Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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ago ... 100! Before

Prestazione convincente e nel complesso molto positiva per il Tormentobasket che martedì sera sul rettangolo di Melara ha ospitato in amichevole il Mida4, campioni uscenti del Degrassi e vice-campioni del torneo del Santos. Il punteggio finale ha premiato la squadra di Ianco-Di Meglio con il punteggio di 100-97. Vittoria di prestigio quindi per i blu che, anche se in una semplice amichevole, ritrovano gioco, organizzazione, determinazione e spirito di squadra. Insomma, proprio quello che serviva dopo la prima uscita stagionale di un mese e mezzo fa al Don Bosco, riuscita piuttosto male. Evidentemente queste settimane di preparazione hanno giovato alla squadra che soprattutto sotto il physical plane seems to be at good levels. And also the organization of play has been affected positively. In attack the scheme "free" will start operation, the cuts under the basket and often yield good passages comfortable shooting from the mean. In defense Fulvio Ianca then opened the alternation: that area after field goal, aggressive man immediately after shooting the wrong ball or lost in the attack. There is still something (maybe a lot) to oil in view of the start of the season, from the presence of the players, even in rather low positive on Tuesday evening. The Torment fact fielded Michael, Darion, Lox, Andre, Andrea K., Alexander and one of three coaches still intact, that said Charles Di Meglio. A benefit There is also very positive to analyze some aspect less rosy, from the subdued performance of Andrea K. .. ( joking, ta ga Zoga well ...) Seriously, at least three aspects should improve the torment: the presence of a rebound, in fact, very often people forget to do cut-out and a play for opponents and child to get second shots. Limit the mistakes to avoid and then forcing sottocanestro conclusions one-on-five. When you play a team it was easier to get easy shots, and if the wrong patient. In short, we must insist on this road in view of the start of the season.
the race report. Coach Ianca part with a quintet made up of Michael, Darione, Lox, Andrè e Alessandro, tenendo giustamente Andrea K. in panchina per essersi presentato con una enigmatica divisa rossa ( grande, compagno! ). La gara è subito equilibrata e chi temeva un Tormento sommerso di canestri si sbagliava di grosso. Anche il Mida4 si presenta in formazione ridotta, alla stregua dei gialloblu tanto per intendersi. La partenza della squadra di Ianco è buona, tutti danno il loro apporto in attacco e si applicano con attenzione in difesa, sia sulla zona che sulla uomo. Lox e compagni accumulano anche qualche punto di vantaggio e se non fosse per i tanti errori da sotto (e qualche regalo in difesa) il gap nel punteggio poteva anche essere più evidente. Il primo passaggio a vuoto dei tormenti equivale elongation of Mida4, earning fifteen points. Ianca affect field Andrea K. which drives two-three-four transitions in the series and almost single-handedly ripping stitches. We went to the break with the 2008 samples of Degrassi forward to 70-67. In the second part of the race the balance still reigns. Michele imposes his body under the planks, the defense continues to bear the brunt of a team with more physical and attacking the various Andrè, Darion Alexander and there's a hole in the retina with good regularity. The Mida4 incorporates some point ahead thanks to the shooting of three, the Torment relies on Darion and Andrea K. that lead the comeback in the last minute. Ianca not afraid to change and warm moments in the match pulling out before Darion e poi Andrea K. Si decide di andare a 100, uno dei Mida obietta anche sul punteggio (segno evidente che ci tenevano a non perdere), sul 98-97 è Andrea K. che in entrata chiude i conti. Il Tormento fa 100 e guadagna una meritata vittoria che fa morale.

Le pagelle
Michele: bella lotta sotto canestro con il lungo del Mida4, e alla lunga ha la meglio proprio il nostro neo-laureato in ingegneria. Molto attivo, recupera rimbalzi e fa sentire la sua presenza sia in attacco che in difesa. E spesso si lancia in transizione senza esitare. Infatti chiude con un tiro di tabella un assist perfetto di Darione dopo un contropiede da manuale, l'azione forse più bella della partita. voto 7,5
Darione: is the engine of the team, he runs when things are going well, have trouble when it starts to go wrong. In the final protagonist, with assists and drag the baskets to the comeback Torment. Exit exhausted after a performance by clapping. vote 8
Lox: orderly, careful, precise in applying the directives of the coaches. And when it is inspired in the shooting of three, also becomes important tactical weapon. In fact, put on a pair of bombs important, it solves some transistion, receives and converts it to the basket several assists andrea k. 7.5 vote
Andrè: one of the best performance in mesh gialloblù. pity only that in the first minutes mistaken conclusion by some to be too down. the rest is as usual gritty, shall apply with discipline and is often found unmarked after effective cuts to the basket. vote 7
Andrea K.: is in great shape conditions and it shows. on the bench due to the aforementioned red vest, but when the field is a real iraddidio. produces assist in quantity, it beats the defense of mida4 very often in transition, marked by three. man of the match anywhere. 8.5 vote
Alexander play by play with good order. especially in the first part of the match is rather dynamic and steal a couple of balls in defense then converted into fast break. some forzatura di troppo soprattutto nel finale, un paio di tiri sputati dal ferro in modo incredibile, tanto fosforo in difesa e un canestro dall'angolo pesante nell'ultimo minuto di gioco. voto 7
Di Meglio: catapultato in campo per l'evidente mancanza di materiale umano, fa la sua parte, concedendosi qualche tiro ma preferendo servire i compagni. voto 6,5
Fulvio: costretto nel ruolo di coach dai guai fisici, espleta il compito con la competenza di chi lo fa spesso (infatti allena l'U17 dei salesiani...). dispensa suggerimenti con oculatezza e autorevolezza, tiene il punteggio (attirando anche qualche polemica) e si inventa quella difesa mista, un pò uomo e un pò area that has given good results. a first wet from head coach from a major achievement. 7.5 vote

Friday, October 10, 2008

An Outline About Basketball

friendly, the first difficulty

A little surprise in - in a few knew - Thursday evening at the gymnasium of the Salesians was staged the first friendly of the season for the basketball Torment. Euro round opponent of the Transport team in the tournament ACLI. In just seven boys in blue shirt (only theoretical, since no one has worn the uniform Thursday) on the bench led by one of three coaches, specifically Charles Di Meglio. Absent justified Fulvio and Antonio (with the shoulder heal soon!). Race started badly and ended worse for the Torment. Apart from the technical side, the team is took to the field with no concentration. E 'was easy for opponents to defend the defenseless in slices, collecting an impressive number of rebounds, contain no worries the suffocating attack of Torment. Few positive data, even PRIOR. The errors were committed almost from the first minute. The Lookout, very little reactivity, distractions in the series. Then instead of getting angry to be in (not just) in scoring, the torments if they are caught between them (including this writer, which for me will not happen again). In short, the beginning of the season in terms of training began auspiciously, is shipwrecked in a Parthian frankly ugly.
But let's look forward. The problem of the match on Thursday was - primarily - the lack of "head" of the team. The players took to the field deconcentrated and distracted. Then the rest came as a logical consequence of a wrong approach. We need to improve on this, before you think to organize games, blocks and more. To start the game with the right amount of concentration and determination. But under the wise guidance of the three polymers also coach the team this defect.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Black Hair Withe Skin

bad part, the defeat even worse ... A defeat

bitter epilogue to the Basketball Torment. The team's president surrenders to the Red Cruto to 39-36 in the final for the ninth place and found himself all alone in last place in the tournament Finest. From the third to tenth place in 2006 ACL (Last) place in the event of Santos. The comparison is stark for Torment, increasingly unable to win and appeared once again being regressive in terms of the game. Wednesday night's game incorporates all the flaws of the team. The course, very slippery and the ball (wet and sticky as a bar of soap), have certainly not helped the yellow and blue, more likely to break and the game speed Cruto. To be fair, the field was wet and slippery even for whites, so no excuses. The game is played throughout the game setting of two different teams. The Cruto attacks with calm and always tries to free the man to place the shot, especially from three. The Torment tries to give the ball under the basket, but not in the long day. Try some action in transition, but the field does not allow large accelerations. Try to uncheck the shooters from the average and the long ball but the movement is slow and inaccurate throws. Let's also forcing the attack, the difficulties to rebound and the tens of turnovers, the ending of the match seemed to be written. In the third quarter Torment can dig a small furrow, touching on the 5 point lead in a game that the score is so low ... not to be thrown away, but the Cruto does not move and remains in the game until the final moments of 'last time. A 36''from the final siren the white fish of the triple 39-36, overtaking that of the final. The Torment comes out field and defeated the last place in the standings. And for a team that had started the tournament with two straight wins, which has embarrassed the Mida4 finalist for the entire first half (before falling under the blows of technical fouls and ejections), the tenth place is a really disappointing . It 'now time processes? Of showdowns inside the dressing room? What would Zamparini, who fires a coach between a kumquat and the other for lunch? After the Olympic water polo semifinal lost (sorpresissima) from Serbia with the U.S. to 10-5, and the concierge at the hotel Sapic Sefik if the dates are. The Serbian champion has finished down the stairs, breaking his tibia! What will happen to Torment Basketball? The same will happen between Andrew and Gigi or between Michael and Dario? At the pressure will be prevented in order to drink Portizza? Antonio also will swell to the other ankle and shouted after yet another indication systematically ignored? Andrea K. will go to a team more noble? Um, we'll see ...

TORMENT BASKETBALL - Cruto 36-39 (10-12, 20-17, 27-26)
TORMENT: Klun 3, 4 Scollo, France 2, 4 Pianigiani, Eyuom 2, Red 2, 5 LaFortezza, lie fourth, Presta 4, Sponza, Seppi 6. Appendix Di Meglio

The report cards
Klun: get to the race started and is catapulted into the field from the third period. Mark immediately penetration, tried to escape on the counterattack but the field does not help. We took a shot from long. 5.5 vote
Franca: not really his day. forcing many in the first quarter and when it goes on the bezel is not accurate. 4.5 vote
Pianigiani should make a difference under the basket, is the highest of all. rather difficult to take a stand and not feel the rebound. 4.5 vote
Eyuom: alain does not look like him. arruffone and bungling in the attack, however, suffers from soil conditions and can not be explosive as usual. one of the first failures in his career to the torment. 4.5 vote
Red should run and give speed, but not day to play that way. struggling to bring order in attack (not that it was easy ...) and also several wrong steps. but do not save in grit and determination. 5.5 vote
LaFortezza: a battered ankle and should play. a little too much in the first quarter, marked only in the last minutes of play, risking to overcome the torment. then a lot of suggestions to those who go to camp. 6.5 vote
Andrè: jumps into the fray with his usual impetuosity, he gets a Stoppata but not defeated. and is among the few who have made themselves felt in the rebound. was more accurate to free ... vote 6
Gigi: should give a shock to the race with the shooting of three (his specialty), but the accuracy latita. not widely used. 5 votes
Alexander a good first quarter, game controlled and a two-on-two from the mean. then no longer sees the field. 6.5 vote
The new grafts: is still early to judge, reviewable in the next workout or game. vote ng
Coach: defeat weighs too many choices on the bench and did not appear, fits perfectly. 4.5 vote

