... I would say TAXI DRIVER has much more in common with Scorsese's oeuvre than with Schrader's. Schrader always likes to tell his Bresson story, where he met...
Marc Raymond: "As for THE KING OF COMEDY, there is much less written, no doubt becasue of the film's lower profile ..." The history of critical reception of...
There's a book--I believe it's Steven Bach's Final Cut, about his time running UA, largely focusing on the Heaven's Gate production-- that discusses the RAGING...
... Isn't it so that one has to contribute at least 50% to the final shooting script to be credited? Pasolini added some important dialogue to LA DOLCE VITA...
... Indeed. This being the era of instant'realty" celebrity Rupert is a very familair figure. Martytold me the witing room scenes were quite personal to him in...
Yes, I never meant to suggest there hasn't been anything of interest written, only much less volume than a film like TAXI DRIVER, and much less on the ...
... Pasolini added some ... Chiefly he introduced Fellini to the argot of lower-class pimps and the world of street prostitutes ie. the one in whose hovel...
Matt, I agree with everything you wrote. My description of "Poetic Justice" was a kind of "for the sake of argument" description. Frampton was a master of...
Since the DVD box prominantly featured De Toth's name on the cover, I impulsively bought this 1960 movie, starring Jack Palance and Anita Ekberg. Only later I...
... I think this is a issue that most auteurists have wrestled with. (I've brought it up before - in post #29549, for instance.) In its simplest form, the...
... Well, we all know that De Niro was the driving force behind RAGING BULL. Scorsese wasn't particularly interested in making a film of this book, yet De Niro...
... Thanks for the link! Allow me to cite a passage of your comment: "It's also one of those cases that auteurism must deal with, where a talented director...
In the case of TAXI DRIVER, it is hard to make the argument of the film as the expression of a single artistic vision, however important Scorsese is to the ...
Wood's essay on the film is in the "The Incoherent Text" in his book HOLLYWOOD FROM VIETNAM TO REAGAN. Keep in mind that Wood's argument stems from his ...
... We have to remember that ... Precisely. This is remindful of the great scene in "Contempt" where Jack Palance tells Lang that he's been putting things into...
... I don't think auteurism depends at all on the absence of factors like the MPAA and budgetary restraints. Early on, auteurists were known for finding...
... Well I think it is accurate, sorry to disagree. Does "Blade Runner" really overcome its estimable production values ? Is it poetry ? It's a good movie,...
... Although, I think the camera negative for the entire film was processed by TVC Labs in their "Chem-Tone" process (as were "Nashville" and "The Missouri...
... How can a film "overcome" somthing so central to its making? ... It has it's moments ("Hi Roy!") Ridley Scott, like Michael Curtiz, is not without talent...
... "...Last time I saw 'Taxi Driver' on cable, the transfer - undid the look of Chem-Tone that 'Taxi Driver' had; it looked 'quite good' but was snappy...
... A designed, constructed film has to overcome everything central to its making IMO. Otherwise, it's the "Making Of" itself, an acting workshop, a...
... Excellent quote! In a way, this scene seems to be Godard's filmic equivalent to his writings about the "politique des auteurs". The Cahiers critics called...
"The Illusionist" (Neil Burger) is still playing in theaters here in the United States. It is shaping up as the best multiplex movie since "Superman Returns"...
... of ... Better still, he could have left INFERNAL AFFAIRS alone and worked on a more original project. Although I have yet to see this film, I doubt whether...
... I've got that laser. I'll see what I can do about copying it as a DVD-R. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
... However, many of the American films that auteurists celebrate were made by directors who had no hand in the writing and/or the editing phases. Bill Krohn...
... Actually, Marky Mark is pretty good in THE DEPARTED. So is Alec Baldwin. That's all I can say for the film, though. Leo, Damon and the Jack are pretty ...
Mike G: "Posted by: "MG4273@..." MG4273@... nzkpzq Sun Oct 1, 2006 3:57 pm (PST) "The Illusionist" (Neil Burger) is still playing in theaters here in...
... It dont know if it necessarily means that. The film as a whole need not be seen completely at one sitting. It was not shot continuously so why should we...
... made by ... more ... power, ... capture ... Well, you're right of course. But do you (or anyone else) know how far the big ones (i.e. Ford, Hawks,...
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