#George Corraface

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Not Without My Daughter (1991) Review

Based on the true story of an American woman who became trapped in Iran when making a visit with her husband and daughter, something he had planned all along? ⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Not Without My Daughter (1991) Review

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La pasión turca (1994) dir. Vicente Aranda

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The hidden afterlife of epics: Karthika Naïr on Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata and Until the Lions

There are scenes in the film version of Peter Brook’sLe Mahabharata I return to, over and over; ones that I dissect at every available platform, in print and on stage. Take the prelude to the treacherous dice game. Duryodhana (Georges Corraface), freshly returned from Indraprastha and scalded with envy at the ethereal delights of Maya’s palace, plots the downfall of the Pandava brothers with his…

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A la belle étoile (Movie Review) | Hardships and Resilience with No Cheesy Sentimentality

#ALaBelleEtoile is a beautiful heartfelt #FrenchFilm based on a true story with commercial worthy pastry sequences and solid acting. #RiadhBelaiche #JustRiadh #SebastienTulard #YazidIchemrahem #MovieReview

Even though I speak the language and France has a rich cinema history, I don’t often watch French films. I’m making a bigger effort this year since I noticed that Waiting for Bojangles was the only French movie I’d reviewed. This movie, A la belle étoile is a movie based on the life of award-winning Pastry Chef Yazid Ichemrahem, and his book “Un Rêve d’Enfant Etoilé.” Cedric Ido is scripting and…

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Escape from L.A. (1996)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

Escape from L.A. is a contrived re-hash of the first that contains little of the original’s magic. While fans of Snake Plissken will get some enjoyment from getting "more" and director John Carpenter brings a fair share of amusing moments, this is a big missed opportunity.

On August 23, 2000, a massive earthquake separates the decadent, crime-ridden Los Angeles from the rest of the United States. Seeing this as an opportunity, the newly-elected President for Life (Cliff Robertson) expunges the island from the new “Moral America”. Ever since, the government deports anyone indulging in red meat, alcoholic beverages, extra-marital sex and other crimes of morality to "Los Angeles Island". Thirteen years later, Peruvian Revolutionary Cuervo Jones (Georges Corraface) has seduced the President’s daughter (A. J. Langer) and convinced her to steal an EMP space weapon capable of bringing any nation to his knees. She’s brought the device to Los Angeles. When the team sent to get her back fails, the government coerces Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) into going in.

So basically, it’s the same story as before. The dystopian United States has not one, but two giant cities who became isolated states where undesirables are shipped off! Wow! What do we do when something valuable winds up in there by mistake? Force Plissken into getting it back. At least the picture is somewhat self-aware of how preposterous this is. More than once, Escape from L.A. appears to repeat itself… only to subvert your expectations. There’s also a much more comedic tone to the whole thing, which helps ease us into this retread of a plot. A scene of Plissken on a surfboard couldn't be taken seriously by even the most tone-deaf viewers.

The problem is, Escape from L.A. doesn’t go far enough with its satire. There’s a joke about plastic surgery featuring Bruce Campbell, but it doesn’t add up to anything. Sure, Snake rolls his eye upon realizing he’s being sent in to do the President’s dirty work AGAIN… but acknowledging it isn’t a substitute for a genuinely well-written, clever story. All in all, you’ll be covering your eyes in embarrassment more often than laughing genuinely, particularly when it comes to the special effects. Even in 1996, those shots of Snake in his submarine would've looked awful.

Your built-in familiarity with the plot of Escape from L.A. makes the film predictable. Since your mind is on auto-pilot for much of it, even the surprises are pretty easy to foresee. It’s a letdown for anyone watching, even those pre-determined to have a good time with it. (On DVD, November 9, 2018)

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CINE EXPRESS: “La pasión turca”

Helena Garrote Carmena Año: 1994País: EspañaDirección: Vicente ArandaGuion: Vicente ArandaActores: Ana Belén, Georges Corraface, Silvia Munt, Laura Maña, Ramón Madaula, Loles León, Francis Lorenzo, Blanca Apilánez.Género – Drama – Erótico. Basada en el libro de Antonio Gala.Nadie con Vicente Aranda para poner imágenes a la fuerza devastadora del deseo. La pasión al límite convertida en…

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Escape from L.A. (1996)

In 2013, the United States president (Cliff Robertson) is exiling all citizens who don't conform to his hyper-conservative views to Los Angeles, which became an island after a huge earthquake. But, when the president's daughter nabs the detonator to her dad's apocalyptic weapon and sneaks into L.A. to be with the rebel leader she loves, the government taps commando-turned-crook Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) to retrieve the young woman. And, if he doesn't succeed quickly, he'll be executed.

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Georges Corraface as Puccini 

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Films Watched in 2021:

40. Impromptu (1991) - Dir. James Lapine

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The President of the United States since around 2000 (the constitution has been changed so that he can be President for life and he has also moved the National Capital to Lynchburg, VA) has turned the Island of L.A. (it has been an island since a massive earthquake in 2000) into a place to put criminals, atheists, gun owners, and those who still do things like swear, drink alcohol, take drugs, eat meat, and have out of marriage entercourse. In 2013, a rebel gets control of a device that could take the world back to the dark ages as well as kidnaps the President’s daughter. Snake Plissken is sent in to retrieve the control device to the electronic doomsday weapon (the daughter is considered a traitor and therefore of no further concern). Snake defeats the rebels, gets the controller and rescues the President’s daughter. Fearing the President having too much power and not thrilled with the way the world is, Snake uses the weapon himself, sending the world back into an electronic dark age. ("Escape from LA", flm)

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- Got a smoke? - The United States is a no-smoking nation. No smoking, no drinking, no drugs. No women - unless of course you're married. No guns, no foul language... no red meat. - Land of the free.

Escape from L.A., John Carpenter (1996)

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This really was the wrong movie to watch while ovulating, anyway

La pasión turca (1994) dir. Vicente Aranda

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Papadopoulos & Sons (2012) dir. Marcus Markou

“They can all go back to the house, if you want. The plants, they’re quite easy to move. But they’re also very happy to grow here as well, if we choose to stay.”

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A la belle étoile (Movie Review) | Hardships and Resilience with No Cheesy Sentimentality

#ALaBelleEtoile is a beautiful heartfelt #FrenchFilm based on a true story with commercial worthy pastry sequences and solid acting. #RiadhBelaiche #JustRiadh #SebastienTulard #YazidIchemrahem #MovieReview

Even though I speak the language and France has a rich cinema history, I don’t often watch French films. I’m making a bigger effort this year since I noticed that Waiting for Bojangles was the only French movie I’d reviewed. This movie, A la belle étoile is a movie based on the life of award-winning Pastry Chef Yazid Ichemrahem, and his book “Un Rêve d’Enfant Etoilé.” Cedric Ido is scripting and…

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Impromptu (1991), dir. by James Lapine