Friday, August 1, 2008

Should I Let My Eyebrows

Midsummer

the First setback for Torment Basketball tournament in FINEST. The team in yellow and blue shirt was defeated by Mida4 to 76-49. Not bad, and also because LaFortezza companions were veterans of two consecutive wins and are presented in the field in practice Wednesday without a long tenure. Michael engaged in a holiday post-graduate, Alain and Mario absent, Fulvio bruised by a nagging back problem. The Mida4, fresh winner of the tournament ACLI has submitted the green to complete Santos is set to win his third win in three games. The beginning is in favor of the team in white jersey, which starts off with a 7-0 that looks like a solo Mida4. The Agony and reacts with excellent attacking vein of David and the falling Andrea K. is reported below in scoring. The two teams face to face aperto, entrambe optano per la uomo in difesa al posto della "solita" zona e la partita è equilibrata e divertente. Il Mida4 spadroneggia sotto canestro dove i tormentati Antonio, Dario e Lox fanno quello che possono al cospetto di avversari più alti e forti sotto il profilo fisico. In attacco Davide e Andrea fanno male con i loro rapidi tagli sotto canestro. Al termine del primo quarto il Mida4 è avanti solo di 1 punto e anche nel secondo periodo la gara fila via sulle ali dell'equilibrio. La girandola di cambi non toglie qualità al Tormeno che a sorpresa continua a tener testa ai favoriti avversari. A metà gara la partita è in perfetto equilibrio, con i ragazzi di coach Di Meglio sotto di appena 1 punto. L'intervallo però toglie sicurezza Torment in the third period that begins undergoing a partial 10-2. It 's just the prelude to a ten-minute confusion. With Mida4 ten points ahead of David undergoes an obvious offensive foul. For the couple arbitration is entirely legitimate. The Mida4 wins with a ball and his man flung forward. Just crossed the half way line he loses the ball, go back and recapture it: double dribble or at least infringement of the field. Still no whistle, the action goes to the basket more confusing to do it (?) Sanctioned in favor of Mida4. Dario vents his anger with a kick (what has not yet understood, however, broke it, after the game we found a piece of wood lying on the ground) and also a technical busca. The player goes Mida4 bezel and starts to fly free all the time. Arrived in 4 (with white ball that was then) the bench of Torment to protest the special arbitration decision. Confusion, misunderstanding, fly a few words, the pair of arbitration appears to have no clear idea what to do. At the end of Antonio lose my patience, he is expelled and goes with an epic (addressed to the referee) "but you go to dig the earth." The referee, the younger one, she gets nervous a lot and do not need the intervention of Alexander to calm him down. On the fourth or fifth, "but now you're too quiet" Darion throws out as well, that bickering with him from a distance. In the second race seems to expulsion destinata alla bagarre ma alla fine prevale la calma e si ritorna a giocare. Alla fine il Mida4 avrà tirato una decina di tiri liberi consecutivi. Alla ripresa del gioco il Tormento è sotto di 20 punti abbondanti. Alla fine del terzo quarto con il Mida4 a più 30 la gara è chiusa. Negli ultimi minuti il Tormento reagisce, ma la gara è abbondantemente chiusa. Peccato, perchè per una una buona metà di incontro i gialloblu hanno tenuto testa ai più forti avversari. Peccato anche per i momenti di tensione e le espulsioni del terzo tempo ma alla fine sono cose che possono capitare. Rimane tutto lì in quei 10 minuti e poi alla fine si va a bere una birra. Bene così, dai! E voi, soliti criticoni, siete attesi ad esprimere il vostro parere on another extraordinary adventure of Torment Basketball. Just do not get bored with us! Envious, ah? The report cards


Antonio: has "de Bazile thing" under the basket, in front of opponents all taller than he. still looks good in attack and also offers an excellent contribution. then gets angry with the referee and was ejected. phrase that says it all (see above) but is worth at least half more votes. something less so for the expulsion. a full voting more for the shot from midfield and bagged two beers "blow" to the pres. 6.5 vote
David offers his usual preziossisimo contribution to the team and is a candidate to be the man for driving the next season. devastating when it goes to stop the shooting of three, and deposit all alone on the break. vote 7
Dario: is great day, because even if he sees opponents physically hold his head. Then comes the technical foul, ejection, a fine (salty, the beauty of € 25, but they're crazy!). nothing short of fireworks. 5.5 vote
Andrè: part in the quintet, but struggled to find agreement with the companions and the right time to play. in the end was far far from the fields for some time. but as always spares no effort and determination. can certainly give a little more (if you stop going around half of Europe and will more often play with us in pitch). 5.5 vote
Andrea has the quality and speed necessary to hurt the defense of mida4. and succeeds with a number of excellent play. But the evening is a long shot. however, the best to David. vote 7
Adriano summoned to give speed to maneuver, we can only occasionally. legs still do not run properly and work hard pressure. still comes out exhausted. then decided to take the race to the half-court shot and loses. two beers, among others, precious substance. flies in a timely manner to the counter and order without blinking. 6.5 vote
Fulvio: should not play for a very sore back. toss well to him on the bench, enters stoically in the field but is 30% (even less) of the condition. for the team this and more. but next time do not risk it. 7 vote (hopefully recover soon)
Lox: fatigue and could not be otherwise to mark opponents higher than him. is not his night, although it is usually the lox all grit. but it should stay a little closer to rebound. 5.5 vote
Alexander shows a shot from the media, then try to give a bit of liveliness to the team in the most difficult match. defense in the fight but it is rightly filmed by andrew k "in pitch sburti you in full, is equal in partida ...". vote 6

