They are back in town! At the Salle Centrale Madelaine, 4 and 5 December, 2019 and 24, 25 and 26 February, 2020. Dear folks, even if you don’t speak French, run to any of the 5 evenings of this delightful musical – early December and end of February – with the super-talented and charming Raphaëlle […]
FILM: PROXIMA – to be a mother or an astronaut, that is the question
29 November 2019. By Neptune. Here’s an array of varied, entertaining films to fill your week. Do go out and see them! PROXIMA ***1/2 To be a mother or an astronaut, that is the question. The lovely Eva Green plays here an accomplished career woman who is being trained for a lengthy mission, Proxima, to […]
FILM: FROZEN 2
22 November 2019. FROZEN 2 (LA REINE DES NEIGES 2) **1/2 I should think that at this time of year lots of parents are thinking of taking lots of children to see Frozen 2 as a Christmas treat, remembering the very beautiful and hugely successful Frozen 1 which we all saw six years ago. […]
FILM: THE IRISHMAN – one of Scorsese’s strongest films
By Neptune News Flash! They’ve let out the Irishman! THE IRISHMAN ***1/2 Suffice it to say that for his latest film Martin Scorsese has brought together an acting triumvirate of giants in their full maturity – Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, amongst a huge cast of familiar faces. Just the trio’s expressions, movements […]
FILM: FORD vs FERRARI – superb
15 November 2019. By Neptune FORD vs FERRARI (LE MANS 66) **** There is pure adrenaline in this true story of two opposite personalities who were longtime friends and colleagues in the racing world back in the mid-1960s. This latest film by James Mangold (of character-driven dramas as “Cop Land”, “Walk the Line” or “3.10 […]
FILM: MIDWAY – if you are into classic war films of great heroism, run to this
8 November 2019. By Neptune From sparkling days of glorious colors to overcast mornings and heavy downpours, from tangy oranges and comforting pumpkins, to woolly cardigans, slick raincoats and shiny boots, autumn is back as the days grow ever shorter. And cinema time is here, happy to be indoors and warm, with good things to […]
WAGNER! 5 – 9 NOVEMBER 2019 GENEVA – EVIAN
In a city as Geneva and its environs, with a rich heritage of all sorts of world music, including the best of classical and operatic performances between such grand venues as Victoria Hall, the Grand Theatre or the BFM, a new idea dares to raise its head concentrating on lyrical music of the past while […]
FILM – no comment on these 4 films
1 November 2019. By Neptune No Comment for the following films released this week: DOCTOR SLEEP *1/2 MON NOM EST CLITORIS *1/2 (vo French) MATTHIAS ET MAXIME *1/2 (vo Canadian French) ZOMBIELAND – DOUBLE TAP *1/2 Go see instead: FAHIM, PAVAROTTI, A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK, or ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD (click for […]
FILM – TERMINATOR – DARK FATE – mayhem, destruction and violence
25 October 2019. By Neptune TERMINATOR – DARK FATE **1/2 Would you believe – it’s back again! Back with all the mayhem, destruction and violence, plus a much older Linda Hamilton and Arnie Schwartzenegger himself. The kids will be lapping up all the terrifying action (and absorbing it in their psyche…), while many adults, who […]
FILM: JOKER – This “Joker” is no joke
11 October 2019. By Neptune JOKER *** Arthur Fleck is a loser who lives with his mother and works part time as a clown. He becomes the Joker in this latest version of that character (played also by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger in previous Batman films) which was created by DC Comics in the […]
