David Lazar qualified as a mechanical engineer and now is a sales manager in a telecom company. He blogs about new theatrical releases as well as world movies.
In The Mood for Love
This 2000 Hong Kong film is a romantic period drama. It tells the story of a man and a woman, neighbours in a building, discovering that their spouses are having an affair. Wong Kar-wai directed this subject with extraordinary brilliance. Excellent visuals, crafty slow-motion sequences, and use of violin music completely absorb the viewer.
Blood Simple
This 1984 neo noir film marked the debut of one of the most acclaimed director duo, the Coen brothers. This film is regarded as one of the best in the crime genre. The pace, the lighting and the background score totally grabs the audience.
Funny Games
Directed by Michael Hanake, this 1997 German film is a disturbing psychological thriller. A family arrives at their vacation home where their neighbour introduces to them two young men. The strangers then start intruding into the family. Hanake’s style is so thumping that the film with a seemingly generalised plot is actually a very unique one for the kind of emotional violence it portrays.
The Big Lebowsky
This is one of the best comedies, a 1998 American film by the Coen brothers. Jeff Bridges gave a hilarious performance as the carefree, fun loving, and lazy protagonist. The natural and conversational jokes that the characters make out of situations make the two hours of running time memorable.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of all time, this 1991 Hollywood action film continues to amuse lovers of time-travel and cyborg. Directed by James Cameron who is considered one of the most innovative filmmakers in the world, the film was a trend setter in techniques and approach. Arnold Schwarzenegger reprised the iconic titular character, the humanoid robot from the first film The Terminator (1983). And the sequel went on to better the original.
Those that almost made it
Rashomon: Akira Kurosawa
The Godfather: Francis-Ford Coppola
Memento: Christopher Nolan
Babel: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
City Of God: Fernando Meirelles
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