Best director of 2008 secondo DeBaser.

❝ The substance from which cinema is made.

❝ Garrone does not force his hand to showcase a recognizable style; he prefers to find the right photography, transform the set into a stage, direct the orchestra, and give the technique a descriptive-empathic function.

❝ Since I was born I think I have never seen an Italian fantasy film like this.

❝ It’s a funny thing: they make me look like a criminal because I refuse the money

❝ A man is dead. Another man's life is at stake. If there exists a single doubt in your minds about the accused's guilt, then you must render a verdict of innocence. However, if such reasonable doubt does not exist, then you must in good conscience declare that the accused is guilty. Whatever your decision, the verdict must be unanimous

❝ TV is showbiz.

❝ “I am not a frivolous man, the only frivolous thing I own is my name.”

❝ “I don’t like reality anymore, reality is poor.”

❝ «You never reveal yourself».

❝ Nolan is an exceptional storyteller and a great entertainer, a director who creates grand and excessively ambitious works, aiming to introduce the general public to the complexity of the world, matter, and quantum mechanics in an accessible way, combining demanding (and obviously recurring) themes with blockbuster spectacle.

❝ This "Memento" is not a film, it's a logic exercise, it's a very subtle game that conceals and reveals the truth, that makes you believe it's leading you towards it and then mocks you, that challenges your logic and mocks your intelligence… it’s brilliant, in every single detail.

❝ The most cruel time is the one Nolan runs to pack everything into two and a half hours.

❝ Paul Thomas Anderson means Cinema.

❝ Loving this film requires an act of faith that's a bit foolish, a bit desperate.

❝ Ladies and gentlemen, the new masterpiece by PTA.

❝ “There’s more to life than a little money, you know. And here you are, and it’s a beautiful day. I just don’t understand it..”

❝ “Take it easy, Dude!”

❝ LOOK AT ME! I WILL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!

❝ Cars 2 is absolutely not the case: the story of this film leaves you with absolutely nothing, the espionage thread is introduced lazily, the characters have practically no personality except for Mater, who is made the absolute protagonist.

❝ Sean Penn is a magnificent director.

❝ A must-see.

❝ Sean Penn brings out one of the most evocative films of recent years.

❝ It's a hell of a thing, killing a man: you take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

❝ “Every now and then I like to lend a hand to you negros”.

❝ Make that four.

❝ You didn't do anything to me, it's just that I don't like you anymore.

❝ it's an engaged film but not too much, it's tragic but not too much, it's political but not too much, it's dark but also consolatory.

❝ The balance between drama and dark comedy is perfect.

❝ Lunatic and unpredictable, the line of success rarely takes the shape of a straight line on the Cartesian plane.

❝ Because "by telling his stories over and over, a man becomes those stories. They continue to live on after him. And, in this way, he becomes immortal..."

❝ Since he's been here, the snow has never stopped falling...

❝ Danny Boyle, either you love him or you hate him.

❝ The film is like a chocolate egg: sweet and satisfying enough to distract you from the fact that it is completely empty inside.

❝ First of all, "28 Years Later" seems to rewrite the cinematic grammar of zombie films, reformulating the style of a genre that was at risk of becoming stale, if not off-putting.

❝ Body Double is a typical example of how an extraordinary visual talent can fully redeem the flaws and banalities of a not-so-solid script.

❝ The first victim of war is the truth.

❝ Not just a simple gangster movie, but a moral and psychological fresco, a true work of art disguised as a genre film.

❝ “With a script like this, any other director would have produced a mediocre and flashy film. Refn, however, was able to create a little masterpiece destined to become a cult classic of modern cinema.”

❝ “Only God Forgives is an extreme film.”

❝ “Fottesega. The Neon Demon is a work of art.”

❝ No, the futuristic and dystopian dimension is not the salient feature of Virzì’s latest work.

❝ This is a film by Virzì, and that’s it.

❝ Both Ramazzotti and Bruni Tedeschi are extraordinary, never banal, and perfectly centered in their roles.

❝ All of this is shown through a hallucinated and hallucinating montage, enhanced by an absolutely perfect cinematography.

❝ His is a precise direction, visually captivating and notably able to avoid fixating on the filmic spectacularization of events:

❝ Aside from the star parade, this film has nothing else that might induce one to talk a moment more than necessary

❝ The film deserves the overused label "visionary." It's a journey into a person's mind.

❝ Mr. Gondry has created a piece that deserves the sincerest praise on all levels.

❝ the video is a little masterpiece (the first work by Gondry outside the French market that brought him to international prominence)

❝ Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free.

❝ Frank Darabont and Stephen King. Two names that work great together: good old Frank is one of the few who successfully managed to bring King's literary works to the big screen...