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Dog And Big Lump Under Tail

finest tournament: updated results and standings

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STANDINGS











PT Play Pt.Segn Pt.Sub. Diff
MIDA4 4 2 100 77 23,00
ARABA 0 2 138 154 -16,00
CRUT 0 2 43 65 -22,00
AL TORMENTO 4 2 119 104 15,00



















PT Gioc Pt.Segn Pt.Sub. Diff
SPAZZIDEA SRL 0 2 113 124 -11.00
ACEGAS 0 2 130 115 -15.00
GENERALI 4 2 116 129
4 2 112 125 13.00

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Do Fusion Extensions Damage Your Hair

The Dark Knight

Caos. Inteso non solo come la caratteristica principale della mente del Joker, vero protagonista della pellicola, ma anche come la continua sovrapposizione di sentimenti provati durante la prima visione del film. Un caos inquietante e affascinante al tempo stesso, che pervade la storia de Il cavaliere oscuro  ma che giustamente si oppone alla precisione stilistica di Christopher Nolan, oramai consacrato nell'Olimpo hollywoodiano come uno dei registi più talentuosi e costanti di oggi. Al suo secondo episodio nel mondo dell'uomo pipistrello, Nolan ha scelto di abbandonare qualsiasi tipo di lungaggine narrativa preferendo girare un film quasi essenziale e frammentario nel suo procedere seguendo gli inarrestabili sviluppi who keep a tight pace for two hours and a half duration of the film. There is no question of "cursed aura" and viral marketing, these are things that have helped to publicize the work for the most part, The Dark Knight, due to the quality of their bill will be from now a cornerstone of genre films and will not disappoint even those who have passion for so-called comic-movies . Nolan, thanks to a script much better than the one written for Batman Begins, was able to bring to the screen character known giving new life to each of them. Prevails on all masterfully interpreted by the late Heath Ledger, Joker is a psychopath and anarchy that has little to do with the "naughty" starring Jack Nicholson 19 years ago and are hard to come out from the memory of the viewer. But not only Joker, Batman is also a new "maturity" and continues sull'accidentato course started in the previous film, also on the test of Christian Bale, who on screen is always up to expectations. Along with him, the District Attorney Harvey Dent, a good Aaron Eckhart, Alfred the butler, the usually excellent Michael Caine, the CEO of Wayne Inc. Lucius Fox, Morgan Freeman, and the cop Jim Gordon, Gary Oldman. An incredible cast in the service of un film riuscitissimo nelle scelte tecniche ed espressive, basti pensare agli effetti speciali visivi e sonori o alle musiche di James Newton Howard e Hans Zimmer.
Per dirla in parole povere, un capolavoro.

Voto: 9 / 10

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Corrugated Iron Fence Panels

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Iron Man

Parliamone. Io negli ultimi 19 anni della mia vita ho fatto tante cose, alcune positive, altre no. Soprattutto però non ho scritto una sceneggiatura tirando a caso una coppia di dadi personaggio/situazione. Pare che invece David Koepp si sia dilettato in questo modo per scrivere la sceneggiatura di Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo e soprattutto pare che sia stato pagato per questo.
Partendo this dilapidated condition, the good old Steven Spielberg does what he can to get by the cabin and save for a corner after all a film that could potentially be a complete fiasco. The problem is that it could (and should!) Be a masterpiece. With the hand of the director, that I continue to worship in a "dawsoniana, then leaving some sequences very successful, like the one quoted everywhere in the jungle of the chase (so beautiful, but a little 'too far from), but in alternate moments decidedly inferior. We want to talk about the FBI's interrogation? We want to talk to arrival in the cemetery? We want to talk about the finale? No, we do not want.
reflect well, however the real problem what is already apparent in the title: the skull. If we make an inevitable comparison, the crystal skull is alll'Arca (or Grail) as Shia La Beouf is Sean Connery. It works, does his duty, but does not have the charm necessary to the situation, it lacks quite the physique du rôle . The same thing applies to the character played by Cate Blanchett, one-dimensional beyond imagination. Fortunately, in the midst of all this there are also some positive aspects, all the interpretation of Harrison Ford, sixty-five, but still perfectly in shape. Yes, because in the end it's all the credit for the success to him and his character, the only true column of the film, a pity that not enough whip and a hat to make a movie.

