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  1. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    1. Jurassic World 2. Spy 3. Dark Places 4. Terminator 5 5. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation 6. Lobster 7. The Blue Room 8. Far From Madding Crowd 9. Crimson Peak 10. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt 2
  2. +25 Katy Perry - Part Of Me +24 Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break +23 Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy +22 Leona Lewis (feat. Childish Gambino) - Trouble +21 Adele - Skyfall +20 Emeli Sandé - My Kind Of Love +19 Coldplay (feat. Rihanna) - Princess Of China +18 Ke$ha - Die Young +17 Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) +16 P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) +15 Labrinth (feat. Emeli Sandé) - Beneath Your Beautiful +14 Tulisa - Young +13 Little Mix - Wings +12 Sub Focus (feat. Alpines) - Tidal Wave +11 Christina Perri - A Thousand Years +10 Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait +9 David Guetta - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) +8 Pixie Lott - Kiss The Stars +7 Karmin - Brokenhearted +6 Alyssa Reid (feat. Jump Smokers) - Alone Again +5 Labrinth - Treatment +4 Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yoursel) +3 Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire +2 Cover Drive - Twilight +1 Royksopp (feat. Susanne Sundfor) - Running To The Sea
  3. +25 Avril Lavigne - What The Hell +24 Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like A Love Song +23 Leona Lewis / Avicii - Collide +22 M83 - Outro +21 James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go +20 Alexis Jordan - Hush Hush +19 Cher Lloyd (feat. Mike Posner) - With Ur Love +18 Kelly Clarkson - Mr Know It All +17 Lady Gaga - Born This Way +16 Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk +15 Yasmin - Finish Line +14 Saturdays - Notorious +13 Ke$ha - We R Who We R +12 Alexis Jordan - Good Girl +11 Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day +10 Bon Iver - Holocene +9 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful +8 Black Keys - Lonely Boy +7 Rihanna - California King Bed +6 Ed Sheeran - The A Team +5 Wanted - Glad You Came +4 Katy B (feat. Ms Dyanmite) - Lights On +3 Britney Spears - Criminal +2 Nicola Roberts - Beat Of My Drum +1 Sean Paul (feat. Alexis Jordan) - Got 2 Luv U
  4. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    Here is my list with the best movies of 2014 1. The Fault in Our Stars 2. Fehér isten/White God 3. The Imitation Game 4. Whiplash 5. Nightcrawler 6. Il capitale umano/Human Capital 7. Relatos Salvajes/Wild Tales 8. Divergent 9. Boyhood 10. Μικρά Αγγλία/Little Britain 11. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 12. The Grand Budapest Hotel 13. Deux Jours, Une Nuit/Two Days, One Night 14. Still Alice 15. Guardians of the Galaxy 16. Edge of Tomorrow 17. Interstellar 18. Cake 19. Annabelle 20. X-Men: Days Of Future Past 21. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 22. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 23. Gone Girl 24. Belle 25. Force Majeure/The Turist 26. Need For Speed 27. Bad Neighbours 28. Selma 29. Mr. Turner 30. Gett: The trial of Vivian Amsalem These movies were very close to my Top 30: American Sniper Fury Maleficent The Maze Runner The Theory of Everything
  5. "Loin des hommes" or "Far From Men" is a drama that premiered in my country over two months ago. It's a French production and the script is based on the novel by French Nobel Prize winning author Albert Camus "The Guest". The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at last year's Venice Film Festival but it missed the grand prize from the abysmal "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence". However, it received excellent reviews and won three smaller awards from the recognized festivals, including “Arca CinemaGiovani Award”, “Interfilm Award” and “SIGNIS Award”. "Loin des hommes" takes place in Algeria when the indigenous people began to throw off the French colonial yoke. In a remote village, a teacher will be forced to accompany a dissident who is accused of murder in order to deliver him to the authorities. What I realized just as the film finished was the very strong photography prevailed over the substance. The amazing shots of Morocco where "Loin des hommes" was filmed, they were literally eye catcher. "Loin des hommes" had very slow evolution and the story does not give you more than what we already know. As long as you have philosophized albeit briefly in your life. However, the film highlighted important aspects of human life such as religion, friendship, love, etc. The