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CHRIS: La Haine (Hate) (Kassovitz, France, 1995)

21/03/2014by Dirk 1 Comment

  “I don’t know if its really important, or intelligent even, when people say to me I’m a white Spike Lee, because they said to Spike Lee you’re a black […]

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Dirk’s Five: Pup Fiction

11/03/2014by Dirk 1 Comment

As much as I love AMORES PERROS now, I was initially reluctant to see it when it first came out. The depiction of dog fighting caused controversy in Britain which […]

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CHRIS: Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch) (Iñárritu, Mexico, 2000)

07/03/2014by Dirk 9 Comments

“You and your plans. You know what my grandmother used to say? If you want to make God laugh… tell Him your plans.”   Susana to Octavio (her grandmother is […]

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CHRIS: True Romance (Scott, US, 1993)

14/02/2014by Dirk 7 Comments

” When my friends from that time see TRUE ROMANCE, they get melancholy; it brings back a certain time for us. It was weird when I first saw the movie […]

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Dirk’s Five – High Faces

02/06/2013by Dirk Leave a comment

Dom-Dirk expressed surprise at the selection of TRAFFIC for my list. It was a conversation by text (its the only sober form of conversation that we have, and even that […]

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CHRIS: Reservoir Dogs (US, 1992)

12/05/2010by Dirk 7 Comments

Tarrantino has the type of name that announces itself, and the pre-publicity that circulated ahead RESERVOIR DOGS filled me with such a thrilling anticipation, that I was excited like I’ve […]

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DOM: Reservoir Dogs (US, 1992)

12/05/2010by Dirk Leave a comment

On first release it seemed the most important cinematic debut since “Citizen Kane” and perhaps still is, but like Welles, Tarantino has had less impact with every film (I have […]

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