Film

Olympus Has Fallen



Who on earth was hoping for the revival of the patriotic American popcorn pulp movie of the Independence Day type? The phenomenon appeared to have been buried along with the victims of 9/11, but has now resurfaced. This summer, specialist Roland Emmerich is releasing White House Down, but this week we are being subjected to Olympus Has Fallen.

11.6



If you are going to steal, then do it right. In November 2009 the French security van-driver Toni Musulin, without shedding even a drop of blood, made off with €11.6 million. A few days later, he gave himself up. Right now, he is serving a five-year jail sentence; €2.5 million of the loot has never been found. Was it about more than money?

The Host



The Host, which is aimed at young audiences, is not particularly high-quality science fiction. But I wouldn’t just dump this film adaptation of a book by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer out with the trash.

The Grandmaster



I go weak at the knees at the mention of Wong Kar-wai. A Pavlovian reaction that has its roots in wonderfully beautiful, melancholic films like Happy Together and In the Mood for Love. The Hong Kong romantic, aesthete, and perfectionist spent an age putting the finishing touches to The Grandmaster. But it has not turned out to be the masterpiece one would expect from this great master.

Champions



Bruxelles porterait en elle plus de gènes de boxe qu’on ne le penserait de prime abord. C’est ici qu’en 1887 fut fondé le premier club de boxe du pays, le Boxing Club de Bruxelles. Les années 50 furent celles de Jean Sneyers, l’ange du ring. Entre 1950 et 1958, il remporta 7 championnats d’Europe et il en gagna quatre dans trois catégories de poids différentes.

Harun Farocki: images of the world


(Bilder der Welt)

Le P’tit Ciné, Bozar Cinema, Argos, Cinéma Nova, and the Goethe Institute are all joining forces to pay homage to the work of Harun Farocki.

Duo Vincent Bal: Nono? Ja, ja!



Via een omweg speelt Nono, het Zigzagkind alsnog in Brussel. Dat is goed nieuws, want de nieuwe jeugdfilm van Vincent Bal is er een om ja tegen te zeggen.

Sébastien Ministru: Ciao Ciao Bambino

  

Mais comment fait-il ? Entre ses émissions à la radio et son boulot dans la presse écrite, Sébastien Ministru trouve encore le temps d’écrire des pièces de théâtre. Sa petite dernière, Ciao ciao bambino, se déroule lors d’une veillée funèbre dans une famille italo-belge. Et – si ! si ! – c’est une comédie.

Die Wand


Wolf Children



Oubliez The Croods, oubliez Pinocchio, le meilleur film d’animation actuellement dans les salles, et de loin, est sans aucun doute Les Enfants Loups de Mamoru Hosoda, connu pour La Traversée du temps.