Almer S. Tigelaar
A Little Bit of Everything
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Kapringen (A Hijacking)
The Danish film Kapringen starts off with the ring tone of a satellite phone. Mikkel, who works as a cook on a small cargo boat, tells his wife, on the other end of the line, that...
The Wolverine
In The Avengers we saw an ensemble of usually separated Marvel superheroes fight together. In The Wolverine we see a superhero, usually part of a group: The X-Men, fight alone. To Wolverine, who also goes by...
New Lands – Part II
A while ago I directed Part II of New Lands, a production of Bart Media Designs. After some good post production work by Bart, I am happy to share the final result of a no-budget team...
Mama
A horror film with Guillermo del Toro's name attached is sure to attract positive attention. His Spanish spoken 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth was a work of art. Furthermore, he directed many fine other films (Blade II,...
A Good Day to Die Hard
John McClane is back in the fifth installment of the Die Hard movie series: A Good Day to Die Hard, but does an aging Bruce Willis still make for a convincing action hero? The Die Hard...
The Origins of Copyright
The most profound characteristic of the networked era we live in today is that 'ordinary' people can easily create and distribute their own content. This direct form of broadcasting eliminates the need for a slew of...
Potato Slices with Bell Peppers and Mozzarella
In the grand tradition of using the lone ingredients inside and around my fridge, here is an other quick recipe to satisfy your appetite.
New Lands – Part I
I had some great fun recently co-directing and shooting the first installment of the "New Lands" shorts with a small crew.
Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino requires no introduction. He is not a great actor, as his brief cameo in Django Unchained shows, but a talented director with a very distinct style of storytelling. His preference for visceral violence in...
Life of Pi
Director Ang Lee creates an academy award winning motion picture about every five years or so: Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon (2000), and Brokeback Mountain (2005). All great movies, and we'll have...
Diced Potatoes with Cherry Tomatoes
A couple of days ago I examined my fridge and decided I would cook something using only the things that I still had. Whilst the combination was not exactly something that I would normally have thought...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
I remember clearly when the first installment of the Lord of the Rings was released, as it was a really big event in cinema back then. A rock solid story, penned nearly half a century earlier,...