Rating: 6 / 10

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Sinus Infection Infant



Personally, Iron Man was never one of my favorite heroes, house for Marvel, having always been more fond of figures such as Peter Parker, rather than Tony Stark. But what is true to the comics on paper, does not apply to those on film. Since 2000, year of production of the first X-Men , the film character superomistico productions have become one of Hollywood's leading landscape. In this wave of comic-movies, however, there are few who are saved by criticism. Iron Man is a di questi.
Jon Favreau mi aveva inizialmente fatto dubitare del progetto, ma alla fine mi sono dovuto ricredere. La prima produzione Marvel è, mi si perdoni il brutto gioco di parole, la prima produzione Marvel. Quello che intendo dire è che per la prima volta il film che scorre sullo schermo è davvero una trasposizione del fumetto creato da Stan Lee. Negli altri casi, anche illustri (leggi i film di Raimi o di Singer), c'era sempre qualcosa che impediva la sinergia tra le strip e le scene. Non so se il merito sia davvero di Favreau, del quale sinceramente non smetto di dubitare, ma rimane il fatto che Iron Man è un film di intrattenimento in piena regola. Il film scorre veloce e divertente per tutta la sua durata, senza insistere too much on the usual existential questions or moral force. And the only action scenes, well, do their dirty duty.
certainly has helped to produce the presence of Robert Downey Jr., who plays Tony Stark having fun and enjoying the public, in a role that seems to have been built on: perfect. Less exciting but testing dell'irriconoscibile Jeff Bridges, villain in my opinion very attractive despite the massive final look. Finally, I can only rejoice in the presence of the beautiful and talented Gwyneth Paltrow, inexplicably disappeared from the scene (important) for several years.
I read around that it should remain until the end of the credits. I did not Indeed, wretched me.

Rating: 7 / 10

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Ontario Home Made Trailer

Spiderwick - Chronicles

As they say, "wet Easter Monday, Easter sucker." That's why instead of going to get some fresh air to the movies and I ended up being enough in a bad mood, I have temporarily postponed the film by Sidney Lumet to see this fantasy, which, despite my distrust post-Narnia to the kind I have, however, brought into the room rather curious and mildly hopeful.
Along with twin brother Simon (Freddie Highmore), sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger) and mother Helen (Mary-Loius Parker), young Jared (also Highmore) moves into the house of a distant relative Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn). Following a domestic incident, comes into possession of the manual written by the great-uncle, containing all the secrets of the fairy world around them. However, she awakens the desire of the ogre Mulgarath, who will do anything to gain possession and become the most powerful creature in the world. For the twins and older sister will be responsible for protecting themselves and the magical.
Director Mark Waters, after a couple of comedies for teen-agers and a bit 'more adult, returns to target youth with a genus new to him. The transition to the fantasy can reasonably well, adjusting the number of story by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. My impression is that the director has chosen to turn un film senza troppe pretese, rispettando le aspettative del giovane pubblico e facendo tutto sommato il lavoro onesto che ha svolto negli ultimi anni. Non sarà un film trascendentale, ma il mondo delle cronache di Spiderwick tutto sommato fa il suo dovere come film di intrattenimento, anche per gli adulti (pochi) in sala. E a questo punto poco importa se i dilemmi esistenziali e i problemi familiari rappresentati hanno la consistenza di un tovagliolo, quello che importa è salvare il libro e sconfiggere l'orco.

Voto: 6 / 10

Monday, March 10, 2008

Does Exercise Affect Your Period

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Juno

Febbraio è stato un mese foriero di grandi film. Nel mese più corto dell'anno, anche se quest'anno era un pochino più lungo, sono state programmate important outputs, for once we have placed before the embarrassment of the choice to go to the cinema. And now? You know the answer too. Apart from some rare occasions, the rest is calm.
Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp), it was rightly jailed for 15 years by the cruel Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), in love with the wife of the barber. On his release, the victim becomes the persecutor and begins his revenge against the corrupt society of London with the help of Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), who helps him get rid of the corpses of his victims, making meat pies.
Sweeney Todd, which I eagerly awaited as huge fan of Tim Burton, I left a bit 'confused. Mind you, film is well shot and performed, with the atmosphere very dark and disturbing photo and a well crafted, but there is something that I was not convinced. Perhaps the fault is excessive hype, but I expected to leave the cinema with a razor in his hand wanting to put under the knife through the hand and it did not happen. The darkness of the staging burtoniana still remains a great impact, and morality (or lack thereof) probably strikes deeper than at other times, so there's little to complain about, but maybe seeing him between Blood and No Country for Old Men has not helped, or perhaps saying "Never change a winning team" has taken root in this case a bit 'too much.

Rating: 7 / 10

Sunday, March 9, 2008

What's The Chance Of A Third World War ?



First Juno has a very high value. I read an article on the Republic of Natalia Aspesi and for once I agreed with her. Some things that make one think eh. Then it is clear that 7yearwinter is sharper than in the polemic against the attempt to exploit anti-abortion film by theocons, which hopefully will not have even seen the film but will be based on the synopsis read somewhere.
The sixteen year old Juno (Ellen Page) gets pregnant after having a very casual relationship with his friend Paulie (Michael Cera). Having dispelled doubts on interruption of pregnancy, decide to pursue it and then give the child in foster care to a young couple. She (Jennifer Garner) can not wait to become a mom and is ready to take the plunge, as opposed to him (Jason Bateman) that it is a bit 'more reluctant, spends his days between rock music and horror films, hobbies that earned him the friendship of the teenager but that put him in conflict with his wife. After
Thank You for Smoking, Jason Reitman directing another play smart and balanced dose of sweetness and bitterness, capturing the audience with this successful recipe. Sure, the credit also goes to the protagonist Ellen Page, very good and very beautiful, that with the bump and then look indie, which pervades the whole atmosphere of the film is quite compelling. Juno probably will not come in the history of cinema, but as an episode of the series' successful independent film of the year "I'd say it went better than other times. Funny and intelligent, is a well-written comedy on the conquest of maturity which will not regret his predecessors in the field but rather provide some element of reflection in multiple target audiences. Or so one hopes.

Rating: 7 / 10

Monday, March 3, 2008

How Many Breaks Does Bmx Have?

