By: Hmovievideo4 | 2011-01-02 | Movies What is the opposite of precocious? If no suitable word exists, somebody should invent one — in English, French or, ideally, Portuguese — to describe the 102-year-old filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. He has completed a dozen features and a handful of shorts since 1998, which is to say since his 90th birthday. His latest feature, a tale of supernatural romance called "The Strange Case of Angelica," arrives in New York on Wednesday, and while it is evidently the work of an artist with great stores of read more
By: netwebsite1 | 2010-12-23 | Movies An Epicentre Films (in France) release of a Filmes do Tejo II, Eddie Saeta, Les Films de l'Apres-Midi, Mostra Internacional de Cinema production. (International sales: Pyramide Intl., Paris.) Produced by Francois d'Artemarre, Maria Joao Mayer, Luis Minarro, Renata de Almeida, Leon Cakoff. Directed, written by Manoel de Oliveira. read more
By: Hmovievideo4 | 2011-01-02 | Movies What is the opposite of precocious? If no suitable word exists, somebody should invent one — in English, French or, ideally, Portuguese — to describe the 102-year-old filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. He has completed a dozen features and a handful of shorts since 1998, which is to say since his 90th birthday. His latest feature, a tale of supernatural romance called "The Strange Case of Angelica," arrives in New York on Wednesday, and while it is evidently the work of an artist with great stores of read more
By: netwebsite | 2010-12-23 | Arts & Entertainment The understated Trepa gradually heightens Isaac's distress until he reaches a breaking point, then climaxes with visually startling results. The brief visual f/x are secondary to cinematographer Sabine Lancelin's magnificent images, which blend Gothic with the everyday while recalling Gordon Willis at his peak. Brief selections of 19th-century piano music gracefully bridge scenes in this increasingly strange tale, which De Oliveira began in the early 1950s. Production designers Christian Marti a read more
By: netwebsite1 | 2010-12-23 | Movies An Epicentre Films (in France) release of a Filmes do Tejo II, Eddie Saeta, Les Films de l'Apres-Midi, Mostra Internacional de Cinema production. (International sales: Pyramide Intl., Paris.) Produced by Francois d'Artemarre, Maria Joao Mayer, Luis Minarro, Renata de Almeida, Leon Cakoff. Directed, written by Manoel de Oliveira. read more
By: netwebsite | 2010-12-23 | Arts & Entertainment The understated Trepa gradually heightens Isaac's distress until he reaches a breaking point, then climaxes with visually startling results. The brief visual f/x are secondary to cinematographer Sabine Lancelin's magnificent images, which blend Gothic with the everyday while recalling Gordon Willis at his peak. Brief selections of 19th-century piano music gracefully bridge scenes in this increasingly strange tale, which De Oliveira began in the early 1950s. Production designers Christian Marti a read more
By: netwebsite1 | 2010-12-28 | Movies These and other notions find their way inside a deliberately simple tale, whose strange case is just as much Isaac's as it is Angelica's. In a driving rainstorm, the manager of a family estate searches for a photographer to record Angelica (Pilar Lopez de Ayala), who died suddenly after her wedding. With the usual portraitist away in Porto, the task falls to Isaac -- a coincidence that yields profound life changes for this melancholy man, holed up in his apartment and content to recite poetry to read more
By: Rubel Zaman | 2010-11-29 | Travel Tips Unfortunately this generosity can be lost to modern thought. Sometimes in the richest of countries the simple act of hospitality to guests from another country or culture is forgotten. read more
By: Rubel Zaman | 2010-11-29 | Travel & Leisure Unfortunately this generosity can be lost to modern thought. Sometimes in the richest of countries the simple act of hospitality to guests from another country or culture is forgotten. read more
By: Gary Rogers | 2011-05-12 | Pets Dogs truly are unique creatures. They maintain their own quirky behavior do to the odd way humans perceive how dogs act toward them. In most instances, strange dog behavior is really not all that strange. read more
By: Vikram Kumar | 2010-12-03 | Arts & Entertainment Have you seen the trailers for the newest movie releases? Some of them are so incredible when you can watch them in high definition. read more
By: Vladimir | 2010-12-09 | Fashion If a woman prefers bra type "Angelica" is a fairly common problem is the loss of shape cups. Optimal in this case, the bras of type «push-up» - rise upwards. read more
By: Stewart Wrighter | 2011-01-09 | Law This article highlights the use of experts when it comes to defending a person who has been accused of drunk driving. It also goes on to show some cases where really odd things happen. read more
By: Robert Haskell. | 2011-12-12 | Culture Capable of swimming its entire life non-stop, one might wonder, how can a shark do this without rest? Sharks require water movement through their gills in order to breathe. read more