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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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! …
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! 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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …