... I like Daves, but I was a bit let down by Red House - it's old fashioned compared to Dark Passage. But it's very nicely shot. One of the deathless lines of...
Just saw Black Narcissus for the first time. The ending reminds one of those of both Vertigo and North By Northwest to come: a nun riging a bell at a high ...
Indeed, "Black Narcissus" would make a great Double Feature of Death with "Vertigo." Powell and Hitchcock have many meeting points in common. A major one is...
Was just reading in the latest 'Sight and Sound' of George A Romero's review of this Powell and Pressburger production. We're having a P&P retro @ our...
... I agree with your criticisms, but then you say it's one of the best films of the year. That's the part I need to hear more about. Spoilers coming..... I...
Just saw NOT LONG AFTER LEAVING SHINAGAWA (Japanese title: BAKUMATSU TAIYO-DEN, 1957) in MoMA's Japanese film series. It was an unheralded film that I haven't...
I've always been partial to cinematic insanity and "Tales of Hoffman" more than qualifies. Like Marty I first became aware of it through black and white TV ...
... I saw 3 films by Kawashima two years ago: the Maison de la Culture du Japon here in Paris screened 10 of his films, including Kawashima as one of the ...
Frankly I'm working on an article I hope to post, maybe next week. ... Don't agree; thought Mortenson's performance felt quite human, especially the pain he...
... Yes yes, but with all due respect, David and others, it's HOFFMANN. Yesterday was Powell anniversary: born Sept. 30, 1905, died Sept. 30, 1990. I spent two...
... I've got memories too, J-p -- of Mr. Powell riding his bike round the Zoetrope studios ot resplendent in a powder blue leisure suit. I also recall chatting...
I'd also include "The Red Shoes," and "Leave Her to Heaven" on my list, plus "Red Desert," "A Woman is a Woman," "Daisies," "Muriel," "Le Samourai," "Le ...
In a message dated 05-10-02 20:36:23 EDT, Mathieu Ricordi writes: << http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/direct-chair/scorsese.htm It's Martin Scorsese's top ten...
For me, Zhang Ymou's movies push the envelope as far as using color to enhance the emotional and artistic dimensions of a movie, though I was much warmer to...
... Not if you write your memoirs -- which is what I've been doing. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 ...
you'd all laugh at me as some sort of retard but I'd include: TRON (!!@@!!) Bava's 'Whip and the body' and 'Blood and Black Lace' Playtime and godard's 'elogie...
... Glad I'm not alone - I'm with you on that film's use of DV. I was also pleased to see the undersung "The Spider's Stratagem" mentioned in this thread, and...
Kagemusha; Ran; someone mentioned Excalibur (I agree); 1900; Gabbeh; the color sequences in Mughal e Azam. Even the color experiments in The Aviator I liked....
Gus Van Sant's color re-make of "Psycho" - went back a second time, just to enjoy the color schemes. Indiscreet (Donen) The Color of Pomegranates (Paradjanov) ...
And here's one from Kristin Scott Thomas via Variety: LONDON -- Kristin Scott Thomas unveiled her all-time favorite movie "Le Mepris" at Notting Hill's...