French director David Oelhoffen was not limited to the visual part of the film after undertaking the script of it too. He did a pretty good job but it lacked by the intensity and fast pace. I suppose that some candidate viewers can be fooled watching the official trailer. Still though, "Loin des hommes" had well-written dialogues, remarkable music by Nick Cave and good performances. Especially, the one that stands out is Viggo Mortensen, who engaged in a very specific productions in recent years and he has already won the hipster audience too. Although his career took off with the "Lord of the Rings", he has chosen to redeem its success to more alternative films. "Loin des hommes" may not be a commercial film but it definitely has its own audience. By the way, the movie theater was full of viewers and it was the first time that I saw so many people in this cinema hall. I believe that movie experts totally supported this movie after major blockbusters had begun to be released at that time and the competition was very strong. However, it wasn’t bad as "Pigeon Sat on A Branch Reflecting on Existence" and I guess that the viewers would not have been disappointed with its total impact. Essentially it is a wandering film that will take you to the magical Atlas Mountains and it will sweep of away from the daily grind. eQdfBSkY1Mk
  6. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Pop and Country
    Section A - The Singles: 10 Do It Like A Dude 11 Price Tag (feat. B.O.B) 9.0 Nobody’s Perfect 8.0 Who’s Laughing Now? 7.5 Who You Are 10 Domino 9.0 Laserlight (feat. David Guetta) 7.5 Up (with James Morrison) 4.5 Remember Me (with Daley) 8.0 Silver Lining (Crazy ‘Bout You) 9.0 Wild (feat. Dizzee Rascal & Big Sean) 9.5 It’s My Party 10 Thunder 8.0 Calling All Hearts (with DJ Cassidy & Robin Thicke) 8.5 Bang Bang (feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) 6.0 Burnin’ Up (feat. 2 Chainz) 8.0 Sweet Talker 7.0 Masterpiece 9.5 Flashlight 9.5 Sexy Lady
  7. "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" was released in my country over two months ago. It is a British-Dutch production which is based on true events. It was the main reason we went to watch this movie. I didn’t know anything about this event, which took place in the center of Amsterdam in November 1983! The kidnapping of Freddy Heineken resulted in the largest ransom paid to release a person. About 16 million euros by today's standards! I thought that it might be slow to develop, but ultimately the film had more action as far as I expected. The screenplay was written by William Brookfield and Peter R. de Vries and based on the book "The Heineken Case" of the latter. The truth is that the Dutchman Peter R. de Vries hardly agreed to grant material from his book in order to make the movie because he always demanded from relevant stakeholders, to be a faithful adaptation of events. For this reason, of course, he did not attend the premiere of the film because he had objections with the final result. However, "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" does not differ so much from the true events since there were many who have argued that the kidnappers had much in common with the characters in the film. They were ordinary people. The director of the film is the Swedish Daniel Alfredson, who does not have a big filmography under his belt but he did fine with his new work. However, I noticed that he only emphasized on the kidnappers, so the police of Netherlands seemed completely useless. I guess it may have been the most inappropriate police at that time, but they could have added some scenes that showed how they caught the kidnappers. Their presence totally reminded me of the "decorative houseplants". This part of the film, of course, did not reduce the performance of the film. Instead, "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" was moving rapidly, it had plenty of suspense, some funny scenes and nice interpretations. However, what I deduced from this cast, is that the former action hero movie star Sam Worthington (Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans etc) have fallen into low budget films (see "Cake") and the interpretation of Anthony Hopkins in the role of Freddy Heineken referred more to that of Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs." I really wonder how the producers of the film did not notice it, since it was plain watching him on the big screen. Unless, of course, the mentality of the immensely rich beer tycoon Heineken also had in common with the personality of the most famous serial killer of cinema history. "Kidnapping Mr. Heineken" does not tire us at all with its evolution and is seen pleasantly although it is based on a nasty incident. It presents the facts as stated by the kidnappers journalist Peter R. de Vries and is not intended to propagate what happened. Despite this, it did not receive the best reviews from professional critics and has received a moderate score in IMDb (6,1). Personally, I found it quite good and enlightening because it dealt with a very famous case that had preoccupied the public opinion in the 80's. He-z_L1rGEA
  8. Alizée - J'en ai marre! Ambra Angiolini - T'appartengo Anaís feat. Julio Voltio - Lo Que Son Las Cosas Andrea Faustini - Per me e per te Anggun - La neige au Sahara Anggun - Être une femme Anna Oxa - Senza pietà Christina Stürmer - Engel fliegen einsam Celine Dion - Je Sais Pas Celine Dion - Zora sourit Celine Dion - Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore Edurne - Despierta Edurne - Amores Dormidos Emma - Amami Emma - L'Amore Non Mi Basta Eros Ramazzotti - Un' Altra Te Eros Ramazzotti - Più bella cosa Giorgia - Il Mio Giorno Migliore Jennifer Lopez - Qué Hiciste Jennifer Lopez - Me Haces Falta Jovanotti - L'ombelico del mondo Kaoma - Lambada Laura Pausini - La Solitudine Laura Pausini - Strani amori Mylène Farmer - Comme j'ai mal Mylene Farmer - Je t'aime mélancolie Najoua Belyzel - Gabriel Ophélie Winter - Shame On U (The song is french) Patricia Kaas - Quand J'Ai Peur De Tout Paulina Rubio - Ni Una Sola Palabra Povia - Il bambini fanno ooh! RBD - Nuestro Amor RBD - Un Poco de tu Amor Sabrina - Se Vlepo Spagna - E penso a te Thalia - Amor A La Mexicana (European Remix) Thalia - Amar Sin Ser Amada All of them are singles or they have official videoclips..
  9. 7.5 | I Got You Babe 5.5 | All I Really Want To Do 8.0 | Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) 5.5 | Sunny 6.5 | Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves 7.0 | Dark Lady 7.5 | Dead Ringer For Love (With Meatloaf) 10 | I Found Someone 10 | If I Could Turn Back Time 9.5| Just Like Jesse James 10 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) 9.0 | Love And Understanding 9.0 | Save Up All Your Tears 8.5 | Could've Been You 7.0 | Oh No, Not My Baby 7.0 | Many Rivers To Cross (Live From The Mirage) 9.5 | Love Can Build A Bridge (Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton) 9.0 | Walking In Memphis 9.5 | One By One 7.5 | Not Enough Love In The World 7.5 | The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore 11 | Believe 10 | Strong Enough 10 | All Or Nothing 9.0 | Dov'e l'amore 7.5 | The Music's No Good Without You 9.5 | I Hope You Find It
  10. +50 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth +49 Madonna - Like A Prayer +48 The Police - Every Breath You Take +47 John Lennon - Imagine +46 Ben E. King - Stand By Me +45 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean +44 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now +43 Berlin - Take My Breath Away +42 Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time +41 Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer +40 Europe - The Final Countdown +39 George Michael - A Different Corner +38 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? +37 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody +36 Madonna - True Blue +35 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart +34 Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) +33 Wham - Freedom +32 Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now +31 Madonna - La Isla Bonita +30 George Michael - Careless Whisper +29 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax +28 Wham - I'm Your Man +27 Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me Loving You +26 Madonna - Into The Groove +25 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World +24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting +23 Soft Cell - Tainted Love +22 Lionel Richie - Hello +21 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is +20 Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red +19 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You +18 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin +17 Diana Ross - Chain Reaction +16 Kylie Minogue - Hand On Your Heart +15 Enya - Orinoco Flow +14 Madonna - Who's That Girl +13 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen +12 T'Pau - China In Your Hand +11 Robin Beck - First Time +10 The Bangles - Eternal Flame +9 Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger +8 UB40 - Red Red Wine +7 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) +6 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You +5 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up +4 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach +3 Philip Bailey (Duet With Phil Collins) - Easy Lover +2 The Bee Gees - You Win Again +1 Midge Ure - If I Was
