The period after the New Year is a nightmare for cinema operators and film studios. As is often the case, many experts predicted the situation in advance, especially as a result of last year’s Hollywood strike, which caused the postponement of many attractive blockbusters to the later months of this year. While we will be … Read more
When Arthur Stanley Jefferson, a 20-year-old from Lancashire, boarded a ship bound for America more than 100 years ago, he had no idea he would become one of the biggest comedy stars in history. He was on the ship with a comedy group whose main attraction was a rising star – Charles Chaplin. He wanted … Read more
You can also listen to the review in an audio version. The terrible nature of the German death factories and the incomprehensible extent of the suffering of their victims still fascinate filmmakers to this day, so much so that they try to bring more testimonies, more stories of human tenacity, more testimonies that try to … Read more
Jewison belonged according to Reuters among the most important directors of the last four decades of the 20th century. The Toronto native was praised for the ease with which he could move between genres such as musical, romantic comedy or political thriller. Photo: Profimedia.cz Norman Jewison pictured in September 2023 The 1967 drama In the … Read more
Almost everyone here knows the legendary film Vesničko má středisková. In the same way, most people remember his main character, the mentally retarded Otík with “horse” teeth and headphones, who likes to eat rolls and doesn’t say much. The popular Hungarian actor János Bán portrayed the driver Ota Rákosník in a unique way in the … Read more
Many of us can’t even imagine Christmas without the movie Beds. Director Jan Hřebejk (56) has now revealed details about one of the most famous scenes of this film. The roar of aircraft engines shakes the whole house, the grandmother embodied by Stella Zázvorková picks up the phone. Anyone who knows the film Pelíška knows … Read more
Films by directors such as Terrence Malick or Bernardo Bertolucci, a neo-noir classic with Alain Delon, a masterpiece of Japanese animation or the first attempt at a Czech social film. Tonight, the KVIFF Classics show begins in Prague cinemas, which will last until Saturday and will present nine gems of world cinema. The show will … Read more
The obituary of actor Ladislav Županič is decorated with a quote from the musical Hello, Dolly! and the last farewell will take place on December 20 in Prague’s Strašnice Crematorium. “Life sucks, Eddie, I want to live better, Freddie. There’s so little left for us.” Quote from the musical Hello, Dolly! chosen by the survivors … Read more
In a few weeks, MUX-3 (TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, TVP Info and TVP Historia) will switch to the DVB-T2 standard with the HEVC codec. It is estimated that between 200,000 and 500,000 people have older TVs and tuners. households with digital terrestrial television. Their inhabitants will lose access to stations known from MUX-3. The process will … Read more
Sad news hit the Czech acting scene. Actor Milan Duchek died at the age of 67 after a serious illness. TV fans may also remember him from the series Doctors of Genesis. The sad news was confirmed by TN.cz actor Ladislav Ondřej. “It’s true. Milan Duchek was a long-time friend of mine, a colleague from … Read more