Some tales live forever — both in the hearts of readers and in world culture. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has been adapted for the screen many times. For example, in 1992, Scrooge was played by Michael Caine, and of course, everyone remembers the 2009 adaptation, where the role of the greedy miser was brilliantly performed by Jim Carrey.

Mom is the closest and dearest person, as we were once one whole. But the key word is "WERE"... So why do we often, without noticing it, live her life? We engage in what she dreamed of, think in her phrases, react with her behavioral strategies? And the quicker you thought "That's not me", the more likely it is that it actually is, just behind your mother's voice echoing in your head, you haven't yet heard your own…

In the age of booming technology and the internet, when it seems that human potential has become almost limitless, Hollywood studios, as always, strive to create films that “reflect” our reality and follow the latest trends.

Today, the 30th of October 2024, we celebrate our first significant anniversary — 5 years of the opening of our magazine. If we compare our activities with the first years of a child’s life, this is one of the most stressful periods of life, since starting a new business from scratch is always difficult.

What Hinders Letting Go of Control? What often prevents people from relinquishing control is heightened anxiety. Typically, "controllers" are individuals who feel responsible for everything and everyone. They believe they are tasked with completing assignments that do not belong to them. The only responsibility they fail to assume is for themselves, as they have an internal prohibition against using their strength for their own benefit. In the recesses of their minds, there lies the idea that they are greater than the world: because if I control the world, then I am greater than the world, meaning there is nothing beyond me, and I have no one to lean on.

The trailer for Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to the 2021 Warner Bros. film based on the iconic video game series of the same name, was recently released.

In the 2000s, cinema entered a new era. Ideas were flourishing thanks to emerging technologies, and many of them finally became achievable — largely due to the growing use of CGI, which had already gained traction in the late 1990s (for example, Toy Story). Many franchises decided to reboot themselves, especially after the success of Spider-Man (2002) and Batman Begins (2005), which in turn inspired the development of a new film about the double-0 agent.

On October 14, in the center of London, with the support of Zima Magazine, the premiere of a documentary film about Boris Grebenshchikov and his trip to America in 1988 took place (for recording album Radio Silence). After that journey he and his band went to the UK before eventually returning to St. Petersburg (then Leningrad).

The premiere of Jay Kelly, a new film by Noah Baumbach, has recently taken place. It tells the story of an aging actor who decides to rethink his personal and everyday life after more than 30 years in the industry. Filmmaking no longer excites him, his family rejects him, and life itself seems to be nearing its final act.

Action movies are often seen as a light and not very intelligent genre made for teenagers to have some summer fun. However, not every film in this category fits that stereotype.