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Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Posted by Gui on December 7, 2019

Review 144min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:    Edward Norton Cast:         Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin…and more Writers:     Edward Norton and Jonathan Lethem -Synopsis- When his friend and mentor is brutally murdered on the streets of 1950’s New York, a solitary private detective with Tourette’s Syndrome and an obsessive mind determined to solve the mystery […]

Cold War (2018) (Polish & Other Languages)

Posted by Gui on September 1, 2018

Review 88min Genre:       Drama, Music, Romance Director:    Pawel Pawlikowski Cast:         Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc…and more Writers:     Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki and Piotr Borkowski -Synopsis- In the gloom of post-war Poland, a musician and conductor forms a renowned performance academy made up of traditional young rural folk talents, only to fall for his star […]

La La Land (2016)

Posted by Gui on January 1, 2017

Review 128min Genre:        Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance Director:     Damien Chazelle Cast:          Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend…and more Writer:       Damien Chazelle -Synopsis- Writer/director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) takes his Jazz sensibilities to Tinseltown in an all-singing, all-dancing musical dramedy, starring Ryan Gosling as a jazz musician who falls for Emma Stone’s aspiring young actress in L.A. […]

Café Society (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 4, 2016

Review 96min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Woody Allen Cast:        Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell…and more Writer:     Woody Allen -Synopsis- A wide-eyed, awkward young New Yorker moves to Los Angeles to try and find a place alongside his big-shot movie agent uncle, among the glitz & glamour of 1930s Hollywood; only to be caught up […]

La La Land Teaser Trailer

Posted by Gui on July 13, 2016

Writer/director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) takes his Jazz sensibilities to Tinseltown in a musical dramedy, starring Ryan Gosling as a jazz musician who falls for Emma Stone’s aspiring young actress in L.A. Directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and J.K. Simmons among others. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical UK Release: 16th of November   […]

Miles Ahead (2016)

Posted by Gui on April 23, 2016

Review 100min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Music Director:   Don Cheadle Cast:        Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi…and more Writers:    Steven Baigelman, Don Cheadle, Stephen J. Rivele… more -Synopsis- Don Cheadle writes, directs and stars in his unique cinematic portrait of jazz trumpeter and music giant Miles Davis, a stylized biographical drama about a difficult and complicated […]

Miles Ahead Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on February 4, 2016

Don Cheadle directs and stars as jazz trumpeter and music giant Miles Davis in this biographical drama about a difficult and complicated genius and his achievements. Directed by  Don Cheadle and starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor and Michael Stuhlbarg among others. Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music UK Release: 22nd of April   US Release: 1st of […]

10 of the Best: John Barry Film Scores

Posted by Gui on July 19, 2015

Week 3 July 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by Jazz musician turned legendary British composer and “sound of Bond” John Barry, whose work ranges from ‘Midnight Cowboy’ and ‘Zulu’ to ‘Goldfinger’, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy […]

Amy (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on July 3, 2015

Review 128min Genre:    Documentary, Fact-based Director: Asif Kapadia Cast:      Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Tony Bennett…and more From the team that gave us the unforgettable ‘Senna‘ comes a gripping and candid look at the remarkable and ultimately tragic life of British singer Amy Winehouse, featuring rarely seen home video as well as archive footage and paparazzi […]

Whiplash (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 16, 2015

107min Genre:      Drama, Music Director:   Damien Chazelle Cast:        Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser…and more Writers:    Damien Chazelle A talented and ambitious young jazz drummer struggles to navigate the waters of an ultra-competitive New York music conservatory overseen by a feared and unforgiving instructor. Young writer/director Damien Chazelle, a former Jazz drummer himself, manages to […]