Men in Black 2 (USA 2002, 88′) Dir.: Barry Sonnenfeld. With Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle. In this summer of Blockbusters, Sequels and Prequels, Spiderman was without a doubt the best. The new Men in Black is a good second. Although not quite as funny as the first one, MIIB contains quite…
Ivan’s XTC (USA XXXX, XX’). Dir.: With: Danny Huston. Official site There’s something rotten in the state of Hollywood. And it’s called ‘Agents’. That breed that is often described as being worse than ’the devil, even worse than lawyers’. Ivan Beckman (Danny Huston) is one of them, and a rather succesful one. But to survive…
Austin Powers in Goldmember Dir.: Jay Roach (USA 2002, 94′). With Mike Myers, Mike Myers, Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles and Michael Caine. My rating: I remember seeing the first Austin Powers film on a pre-screening for distributors in 1997. The general reception was not really favourable, but I was quite amused and thought this film…
By listening to the radio (in this case Radio FIP, a curious eclectic continuos mix of classic, jazz and lounge), you sometimes discover music you might otherwise not hear. That’s how I discovered Keren Ann, an originally Dutch (!) girl that took the wise decision to move to Paris. And after hearing only one song,…
With congesting airtraffic, increased ‘security’ measures, and an ever-growing number of shops and entertainment, people spend more and more time at airports. But spending time at an airport is often far more interesting than arriving at your final destination. An airport is a no man’s land, a city with no residents. To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…
Almost 25 years after his death, Elvis has a worldwide number one hit again. A Little Less Conversation first appeared in one of Elvis’ movies, Live A Little, Love A Little, in the 1960s and was a B-side to Almost in Love in 1971. Actually it is a remix by Dutch DJ Junkie XL, who…
Although it is a shame that the ubiquitous politically correct Bono participated on this beautiful concept album, As If To Nothing is definitely an interesting record. Craig Armstrong is loved by filmmakers for his dramatic and rich music (Massive Attack; Baz Luhrman and others).
FRANCE 2002 (90′)- Dir.: Luc Pagès. With Gad Elmaleh, Cécile de France. Official site A+ Pollux is the third film in a very short time in which the beautiful Cécile de France stars. (The other two are Irène and L’Auberge Espagnole.) Although she plays the title role (Pollux), she is not much seen in this…
Xavier (Romain Duris) is a young student who needs to learn Spanish in order to get a job at the prestigious Ministry of Finance. He decides to join the Erasmus-programme for student exchanges. He enrolls at Barcelona University. In the Catalan capital he finds a room in a large apartment, with students from all over…
