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Art of Love is a Turkish film starring Birkan Sokullu and Esra Bilgiç. It is directed by Recai Karagöz.

“Art of Love” is a Turkish comedy that combines robberies and love, all with scenes that, at least, will make us smile.

I warn you: there is nothing to take seriously: it is a conscious film that was born as mere entertainment and the script, which borders on parody, does not seem to make sense.

Entertaining, yes.

Plot

A millionaire dedicates himself to stealing works of art and a policewoman who had a relationship with him wants to catch him.

Her plan is as far-fetched and absurd as the story: to seduce him again to trap the thief, all in the midst of romance and art.

To top it all off: a gorgeous hacker is in the middle, so the policewoman and the hacker will start to distrust each other, both attracted to the millionaire.

Rise of Empires: Ottoman is a documentary series written and directed by Emre Sahin.

A very interesting combination of techniques in this dramatized documentary series that brings to life the history in a very Game of Thrones fashion. If you haven’t seen it, give it a peek and see the interesting approach they have taken in creating a story so vivid that it captivates, and the producers’ angle of modernizing everything History-conveying – remember the dry history literature in school? This is the polar opposite, giving the subject some much welcome glamour and allure. We have seen new ways of relaying History lately, making it more appealing, a good example would be the doc-series ‘Blood, sex and Royalty‘. ‘Rise of Empires: Ottoman‘ delivers, with a similarly novel approach, a chronicle historical events.

Premise

The fight between Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and Vladimir Dracula in the an epic campaign to conquer...

Turkish writer-director Ali Aydın had a promising start: he impressed audiences with his 2012 debut feature “Küf” (“Mold”) presented during the 69th Venice Film Festival, where he got Lion of The Future Award. Since then, he has kept people waiting but finally he comes back with his second feature movie. “Chronology,” launched internationally in Busan, is now screening at the Warsaw International Film Festival. Was the wait worth it?

“Chronology” is screening at the 35. Warsaw Film Festival

His previous work, “Küf,” was an intimate yet tense drama with minimalistic story-telling and contemplative pace that offered insight into character’s soul, combined with a sharp socio-political critique. It had a bit of Ceylanesque touch, but at one point, it turned more toward Hitchcock. With “Chronology” (“Kronoloji”), the director leaves Anatolian province from his previous film for an urban setting and immolates profound slowness to favour brisker techniques of genre cinema. However, his...