Jiri Trnka’s Masterpiece – Ruka – The Hand

Ruka or The Hand (in English) was Jiří Trnka’s last film in 1965. Jiří Trnka was born in the city of Plzeň in 1912. His mother was a dressmaker, so he had access to fabrics and other such materials and he taught himself to sew. He was also a very skilled self-taught wood carver and basically taught...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies, Time Warp

November 6, 2015

Limonadovy Joe – The Czech Western Experience

Lemonade Joe, or The Horse Opera (Czech: Limonádový Joe or Koňská opera) is a 1964 Czechoslovak musical comedy film, directed by Oldřich Lipský and written by Jiří Brdečka, based on his novel and stage play. This is a brilliant Czechoslovakian parody filmed in an avant garde style and a terrific example of Czech New Wave. It is positively...

CULTURE, Movies

October 19, 2015

Czech New Wave Cinema and Věra Chytilová

If you have never heard of Czech New Wave Cinema then you cannot truly call yourself a lover of all things film. That’s why today, we’re sharing Czech New Wave Cinema and Věra Chytilová. The experiential movement began in the 1960s and many films were being made, but one has always stuck out and that is the 1966...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

August 31, 2015

The Men From U.N.C.L.E

I just went to the movie theater a couple of days ago and saw The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is based on the American television series broadcasted on NBC in the 1960s. The movie itself was great. Guy Ritchie did a wonderful job directing, and the soundtrack by Daniel Pemberton was fitting...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

August 27, 2015

Cameraman – The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff

Through a most beautiful lens, we meet the cameraman behind the magic. Film making has existed for ten decades and legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff had a career that spanned nine of those. His work with Technicolor forever changed how we see film and his vivid colors and effects brought stories to life. It can be...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

Ecstasy-Hedy-Lamarr-Prague-Film-1933-Article

July 27, 2015

Czech Ecstasy Shocked the World in 1933

Czech Ecstasy shocked the world in 1933. Yes, Czechs are known to expand limits, break barriers and stretch the boundaries of the world. Always on the cutting edge and forward thinkers, even the first president Tomas G. Masaryk, (the Father of Czechoslovakia) talked about being able “to see and hear without any wire… just imagine”. Did he, on November...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

June 22, 2015

Filth & Wisdom

Filth & Wisdom. What a name. But who can not love a film with Eugene Hutz, (born Yevheniy Aleksandrovich Nikolayev-Simonov in the Ukraine) the super funny actor you may recognize from the film Everything Is Illuminated or the Gypsy Punk band known as Gogol Bordello. In fact, Hutz made his film debut in the 2005...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

June 8, 2015

Watch This: Vrchní, prchni – Run Waiter Run

“Vrchní, prchni” is also known in English as “Waiter! Flee” or “Run, Waiter, Run.” This hilarious 1981 Czechoslovak comedy, directed by Ladislav Smoljak, offers a comedic glimpse into life during the era of communism. Laden with hidden humor and references, it’s a film that demands attentive viewing. The story revolves around a man grappling with...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

May 21, 2015

Watch This: The Shop on Main Street

“The Shop on Main Street” (Obchod na korze) is a Czech masterpiece from 1965. The story follows Anton Brtko, a simple Slovak carpenter known as “Tóno.” When the town undergoes Aryanization, Tóno’s brother-in-law assigns him to take over the sewing shop of an elderly and nearly deaf woman named Rozália Lautmannová, also known as Lautman....

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

May 14, 2015

Watch This: Želary

Zelary is a Czech film that begins in Prague during World War II where we are introduced to two doctors and Eliska. Eliska is a nurse who works alongside a respected surgeon named Richard who is also her lover. Eliska is a courier and has to learn different stories each time she takes messages or documents...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

May 13, 2015

Watch This: Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami is a delightful and filled with dancing, songs, action, beach scenes, and sweet-hearted romance this film will lift your spirits and make you laugh. Two smart girls looking like a million and looking for a million. In this vibrant film bursting with vivid technicolor, we witness the whimsical escapades of two sisters...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

Yes-Giorgio-Pavarotti-Tres-Bohemes-Review

May 5, 2015

Watch This: Yes Giorgio

“Yes Giorgio!” takes us back to a time not too long ago when movies came in different flavors. There were the ones you couldn’t resist watching repeatedly, and then there were those that lingered in your mind long after the credits rolled. If you’re a Pavarotti enthusiast like us, then ‘Yes Giorgio!’ is an absolute...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

Stranger-than-Fiction-Tres-Bohemes-Review

April 6, 2015

Watch This: Stranger Than Fiction

I was interested in the film Stranger Than Fiction when I first saw the preview. Will Ferrell plays Harold Crick, the main drab character wakes up hearing a voice narrating his life. No one hears it, except Harold and he thinks he is going mad. The strangest part is that the narrator is spot on...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

March 16, 2015

Watch This: 12 Angry Men

What happens when you put 12 angry men into a closed room and put them in charge of deciding the outcome of another man’s life? Eventually… you get 12 angry men. But first it’s important to understand who these 12 men are: DESCRIPTIONS OF JURORS FOREMAN A small, petty man who is impressed with the...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

Mrs-Palfrey-at-the-Calremont-Tres-Bohemes-Review

March 5, 2015

Watch This: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is an elegant, moving story of a lovely woman of age on a journey to find something meaningful again in her life and literally “trips” into the life of a young man on his own journey to find himself as a writer. It is a deeply moving, powerful, yet subtle film that...

ENTERTAINMENT, Movies

Tres-Bohemes-My-Afternoons-With-Margueritte-Review

February 25, 2015

Watch This: My Afternoons With Margueritte

My Afternoons With Margueritte is purely delightful! Once upon a time in a little French town a sweet and delicate little old lady in her 90’s named Marguerite is reading aloud from her novel. The town simpleton, Germain is an illiterate handyman in his 50’s who is taking a walk to the park and he...

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