  11. +25 Leona Lewis - I Got You +24 B.o.B (feat. Hayley Williams) - Airplanes +23 Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally +22 Natalia Kills - Mirrors +21 Pixie Lott - Broken Arrow +20 Diana Vickers - The Boy Who Murdered Love +19 Afrojack (feat. Eva Simons) - Take Over Control +18 Brandon Flowers - Crossfire +17 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now +16 Tinie Tempah (feat. Eric Turner) - Written In The Stars +15 Wanted - Lose My Mind +14 JLS - One Shot +13 Take That - The Flood +12 Shontelle - Impossible +11 Example - Kickstarts +10 Kelis - Acapella +9 Diana Vickers - Once +8 Rihanna - Rude Boy +7 Ellie Goulding - The Writer +6 David Guetta (feat. Rihanna) - Who's That Chick +5 Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up +4 Cheryl Cole (feat. Will.i.am) - 3 Words +3 Owl City - Fireflies +2 Timbaland (feat. Katy Perry) - If We Ever Meet Again +1 Wanted - All Time Low
  12. +25 Leona Lewis - Happy +24 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow +23 Leona Lewis - I See You +22 Saturdays - Forever Is Over +21 Biffy Clyro - The Captain +20 James Morrison (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Broken Strings +19 Pixie Lott - Boy And Girls +18 Shontelle - T-Shirt +17 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA +16 Chicane - Poppiholla +15 Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow +14 Lily Allen - Not Fair +13 Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas +12 Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) +11 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling +10 Britney Spears - Circus +9 Enrique Iglesias (feat. Ciara) - Takin' Back My Love +8 P!nk - Please Don't Leave Me +7 Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough +6 Taylor Swift - Love Story +5 Esmée Denters - Outta Here +4 Madonna - Celebration +3 Mariah Carey - Obsessed +2 Sugababes - About A Girl +1 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
  13. Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies Bryan Adams - Heat Of The Night Bryan Adams - Hearts On Fire Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart Bryan Adams - Summer of "69" Cher - We All Sleep Alone Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart Cyndi Lauper - She Bop Debbie Gibson - Staying Together Enya - Storms in Africa (Part II) Janet Jackson - Control Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted Paula Abdul - (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me Sabrina Salerno - Like a Yo-Yo Sinitta - Lay Me Down Easy Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me Taylor Dayne - With Every Beat Of My Heart Texas - Everyday Now Texas - Prayer For You The Bangles - I 'll Set You Free Tiffany - All This Time
  14. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    "Chappie" is undoubtedly one of the movies I expected to see more than any other this year! It was released in my country over two months ago and could only be seen in large multiplex. Having seen the official trailer 4 months before, I was completely convinced that "Chappie" will not disappoint me at all with its overall effect. The epic music of Hans Zimmer, which is heard in the official trailer, always gives me goose bumps. Although it hit its peak at the Box Office three months ago, its total earnings were quite lukewarm in the USA. "Chappie" is an original script idea of the talented South African director / writer Neil Blomcamp. Do not forget that this man gave us the amazing "District 9" and gained millions of fans worldwide! "Chappie" is based on the story of a robot with highly developed artificial intelligence. The story takes place in Johannesburg in 2016 and the protagonist is the manufacturer Deon Wilson who is trying to achieve something innovative in its field. Unfortunately for him, things will not go as he expected and he will find himself unintentionally entangled with a gang of gangsters who will stand in the whole exercise. Neil Blomcamp has done a decent job in his new movie and made sure to use aptly this story in order to spread social messages to the viewers. Moreover, the same has happened with both of his previous work such as "District 9" and "Elysium". And "Chappie" essentially shows the reaction, the hatred and the derision of the world for someone who is different in society. The directing of the movie was very good and the picture from Sony was excellent on the big screen! The scenario was quite good and the characters were very nice. I believe "Chappie" would not be the same without the Ninja and Yolandi Vi $$ who are members of zef rap-rave group Die Antwoord. Their participation was crucial to the development of the film. In addition, the remaining performances were good enough since Dev Patel was perfect in the main role while Hugh Jackman was convincing in the bad guy role. We usually see him playing the good guy and he made the difference in Chappie. The participation of Sigourney Weaver was another positive fact for the film. "Chappie" had also great visual effects concerning it low budget, elaborate montage, nice cinematography and very loud sound effects. Honestly, I did not find anything negative in its content as it was seen pleasantly although it had some very touching moments. However, they could have removed the songs of Die Antwoord which are heard during the movie and they could have added the sensational music of Hans Zimmer which is heard in the official trailer. If they had done this in the last scenes of the movie, I would have left the cinema hallvery excited. "Chappie" received negative reviews from the experts in the film industry but the public does not seem particularly affected by them. If someone refers to comments that exist under the official trailer on You Tube, he can understand it. Personally, I found it pretty interesting movie as my friends and I think it deserves to have a sequel. Besides, Neil Blomcamp had it in his mind while he wrote the trilogy of "Chappie". It managed to outnumber its budget worldwide and it has received a good average score in IMDb (7.0). Do not expect to see the best science fiction movie, but surely it will cause you a lot of positive emotions.
  15. "Love Is A Battlefield" totally deserved it!!!
  16. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    "Still Alice" was released in my country over two months ago. It is one of the movies that I expected to see for a long time because Julianne Moore literally swept all the awards of "Best Actress" this year! Moreover, there were many who thought that Julianne Moore has wronged several times in the past by the various committees that awarded prizes and it was a matter of time before her vindication. She was the undisputed favorite in the Oscar since she won rave reviews for her interpretation and everyone had only good things to say! "Still Alice" is based on the novel by the neurologist Lisa Genova, which was one of the biggest best sellers of 2007! Dr. Alice Howard, who is professor of linguistics at Columbia University, learns that she has Alzheimer's and is already in the early stages of the Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately for her and her family, things cannot change and they will face the tragic fact. Lisa Genova wrote a very touching story, describing representational all the stages of Alzheimer's disease. Julianne Moore was amazing in her role although I doubted her performance in the first half hour. However, watching the entire film, and after thinking about the film, I realized that none of her other fellow actresses deserved the golden statuette! Her look was the greatest strength which convinces perfectly that Alice is suffering from this disease. I think her interpretation touched many viewers, as with me and my friends. In addition, the secondary roles were just as good, in contrast with Kristen Stewart who gave her best, performing one of the two daughters of the protagonist. Although my friends did not see with good eyes the specific interpretation, I had the exact opposite view of them. She fits perfectly into the role and she was the best choice for this character, in my opinion. Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland not only took over the direction of "Still Alice" but also they wrote the script. They did a very good job, without adding a lot of melodrama and clichés that these films usually have. Although it is a social film that creates a heavy atmosphere because of its content, it is presented in such a manner that in no way is it tiring for the viewer. For this result, it played an important role, and of course, the fact that the two directors chose some external shots which were salvation for the viewers’ eyes in cinema. "Still Alice" is definitely one of the best movies I saw in the last six months! It deals with a sensitive issue in a targeted way and it is worth seen by everyone. Already, it has been loved by many people and it has received a high score in IMDB (7,5). Personally, I would give a better score because the story of Alice does not represent a heroine of a successful literary book but all those who have the same symptoms with her. And we are talking about a very large number of people since the number of people that suffer from Alzheimer is 35 million people worldwide!
