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Hedwig made me feel ten years younger | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/07 | Soi kèo
I’ve never fully understood the entertainment value of drag queen shows. I suspect it’s because I’m too open minded. I’m neither tickled, nor provoked by the sight of a man dressed like a woman. …
Could you stomach seeing the same movie 128 times? | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/07/26 | Soi kèo
A friend of mine has seen the same movie 127 times since he saw it for the first time at the age of eight. The movie in question is The Third Man. He claims …
From Wild Strawberries to Breaking Dawn – musings on film scares for children | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/11/18 | Soi kèo
Bella and Edward won a battle in the Swedish court system this week. After two appeals, the court finally ruled in the favour of the movie distributor, setting the age limit for The Twilight …
Christmas peaks before you’ve opened the presents | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/23 | Soi kèo
When is your top moment of Christmas? If you ask your kids, they might, just might raise their hands for the Christmas present opening, either it takes place on the 24th of December as …
My bomb scene phobia cured | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/23 | Soi kèo
There are a couple things in the world that give me creeps. One of them is spiders, which bugs me (sic!) quite a bit. How I wish that I was more like Sigourney Weaver! …
Remake annoyance – a few words about why they bug me but how I eventually realized that I’m a hypocrite | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/16 | Soi kèo
Whenever a good Scandinavian movie comes out, the question will inevitably comes up: “How long will it be before they make an American remake”. It’s not a question of “if” anymore, but “when”, and …
Dear Santa! – My film wish list for Christmas | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/09 | Soi kèo
Dear Santa! I’ve been a good film buff this year. Listen: I’ve watched 53 movies in a theatre already and I’ve paid for most of them, apart from the pre-screenings they offered me …
Re: the dangers of excessive watching of video films | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/09 | Soi kèo
In 1980 a wave of moral panic swept over Sweden. This might sound a little surprising considering the reputation we had for having a liberal view about what to show on the screen. We didn’t …
The power of poetry | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/06 | Soi kèo
Do you remember the scene when Andy played classical music in the speakers in The Shawshank Redemption so every prisoner could hear it? I bet you do. It’s one of the emotional highpoints of …
Enough of misery! | The Velvet Café
Post at 2011/12/02 | Soi kèo
I’ve had enough. Without planning for it, there has been one reoccurring theme in my posting of lately, running like a red thread in my movie watching: misery. I’ve watched people getting buried alive, …