Belgrade, Serbia
Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, In the land of Blood and Honey (U zemlji krvi i meda) will have it’s Belgrade premiere in spring, according to Jolie. I can tell you right away that it’s going to be much fuss about it in Serbia. General public opinion here goes something like
Radivoj “Zucko” Korac was an interesting character to say the least – one of the first real European basketball superstars, loved to read and learn new stuff, brought the first Beatles record to Serbia, and shot free throws in an mst unorthodox way from today’s perspective. Now there’s a movie
Cinema Komunisto is a documentary filled with incredible information. For example, did you know that Josip Broz Tito watched more than eight thousand movies from 1949 to his death in 1980? That’s almost one movie a day for thirty years straight, enough to put any filmophile to shame. Or –
Tilva Ros (IMDB) is a movie that generated a lot of buzz and interest lately in Serbia, and it’s no wonder – judging by the trailer it seems like a mixture of Kids, Jackass and Fight Club, with a strong social and political message. Filmed entirely in Bor, a city
You could say that Ibarska highway is kind of Serbia’s backbone – a road that connects Belgrade to Kosovo and other important places in the south and west. It is not the best road, and certainly not the only option if you want to travel south, but it is the
Šišanje is a new film by young director Stevan Filipovic and it deals with increase of youth violence in Serbia. It was already mentioned here on Belgraded a while ago, as it took the authors nearly four years to complete it. The plot follows a life of a Belgrade skinhead.
UPDATE (February 8th 2011): The official trailer is now out, Movie will be called Gold along the banks: Gold Along The Banks – Official Trailer from Nikola Zecevic on Vimeo. The teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary about the creative scene in Belgrade, by Nikola Zecevic: Teaser – Unnamed Upcoming
Angelina Jolie coming to Belgrade? Read the review of “In the land of blood and honey” Angelina Jolie is doing a movie on Bosnian war – it’s official now and it will star Rade Serbedzija together with possibly other actors from the region. While the plot is still unclear, it
Jim Jarmusch is making a movie about Nikola Tesla – I can tell already now that it’s gonna be a must-see. Plus – it’s not just a movie, but an opera! In case you missed it, check out this old article where I argue that Tesla is one of the
Bekim Fehmiu (born 1936), one of the most famous Yugoslav actors, committed suicide today in his apartment in Belgrade. Reasons behind the suicide are still unknown. Mr Fehmiu stopped his acting career back in ‘87 as a sign of protest against rising anti-Albanian sentiment. These are the words of his son,
Is Serbia in the EU?
Belgrade by night, as seen from space
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra stirs controversy
RTS Sorry for being evil in the nineties
Serbian Language – Music To Your Ears?
Belgradisation