  17. +20 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire +19 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer +18 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour +17 Starship - We Built This City +16 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours +15 Iron Maiden - The Trooper +14 Mission - Tower Of Strength +13 Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck +12 Phil Collins - Sussudio +11 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose +10 Kim Wilde - Cambodia +9 Europe - Rock The Night +8 Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88) +7 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom +6 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You +5 Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock +4 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You +3 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together ('88 Remix) +2 Toto - Rosanna +1 Dead Or Alive - Something In My House
  18. +20 George Michael - Kissing A Fool +19 Christians - Words +18 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me +17 Iron Maiden - Wasted Years +16 Alarm - Rain In The Summertime +15 Then Jerico - The Motive +14 Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses +13 Cure - Lovesong +12 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You +11 T'Pau - Secret Garden +10 Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) +9 Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease +8 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face +7 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer +6 Paul McCartney - This One +5 Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go +4 Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) +3 Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands On Me +2 Deacon Blue - Wages Day +1 De La Soul - Say No Go
  19. +20 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is (just love!!!) +19 Jaki Graham - Step Right Up +18 Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town +17 Cure - In Between Days +16 Sinitta - G.T.O +15 Genesis - Invisible Touch +14 Erasure - You Surround Me +13 Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck +12 Sam Brown - Can I Get A Witness +11 Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby +10 Transvision Vamp - The Only One +9 Status Quo - Dreamin' +8 Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full +7 Bucks Fizz - Talking In Your Sleep +6 Pretenders - 2000 Miles +5 Ofra Haza - Im Nin'alu +4 Level 42 - Leaving Me Now +3 Bananarama - Nathan Jones +2 Def Leppard - Rocket +1 Matt Bianco - Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed
  20. Insomnio posted a post in a topic in Movies and Theatre
    "Nightcrawler" is an American neo-noir crime thriller which was released in the USA last October. In my country, it made its official premiere over two months ago. The film won a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actor in a Drama", four Bafta nominations such as "Original Screenplay", "Best Actor in a Leading Role", "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" and "Best Editing" and it also received an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Screenplay". Unfortunately,"Nightcrawler" did not win any of the above categories but it is undoubtedly one of the best films in recent years! The protagonist of the film is the ruthless opportunist Lou Bloom who lives in Los Angeles. He carries out scams to make easy money. One night, he will find himself in front of a car accident and he will be influenced by a self-employed / night reporter who filmed the tragic event, to sell it later to local TV channels. So the next day, Lou Bloom buys a radio scanner and a camcorder and he begins to locate himself during the nights anywhere there is news. He will develop a professional relationship with a successful news director, which will be crucial for him. He will do anything to have the best shots of the hottest headlines. Screenwriter Dan Gilroy made his first directorial attempt and the result of his work was extremely good! "Nightcrawler" was well written and it had very clever dialogues, interesting development, elaborate editing and remarkable soundtrack by James Newton Howard. Jake Gyllenhaal was brilliant in his role and I wonder why he wasn’t one of the five actors who were nominated in the category for "Best Actor". Personally, I think it was the performance of last year and of course it was not based on some imitation like some other nominees, after all, "Nightcrawler" is an original inspiration. Equally good was Rene Russo, who plays the ambitious Nina Romina and she is perfectly convincing with her amazing interpretation. She was totally wronged by the American Film Academy, which preferred to choose Meryl Streep once again although the performance of the latter was a caricature. All of this tends to be very boring. "Nightcralwer" is a story that shows how the voracious TV channels work behind the cameras and can reach the most viewers so they can have the highest viewership. It is one of the few movies I've watched so carefully with my friends and our interest remained undiminished throughout the duration. "Nightcrawler" received rave reviews worldwide and it won several awards from various American Film Associations. It's a very apt story which is seen pleasantly and directly passes the messages that it wants to convey to the viewers. Its low budget was not an obstacle for the box office success although it could have done even greater numbers based on the value of its content. It has been loved by a large proportion of the audience and it has amassed a high average score in IMDB (7.9). "Nightcrawler" is a compelling film that should not be missed for anything! X8kYDQan8bw
  21. "A Place Called Home" is a Greek production which released in cinemas during last year's February. However, a neighborhood cinema selected it over two months ago and we went to see it mainly for the participation of the two famous local protagonists. I rarely choose domestic productions and the most recent Greek movie that I saw on the big screen was the excellent "Little England" by Pantelis Voulgaris. "A Place Called Home" was screened at many festivals, not very well known, but only in my country was there an official release. It was shown in limited theaters but it managed to fill the rooms in the first week of the show. However, we couldn’t say that it was a commercial success because it cost much more than it earned. At least, it was honored with 7 awards at the Cyprus International Film Festival. "A Place Called Home" has to do essentially with marital reconciliation and human relations. The protagonist of the film (Myrto Alikaki) returns to her parental home with her daughter for a week. She also lives and works permanently in London. There, she meets a woman from Serbia (Mirjana Karanovic), who lives with her father (Elias Logothetis) and guilty secrets will be revealed during her stay. Do not expect to see something shattering since the script of the film is not much different from the sob stories which are shown in reality shows. Having said that, the script is based on a true story and its inspiration could come from these shows. However, the plot was so insipid and flat, which could not excite us at all. Though, not to be strict and categorical, the film was directed nicely. There were some good performances from the protagonists and it had some pretty good photograph. The newcomer Maria Douza did not undertake only the visual part of the film but she also wrote the script. So, we will forgive her because it was her first cinematic attempt. Nevertheless, do not forget that "A Place Called Home" has the most amateur / pretentious / fake reaction when two people meet by chance in the street after a long time. I’m not surprised that in this particular scene we can see the participation of the Greek actor/politician Nikos Orfanos. In this case, Mary Douza is not forgiven. "A Place Called Home" is definitely not one of the worst Greek films of recent years. Instead, I would say that it is a valuable production which was quite pleasant to the eye. It contained very bright images and the trigeminal Myrto Alikaki, Mirjana Karanovic and Elias Logothetis was quite good. Nevertheless, the story did not have a special meaning and I just watched something without being particularly worried. I mention this because the title of the film could be symbolic and the result will be profound. That’s why, the Greek productions fail to gather people in the cinema and unfortunately only brainless sex comedies make some decent earnings. PPclVJCPepo
  22. I'm very happy about "Can't Speak French" and "Sweet About Me"!!! Ladyhawke is also a nice suprise! I like the majority of the qualifiers in these results!!!
  23. +40 U2 - With Or Without You +39 Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On +38 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name +37 Tiffany - Could've Been +36 Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand +35 Kaoma - Lambada +34 Breathe - Hands To Heaven +33 Cars - Drive +32 Mr Mister - Broken Wings +31 Phil Collins - One More Night +30 Madonna - Open Your Heart +29 Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms +28 Sam Brown - Stop +27 Mike Oldfield Feat Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow +26 U2 - All I Want Is You +25 Alison Moyet - Love Letters +24 Tears For Fears - Shout +23 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Seperate Lives +22 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye +21 Roachford - Cuddly Toy +20 Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong +19 Modern Talking - Brother Louie +18 Debarge - Rhythm Of The Night +17 Elton John - I'm Still Standing +16 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark +15 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer +14 Tracey Ullman - Breakaway +13 Madonna - Causing A Commotion +12 Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights +11 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere +10 Sinitta - Toy Boy +9 Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late +8 London Boys - Requiem +7 Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away +6 Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You +5 New Order - True Faith +4 Sinitta - Right Back Where We Started From +3 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al +2 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing +1 Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
  24. +20 Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield +19 Sonia - Can't Forget You +18 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen +17 Patrick Swayze Feat Wendy Fraser - She's Like The Wind +16 John Williams - Theme From 'ET' +15 Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell +14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds +13 Sinead O' Connor - Mandinka +12 Star Sound - Stars On 45 (Vol. 3) +11 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed +10 Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang +9 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual +8 Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl/Deep River Woman +7 Adeva - I Thank You +6 Status Quo - Running All Over The World +5 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine +4 Belouis Some - Imagination +3 Waterfront - Cry +2 Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? +1 Grace Jones - Private Life