Blood

You may omit any comment on the adaptation Italian Title: when There Will Be Blood There Will Be Blood becomes, is "the best close in a dignified silence." Better to move on.
's the end of the nineteenth century and the United States are many men who put themselves in search of oil in the wake of the second industrial revolution. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) is called a fact finder in oil and traveling far and wide with his son "acquired" HW, and land concessions to search for using the image of her son. A Little Boston, the main character gets the most of your business success, but at the same time also began the unstoppable human problems related to figure of the preacher Eli Sunday (Paul Dano).
Paul Thomas Anderson returns to cinema after 5 years of absence to write and direct a fresco cynical and disillusioned about what is the process of founding of American society and he does skillfully juxtaposing the ruthless protagonist of liberalism and the stupid bigotry of his religious counterpart . Paul Dano, very good opponent and revelation of the film can hardly keep up with the grandeur and mastery of Daniel Day-Lewis, on whose shoulders rests the entire film and gives yet another interpretation by the book, rightly awarded the statuette Academy. Too bad that a movie so intense and full of meaning will be seen by very few people, rejected by a stupid and misleading title.

Rating: 8 / 10

Small Cabins With Lofts

Parlami d'amore

I'll be back to blog after three weeks of silence due to graduation (three years). I have seen several movies, including some by the Academy award-winning, it seemed right to start from the worst of these, just to get back on track and resume a bit 'hands, numbed by the long silence.
Sasha (Silvio Muccino) has grown into a community of drug addicts and now to earn a living is restoring the house of one of the benefactors of the community, in brackets is also the father of the girl he fell in love with the protagonist. Nicole (Aitana Sanchez Gijon) is a psychoanalyst French, escaped from his native country after losing a patient. The social dysfunction of the two characters begin to resolve after a chance meeting with the complicity and the presence of an abandoned dog.
Siilvio Muccino, after "writing" the book from which comes the pelilcola, awkwardly tries to follow the road taken by his brother and gets behind the camera. Probably if it was limited to direct a script someone else the result would have been less horrible, but since junior Muccino has handled all the production processes of the film can not help but take notice of their failure and do a mea culpa sentitissimo. The ambition, or rather the presumption, to write, direct and play a movie "Dramatic" as this was the condemnation of the young director. I'm pretty sure though that if he had direct Sorry if this is love (I have not seen, but affect the same), would have done better by Federico Moccia. Perhaps flying a bit 'lower the crash will be less dramatic.

Rating: 4 / 10

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Boob Comparison And Bra Size

The Assassination of Jesse James the Coward Robert Ford

I was recently pointed out that the average rating has risen a bit 'too much, but it's not my fault. After a few months in which for one reason or another I could not see anything that interested me, I am now able to recall the movies that I had lost. Needless to say, I start to search only titles that I think they may be valid, leaving out the rubbish. Report the average at a level normally watching some crap, I promise.
Jesse James (Brad Pitt) needs no introduction, was one of the greatest legends of the myth of the Far West. But his public side, legendary and fascinating, it is offset by a private dark, tormented, which leads him to the tragic death in 1882. To kill and the young Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), who after a brief period of glory for the murder, you lose in self and in repentance for the infamous betrayal against what was once his hero .
Inspired by the true story of Jesse James, Andrew Dominik wrote and directed an unconventional western, in which the theme of the border is the favorite of sophisticated psychological hatch two main characters, masterfully played by Brad Pitt (who won the Volpi Cup at Venice) and Casey Affleck (very good and rightly Oscar-nominated). Both are worth watching in the original language in order to enjoy to the end of their acting. The beauty of photography Robert Deakins then only makes the film even more fascinating, despite its length but personally I have not charged excessively. Unfortunately, the film was the victim of a distribution inconsistent and I do not think will have great success even in home video.

Rating: 8 / 10

Monday, February 4, 2008

How Does A Drag Queen Tuck In Dick

Cloverfield

I had to hold back. If I wrote a post on Cloverfield just returned from the cinema would be a set of onomatopoeia and verse, similar to a football fan during the Superbowl. Fortunately, however, I managed to control and mitigate the enthusiasm to this day, the day when I feel ready to write because this is a great movie.
Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving for Japan on business. During the farewell party but something attacks New York, destroying the Statue of Liberty and panic among the people. While the city is looking for a way out, Robert decided to go back to save his girlfriend, helped da Lily (Jessica Lucas), Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) e l'amico Hud (T.J. Miller), che riprende tutto l'evento con una videocamera.
Le immagini che scorrono sullo schermo sono proprio quelle riprese da Hud e lo spettatore non può che ritrovarsi catapultato nel bel mezzo dell'azione, catturato dalla regia in soggettiva e dalla frenesia delle scene. Prodotto da J.J. Abrams e diretto da Matt Reeves , ovvero due delle menti dietro il successo di Lost , Cloverfield è un film che ti lascia aggrappato alla sedia per un'ora e mezzo, senza un attimo di tregua. Questa volta, l'esperimento della soggettiva, fallito miseramente in un'altra celebre occasione, a mio avviso funziona egregiamente. E' curioso anche accorgersi in the absence of finished film soundtrack, which is usually one of the pillars of a film, at least emotionally.

