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Movie Week
Wednesdays at 5:45 pm during The Wrap (repeats Thursdays at 1:40 pm)
A critical look at new films opening in Switzerland this week
Movie Week: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Muppets
Wednesday, 1 February, 2012The hugely popular Cold War spy thriller by John le Carré has finally been adapted for the silver screen and, to the delight of its makers, received a number of Oscar nominations. Film critic Franziska Oliver finds out who the top level MI6 mole is in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and she witnesses the return of those lovable, fuzzy puppets in their 2011 reunion film appropriately titled The Muppets:
Wednesday, 1 February, 2012The hugely popular Cold War spy thriller by John le Carré has finally been adapted for the silver screen and, to the delight of its makers, received a number of Oscar nominations. Film critic Franziska Oliver finds out who the top level MI6 mole is in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and she witnesses the return of those lovable, fuzzy puppets in their 2011 reunion film appropriately titled The Muppets:
Movie Week: Oscar darling The Artist and Jack and Jill
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, raves about the Oscar darling, the film that so many critics love, the silent movie The Artist. The film tells the tale of George Valentin, an actor who fears for his career with the arrival of talking movies. Jungen is less enthusiastic about another comedy from Adam Sandler, where the comedian dresses in drag:
Wednesday, 25 January, 2012Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, raves about the Oscar darling, the film that so many critics love, the silent movie The Artist. The film tells the tale of George Valentin, an actor who fears for his career with the arrival of talking movies. Jungen is less enthusiastic about another comedy from Adam Sandler, where the comedian dresses in drag:
Movie Week: J. Edgar and the Swiss-made Summer Games
Wednesday, 18 January, 2012Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial work revolves around the life of the infamous founder of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. Film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, Christian Jungen, thoroughly enjoys the re-telling of this American figure’s life as portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. Jungen also looks at Ronaldo Colla’s intense family drama Summer Games, which is a Swiss entry vying for a 2012 Oscar nomination:
Wednesday, 18 January, 2012Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial work revolves around the life of the infamous founder of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. Film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, Christian Jungen, thoroughly enjoys the re-telling of this American figure’s life as portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. Jungen also looks at Ronaldo Colla’s intense family drama Summer Games, which is a Swiss entry vying for a 2012 Oscar nomination:
Movie Week: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Hysteria
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling novel, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and gives this crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, four stars. Oliver also looks at the English comedy Hysteria, starring Maggie Gyllenhall, about a particular invention made for women in Victoria-era Britain:
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling novel, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and gives this crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, four stars. Oliver also looks at the English comedy Hysteria, starring Maggie Gyllenhall, about a particular invention made for women in Victoria-era Britain:
Movie Week: Get blown away by Drive and Shame
Wednesday, 4 January, 2012NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen has high marks for the artfully high-action Drive featuring red-hot star Ryan Gosling and for Shame, a provocative film about dealing with sexual addiction:
Wednesday, 4 January, 2012NZZ am Sonntag film critic Christian Jungen has high marks for the artfully high-action Drive featuring red-hot star Ryan Gosling and for Shame, a provocative film about dealing with sexual addiction:
Movie Week: Ides of March and three top picks of 2011
Wednesday, 21 December, 2011Ides of March, starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, is a political thriller about the behind the scenes drama of the race for President of the United States. Film critic Franziska Oliver gives this blockbuster 3.5 stars out of five. She also picks out her top three favorite films of 2011:
Wednesday, 21 December, 2011Ides of March, starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, is a political thriller about the behind the scenes drama of the race for President of the United States. Film critic Franziska Oliver gives this blockbuster 3.5 stars out of five. She also picks out her top three favorite films of 2011:
Movie Week: Mission Impossible and three top films of 2011
Wednesday, 14 December, 2011Christian Jungen, film critic from the NZZ am Sonntag, looks at the latest Mission Impossible, which comes out in theaters just in time for Christmas. This fourth installment has less action, but more depth, more humour, and according to Jungen is highly entertaining. Plus, he chooses his top three movies of the year:
Wednesday, 14 December, 2011Christian Jungen, film critic from the NZZ am Sonntag, looks at the latest Mission Impossible, which comes out in theaters just in time for Christmas. This fourth installment has less action, but more depth, more humour, and according to Jungen is highly entertaining. Plus, he chooses his top three movies of the year:
Movie Week: The Help and New Year's Eve
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011Based on the best selling novel, The Help is out in cinemas across Switzerland. The story is about the lives of black maids who served the white majority in Jackson, Mississippi, where racial tensions were high during the 1960s. While New Year’s Eve, though still a month away, is out in movie form and jam-packed with more stars than the Milky Way. Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews these two films:
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011Based on the best selling novel, The Help is out in cinemas across Switzerland. The story is about the lives of black maids who served the white majority in Jackson, Mississippi, where racial tensions were high during the 1960s. While New Year’s Eve, though still a month away, is out in movie form and jam-packed with more stars than the Milky Way. Film critic Franziska Oliver reviews these two films:
Movie Week: Five-star laughter with Polanski's Carnage and Habemus Papam
Wednesday, 30 November, 2011While under house arrest in Gstaad, Roman Polanski was definitely not idle. Instead his situation inspired his latest film, an adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, which takes place all in one room. Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet star in this satirical comedy, which Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, claims is a ’masterpiece.’ Jungen also give high praises for Habemus Papam, an unusual take on the handover of the papacy that involves a runaway pope:
Wednesday, 30 November, 2011While under house arrest in Gstaad, Roman Polanski was definitely not idle. Instead his situation inspired his latest film, an adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, which takes place all in one room. Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet star in this satirical comedy, which Christian Jungen, film critic for the NZZ am Sonntag, claims is a ’masterpiece.’ Jungen also give high praises for Habemus Papam, an unusual take on the handover of the papacy that involves a runaway pope:
Movie Week: Breaking Dawn and Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Wednesday, 23 November, 2011WRS’s Pete Forster talks to film critic Franziska Oliver who gives a lone star to Breaking Dawn from the The Twilight Saga trilogy. She says the films lacks spirit and actually patronizes teenagers. The two also discuss Charlotte Rampling: The Look, which gets two stars:
Wednesday, 23 November, 2011WRS’s Pete Forster talks to film critic Franziska Oliver who gives a lone star to Breaking Dawn from the The Twilight Saga trilogy. She says the films lacks spirit and actually patronizes teenagers. The two also discuss Charlotte Rampling: The Look, which gets two stars:
