Tag Archives: Movies

MFF2010 Day 1: Friday

Posted on May 30, 2010 by gerrit

Mundane History The first movie we watched on the first full day of the film festival was Mundane History from Thailand, directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong: Ake, a young man recently paralyzed from the waist down, sits sullenly in bed all … Continue reading →

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12th Annual Maryland Film Festival 2010

Posted on May 23, 2010 by gerrit

Jed Dietz opened the 12th Annual Maryland Film Festival a few weeks ago on Thursday, May 6 at the MICA Brown Center with a series of seven short films all of which I enjoyed… Continue reading →

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Celebrate Bastille Day with 10 French Movie Favorites

Posted on July 14, 2009 by gerrit

On the occasion of the French national holiday I thought I would dedicate today’s post to a few French movies I love. Classic or modern, funny, thrilling, dramatic, sad or serious… I find so much beauty, realism, openness, elegance, magic … Continue reading →

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MFF2009: Sunday and Closing Night

Posted on May 16, 2009 by gerrit

Sunday. Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day weekend was dedicated to the Maryland Film Festival for as long as I can remember. I think only once it took place a week earlier or later. I have been lucky because my mother … Continue reading →

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MFF2009: Saturday

Posted on May 15, 2009 by gerrit

Our movie marathon continued Saturday, May 8 with four screenings at the Charles. In the last few years it became our tradition to start off the festival Saturday with a screening in 3D. This year it would have been Inferno … Continue reading →

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MFF2009: Friday

Posted on May 9, 2009 by gerrit

When we put together our five screenings for the first full festival day I already thought it would become quite an exhausting Friday. And this really turned out to become one rock star day of watching movies without a pause … Continue reading →

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Vozvrashcheniye – The Return

Posted on November 3, 2008 by gerrit

Yesterday I watched such a film: Vozvrashcheniye or The Return, by Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev. What a brilliant and unforgettable movie! Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween 2008

Posted on October 31, 2008 by gerrit

Our Halloween pumpkin display 2008: Ingmar Bergman, Donnie Darko, Clockwork Orange, and an MC Escher inspired pattern. Continue reading →

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