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Re: Sirk Spectacular

--- In a_film_by@yahoogroups.com, David Ehrenstein <cellar47@y...> wrote:
> No wonder Sirk retired after
> making it. He'd said it all.



Even though he wasn't a "REAL" auteur?



> Ther are a number of absolute 24/7 auteurs: Fellini,
> Hitchcock, Godard, Bresson, Rivette, Chereau, Rohmer,
> Mankiewicz, Resnais, Pasolini, Jarman, Sturges,
> Dreyer, Demy, DeMille,Warhol.
>
> Then there a lot of really, really talented directors:
> Cukor, Hawks, Curtiz, Walters,Morrissey, Minnelli.
Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:57 am

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Oh wow! on April 7 the American Cinemathque at the Egyptian Theatre is going to show <i>Imitation of Life</i> -- Sirk's 1959 version -- and Juanita Moore and... 		David Ehrenstein
cellar47
Offline Send Email 		Mar 22, 2004
10:34 pm

... With Gavin and Kohner to q and a? Just try and keep me away!...
hotlove666
Offline Send Email 		Mar 22, 2004
10:44 pm

... The Cinematheque is also showing Sternberg's "Macao" in April as part of its noir fest, which was apparently partly ghost directed by Nicholas Ray. I...
Doug Cummings
deepysea
Offline Send Email 		Mar 22, 2004
11:16 pm

- ... April as part ... Not great Sternberg. Not great Ray. Fun noir. Looks great....
hotlove666
Offline Send Email 		Mar 23, 2004
12:01 am

It's of interest, but marginally. A few shots that are obviously Sternberg. Others look pretty much Ray -- without his heart in it. The stars twinkle, however....
David Ehrenstein
cellar47
Offline Send Email 		Mar 23, 2004
12:17 am

"Macao" seems genuinely Sternberg-like in most of its visual style. Much of the film is fascinating to look at. I have only seen it on TV, but always enjoy it....
MG4273@...
nzkpzq
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12:35 am

... Heck yeah! It's pretty confused and maybe not a "good movie," but it's a lot of fun and a bonus for auteurist scavenger hunts. It's a pretty even...
Jaime N. Christley
j_christley
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2:52 am

... Even though he wasn't a "REAL" auteur?...
Jess Amortell
jess_l_amortell
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1:15 am

... No he was an auteur alright. That was a partial list. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on...
David Ehrenstein
cellar47
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2:56 am

Of core this film is a masterpiece. Much of what's so great about the end is the way the DIRECTOR'S style (tweaking David a little bit, no need to reply, he...
Fred Camper
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1:50 am

... Hmm. Well I guess I'm not black, hunh? Jesus H. Mel-Gibson-on-the-Cross am I sick of this crap! I spent the better part of this weekend ripping Jesse...
David Ehrenstein
cellar47
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2:55 am

... and I ... of the ... conference ... there ... autuerism thread) Fred, that's what you get for getting promiscuous with academics without proper protection....
jpcoursodon
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3:30 am

Fred wrote: <So the conference ... was there ... God, Fred, what an ordeal! These conferences are the pits. I was actually very well treated at the one I...
hotlove666
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8:23 pm

... Thanks, David. I was hoping to hear you say something like that. In return, I promise to look the other way the next time you declare Bette Davis an...
Fred Camper
fredcamper
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3:23 am

... Bette ... Bette Davis as auteur is just David doing his gay schtick to annoy the rest of us. Don't pay attention. JPC...
jpcoursodon
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... My life is not schtick -- though I'm a tummler at heart. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on...
David Ehrenstein
cellar47
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... I know, I know; thanks for the laugh! - Fred C....
Fred Camper
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