Rating: 8 / 10

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Cancer Awareness Colors

Into the Wild Lust

I think this is the tenth post that I begin to write about Into the Wild, and every time I finish one, delete it after you re-read. Although it is been a week since I went to the cinema to green, spent a week to reflect, discuss and read about the film, I still can not find the right words to explain why I liked it so much, because I have so much involved . I try.
Into the Wild tells the story (true) Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a recent graduate who decides to abandon his family to go and find himself wandering around the United States, having as final goal to Alaska and living in the wilderness. Strengthened by a pseudonym created ad hoc (Alexander Supertramp), the protagonist embarks on his journey, leaving behind selfish affection of his sister and the hypocrisy of the parents, the real reason for his escape from the "normal." Despite the series of meetings that will down the road, all important in their own way, however, decide to continue undaunted in his quest for self.
The quality of the screenplay and directed by Sean Penn is in balance with which he describes the protagonist, which gives a portrait in the round, brought to the screen extremism and sweetness, selfishness and stubbornness. While praising the company and the spirit of the young McCandless, Penn does not turn a hagiography, but rather gives the character a step further to the ground thanks to her sister's voice-over, which outlines the reasons for the choices of the protagonist, recalling also the limitations and inherent weaknesses. But there's more. In addition to the richness and fascination of the images on the screen, Emile Hirsch is in a state of grace, which reads with a simplicity that I did not expect and I was convinced and deeply. All the notes of the beautiful songs of Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's leader, inexplicably snobbato dalla Academy.

PS: Non l’ho riletto, con buona pace dei probabili refusi, perché so che altrimenti finirei per cancellare anche questo. Siate buoni, accontentatevi.

Voto: 9 / 10

Thursday, January 24, 2008

How To Make A Ghostbusters Proton Pack



Anche in questo caso si ripresenta la stessa questione di American Gangster , visto la sera prima di Lussuria . Nel momento in cui vado al cinema a vedere un film che è stato premiato con il Leone d'oro a Venezia, mi creo delle aspettative abbastanza elevate. Tra l'altro, visto che comunque verrò malgiudicato per questo post, preciso subito che a me Ang Lee piace, in alcuni casi anche parecchio. This time, however, did not have it done.
During the occupation of China by Japan, Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei) is being drawn into the ranks of the resistance by the friends of the opera house company. Then pretends to be Mrs. Mak to hit Mr. Yee (Tony Leung), a man at the top of the collaborationist government. To gain the trust of its goal, the young actress takes advantage of the irresistible attraction that Mr. Yee feels for her, but ending up hopelessly involved in the consequences of his actions.
erotic drama with shades and historical-political reality in Lust is not in full any of the above premises. As drama it lacks the passion necessary so that even the sex scenes, as explicit (or perhaps because of it) seem to turn just for the sake of doing so. The historical context is well then leave them out, without any deeper than two corpses thrown into the ground. Mahjong will also be a good game, but after ten scenes of ladies who spend their time playing, it begins to simmer. It must be said, however, that Ang Lee knows his job done, as in the past has done much, much better, and that's why the bottom Lust remains a successful movie in half, that accuracy is half of the acting of Tony Leung. For the rest of little else and diluted in a long time, with the risk of boring the viewer, che pochi giorni dopo si dimenticherà ciò che ha visto.

Voto: 6 / 10

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Art And Science Bedside

American Gangster

Nel momento in cui si decide di pubblicizzare un film presentandolo come "epico, ai livelli de Il padrino", chiunque si rende conto che si sta già cercando di ingannarlo. Insomma, un film potrà anche essere bello, anche molto bello, ma paragonarlo con uno dei film che ha fatto la storia del cinema non gioverà certo alla sua immagine, senza contare che si corre il rischio di deludere inevitabilmente le aspettative (esagerate) degli spettatori. Quindi tu, che hai ideato la campagna promozionale di American Gangster , sei pregato di cambiare lavoro.
Nella New York dei primi 70, after being for years the right arm of a boss in Harlem, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) decides to set up his own criminal organization, relying on the selling of pure heroin, imported directly from Bangkok by air traffic of 'U.S. Army. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is a narcotics cop, corrupt ostracized by colleagues and abandoned by his frustrated wife. The first is a man of "strong principles", the other is an immoral, there are two trains running in opposite directions, and that will come into conflict with no possibility of mediation.
Ridley Scott returns to a genre most congenial to him after the misstep of A Good Year, continuing to run with his favorite actor Russell Crowe. The great Australian actor's interpretation, supported the other as good Denzel Washington, but not enough to make American Gangster the masterpiece that the director wanted. In other words, was bitten off a little more chew. As regards the form, I think the story of two parallel stories is a bit 'too cumbersome, while the content of the film I would say that some potentially explosive issues such as the spread of heroin could be addressed with more depth, or at least a eye a bit 'more critical. What he shot Scott, a far cry from the masterpieces of Coppola, Scorsese and Lumet is a solid film, well done, but that certainly will not enter into history. In fact, Lucas is not Corleone, and Roberts is not Serpico. Promotional campaign aside, we expected something more.

Rating: 7 / 10

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Size Of Tragus Piercing

Paranoid Park

Welcome to the second episode, after Atonement, the series "if I had seen before, it entered the charts at the end of year." Too bad that, due to the closure of a film club that could lead to Vicenza hardest to find all the movies, things come around here with a month late. Unless you are satisfied with De Sica, but it is not my case and I hope it is not even yours.
Alex (Gabe Nevins) is a teenage skater who wanders without ideals and without suction in an empty city. The only times when you feel alive are those who pass on his table, especially after discovering that Paranoid Park is the title of the film. One night, unintentionally causes the death of a guard monitoring and will then have to deal with their guilt.
The description of the plot is certainly simplistic, but in fact what makes Paranoid Park a great film is not so much what happens, but as it is told. The training of the protagonist, including the disadvantaged family and guilt, between the "girlfriend" and the pervasive sense of belonging a una comunità che tale non è, procede senza colpi di scena, in maniera quasi apatica, e viene seguito dal regista con un freddo distacco che rispecchia in fondo l'atteggiamento di Alex nei confronti del mondo che gli sta intorno. Gus Van Sant, dopo il passo indietro di Last Days , torna ad avanzare sul proprio cammino artistico con un'opera fatta di pochi ma intelligenti dialoghi e di immagini ispirate e ispiranti. La narrazione a incastro, che poteva appesantire lo svolgimento del racconto, riesce invece a risultare naturale come la brillante recitazione del protagonista Gabe Nevins, alla sua prima interpretazione. La poesia di alcune scene rende giustizia al premio ricevuto a Cannes dal regista, che conferma (come se ce ne fosse bisogno) their talent.

