneath
Caché (Hidden) is about a married couple who receive some mysterious packages containing videos. The videos are shot by an unknown cameraman of their life. It means some one is spying them and is threatening their private life. The man tries to find the reason and know who the cameraman + More...April 29, 2006
The Newsmen
'Good Night And Good Luck' is about a famous newsman named Edward R. Murrow who begins to fight with crazy Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950s. The film is based on a true story and shows how Murrow and his colleagues in CBS television defeated McCarthy. It's hard to name this + More...March 31, 2006
Broken Hearts' Blvd.
'Fireworks Wednesday' (Cheharshanbe Soori) tells the life's story of a couple near the Persian's new year. The film begins with Rooh-Angiz, poor girl who lives in downtown and is a maid. She goes to a new house to clean but there are some problems in the air. Mojde is suspicious + More...February 14, 2006
Just a Miracle
'Hamoun' is a story about a Persian intellectual man named Hamid Hamoun who tries to solve his mental problems. On the other hand his wife, Mahshid, wants to leave him after seven years of their wedding. But Hamoun still loves her and does not want to let her go. The + More...December 04, 2005
The Fourth One
I have never read any book of Harry Potter series. It means that I'm not a Potter fan or something like that, but I don't hate him either. On the other hand, as a movie lover, I've seen all the four Harry Potter movies. Every story and its events have + More...August 24, 2005
Dark Worlds
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is a great movie for kids. The movie is based on the famous novel of the same name by Roald Dahl and is directed by Tim Burton. Johnny Depp stars in it as Willy Wonka, the factory's owner. [Read my review in comic land] All + More...July 24, 2005
Iranian Chocolat
'The Fish Fall in Love' is a shining movie and memorable Iranian film. It tells a story about a man named Aziz who returns to his homeland after about 22 years in order to sell his father's home and gardens. But when he arrives home, faces a restaurant which is + More...June 17, 2005
Lost in NY
Wow! 'Madagascar' is the best 3D animation of DreamWorks I've ever seen and I have to say that this movie is much better than Shreks and Shark Tale. The characters are so funny and they have been animated very well. The main problems of DW animations are their stories and + More...April 26, 2005
Mommy's here!
'The Amityville Horror' was one of the worst horror films I've ever seen. I suppose to correct my previous sentence because it was not horror or scary movie and its story had nothing to scare you. The movie has nothing interesting and the script cannot frighten you because it lacks + More...April 15, 2005
A masterpiece named Sin City
When you're watching 'Sin City' you feel reading a comic book! It's a wonderful exprience. All of the character's movements, camera's views, lights and effects and everything are designed like a good comic and you hear - read - the characters thoughts. None of the previous movies based on comic + More...March 28, 2005
A Waltz for a Night
"Nine years after the morning that Jesse and Celine met together on a Eurail train, they find together in a bookstore in Paris. They begin to speak about these years and their life. Jesse has written a top seller book about their relationship and now he lives in New York + More...March 16, 2005
You stole my story
'Secret Window' is about a writer named Morton Rainey who has published his short stories in a book several years ago and now is trying to write a new one. But one day a stranger knocks his door and calls him a thief, who has stolen the man's story and + More...February 21, 2005
A good cop never sleeps
'Insomnia' tells a story about a famous detective named Will Dormer - Al Pacino - who goes on a mission to Alaska, where never gets dark in this season of the year. He and his colleague - Hep - are sent there to arrest a murderer who has killed a + More...February 11, 2005
Angelina Jolie is between us!
Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow [official site] is a good movie that entertains you and you will enjoy it. Its story is not a new one; a crazy intelligent scientist and his robots and machines try to kill people and rule a new world. But a female reporter + More...December 29, 2004
Fathers and their sons
'Big Fish' is about dream and dreamers. The movie tells a story of a boy and his dad, and their relationship. The main part of this shining movie (some critics have called Big Fish the finest movie of Burton) is Edward Bloom's fantastical adventures and stories. He tells these stories + More...August 15, 2004