A very learned man, not even half my age, was on the Telly last night. Though he is a sociology professor, he had quite a lot of interesting things to say on strategies to exclude minorities. But I will not go into them here and now. However, to my dismay he joined [...]
An introduction.
“In Bruges” is a movie about two Irish hitmen [an agonizing, wild and boyish young man Ray ( the brilliant Colin Farrell) and the calm, genial-with-a-sting Ken ( a superb Brendan Gleeson)] who have to spend a fortnight in the old Flanders city of Brugge (Bruges in French and English) after a killing [...]
What happens when you love literature and strong women? Well, at one moment in your life you are bound to hit upon a selection of books about (fictional) strong women. Well, actually it happened several times. And here is the last one. In this case only about Anglo-Saxon books and strong leading characters. The [...]
One of the most effective ways to address taboo’s is by getting the laugh on one’s side. That is what, at least at first sight, Quickie Express (2007) promises to do. This Indonesian movie, directed by Dimas Djayadiningrat, claims to take on all kinds prejudices about the country’s minorities, the “tribal” system and [...]