Rating: 8 / 10

Friday, January 11, 2008

12v Battery For Pop Up Camper

I Am Legend


Not having seen the two previous film adaptations of the homonymous book by Richard Matheson, I have not read, and Avedo not even seen the first film directed by Francis Lawrence , Constantine, the expectations for this movie I was sufficiently high and free from any kind of injury. Actually the contrary, the presence of Will Smith and his performance from one-man-show made me hope to see a work more than adequate.
Three years after the outbreak of an epidemic that has wiped out almost the entire population of the Earth and turned the remainder into a sort of undead that wander in the darkness, Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the last man left on the planet. Accompanied by his dog Sam, the survivor spends his days trying to find a cure to degenerative disease of the "zombies" and pulling out as it can to meet their physical and psychological needs.
The fascinating history of the last man on earth is well known to all and is easy for Lawrence to maintain a high level of attention of the viewer inserting the description of the unusual life of the protagonist with more action scenes in which it must deal with the beings around him. Although these were not made very well on screen, and you wonder why computer use graphic when just a good makeup artist, give moments of tension is not indifferent, and some jump on the chair is made without batting an eyelid. However, despite yet another confirmation of the quality of Smith as an actor, the rest of the film leaves something 'to be desired. Will the dialogues, since they are only a few could be written in a somewhat 'deeper will be the plot, just after the mid-film comedians to crack, will be the aforementioned villains , that ultimately are little more than mediocre, but what comes out at the end is a movie that can thrill and that certainly looks happy, but that probably would have said something more. Luckily, there is Will Smith.

Rating: 7 / 10

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

What Happens At Deworm

Rescue Dawn


Since I found out that he went out, I waited with anxiety and trepidation that Rescue Dawn was released in Italy. Months have passed but has not yet seen anything on the horizon, which is why I am committed to recover at least a vision in the original language (which I'm glad I did), though it continues to ask the reason for this ignorance. In the end, although I'm not a marketing expert, I believe that it is not just a movie unsaleable. Another of the many mysteries of the Italian distribution.
Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) is a German-born American pilot during the war in Vietnam is sent to accomplish a secret mission over Laos. Shot down by enemy machine guns, was captured, tortured and incarcerated in a prison camp of the Pathet Lao. Together with five other fellow detainees, including the soldier Dwaine Martin (Steve Zahn), Dieter organizes a lucky escape she can tear to which they would face certain death.
Taking the story (really happened) of his own documentary I want to fly the small Dieter , dated 1997, Werner Herzog directing a war movie after all that is not strictly military issue but should be seen as an introspective film about the psychological condition the prison and its various aspects. Rescue Dawn è un film quasi sempre sussurrato, basato principalmente sulla capacità attoriale sovrumana di Christian Bale e sulle doti, fin'ora nascoste, di Steve Zahn. Anche Jeremy Davies, che interpreta un altro prigioniero del campo, lascia esterrefatti con la sua abilità. L'effetto di realisimo poi è stato ottenuto dal dimagrimento esagerato a cui si sono sottoposti gli attori, che hanno perso rispettivamente 25 kg, 18 kg e 15 kg. Mi auguro che Bale abbia un dietologo, perché se continua così si rischia di giocarselo, e per il cinema contemporaneo sarebbe una perdita inimmaginabile.

Voto: 8 / 10

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Derivative Interview Question




Per la serie "se l'avessi visto prima, sarebbe entrato in the ranking of year-end "is the second film by Joe Wright, who has been very successful around the world after the Venice Film Festival, but that I had not yet had occasion to see. Another film that contributes to the glory of Keria Knightley, actress so beautiful (and in some cases fairly good), but starts a bit 'to simmer with the attitude "Prezzemolina.
In a summer day in 1935, the thirteen year old Briony Tallis reads a letter sent Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) to his sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) and confused by what he has read and seen the same evening, the boy accused of raping his cousin fifteen. Their paths diverge, Robbie goes to prison and then ends enlisted in France, Cecilia becomes a nurse severing all contact with family, Briony decides to follow the path of his sister, although there is no longer a link to unite them. What will become of their destinies, so divided as united by a tragic error of childhood and so difficult to reconcile?
Joe Wright, a young British director in his second film after Pride and Prejudice, choose another adaptation from a famous book (though I have not yet, read). This time the film look better and it leaves a film more mature and successful, thanks to a subject more interesting and I think a wiser use of the medium, as evidenced by the beautiful and everywhere the plan in order set on the beach at Dunkirk. Even the choice of telling certain facts twice, to provide different versions of the narratives of those who lived them, is a welcome choice, though not particularly original. To support the evidence of Wright, however, attention should be fine and with a cast, especially in the case of James McAvoy, a discovery for me. It should be noted, finally, the beautiful Italian Dario Marianelli soundtrack, which accompanies the film without being intrusive.

Rating: 8 / 10