Unless you’re a film buff, you’d be forgiven for not having an awareness of art house cinema. My own knowledge of the genre is fairly limited, as my interest in it was only piqued after watching Lars Von Trier’s...
Hello everyone! Hope you are doing well and having a fantastic day! Last week I promised you I would have a big surprise for you and here it is: an interview with Vitaly Sumin, the captain of VM Production...
Award-winning filmmaker Vitaly Sumin keeps his influences close to his heart. While many filmmakers try to diminish (or outright deny) the books and movies which helped shape their art, Sumin has always proudly shared his enthusiasm and love for...
In school, we all belonged to one tribe at some point. I was a part of the “normal tribe,” if there’s such a thing, neither particularly popular nor particularly well known. The jock/mean-girl tribe is one most of us...
There’s a problem with writing a recommended reading list: the minute you’re done, you realize how many you forgot. Then you’re left with two options: either editing the list over and over, until you’re left with a monstrous concordance...
In Notes from the New World, The Poor Guy (Nathanael Theisen) is method acting as the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky for a play he’s been commissioned to play in. The Rich Guy (Jerry Prager) is the one commissioning The...
Clicca qui per leggere questo blog in italiano Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky lived in Russia in the 19th century. An era of diseases and conflicts where any form of art could represent an escape from reality and might change...
