... or gesture from a Cukor film deserves praise, then all Cukor films can and should be praised, including THE WOMEN (which is barely mentioned among the...
Some common subjects in the films of George Cukor: * Heroines who want to develop themselves (Tarnished Lady, Our Betters, Little Women, Pat and Mike, The...
A few days ago, out of curiosity, I asked Tag Gallagher (an auteurist if there ever was one -- even though admitedly a sometimes unpredictable one) what he...
Interesting and accurate, Mike, but couldn't similar "subjects" and tropes be found in countless other films and directors' works? JPC ... to ... sports ... ...
Sorry to any Jewish contributors to this forum, but I can't think of other way to express my feeling in reading this depressing interview with "the most...
I'm a member of the Online Film Critics Association (OFCS), too. I can assure you that much of the membership has a deep interest in World Cinema. We have...
Curiously, Andrew Sarris gave a positive review to "Criminal Day." Did you see that? I just did and I could not help but think it would have made the late Sam...
... "...most violent films are not really much. They are liked by a subculture who likes anything with gore..." I agree that there's a sub-culture that likes...
Up until quite recently, violence in films, particularly American films, was associated with various anti-establishment positions: to go and see a Herschell...
I'm a bit tired of hearing *No Country For Old Men* referred to as a "serial killer movie," when it's really not -- it seems like the only reason to call it...
... Imamura's "Vengeance Is Mine" seems to tower over it Asian and Western competiton. Not a "pleasant" film to watch -- and no answers offered. But no real...
... "Up until quite recently, violence in films, particularly American films, was associated with various anti-establishment positions..." It's still true for...
... In reading that second paragraph back, I feel I should also make clear that the distinction I'm making is not *necessarily* one of quality. It's important...
... ignore what I perceive as relentless vulgarity . . . I do not ignore the vulgarity and neither does Cukor. In fact, his deployment of gesture/performance...
... few ... is ... between. ... Let me get this straight: castration in gory closeup is great and should be applauded? Oh, the victim iss a violent misogynist,...
... Yep. The film is explicitly rejecting misogyny, which to my mind makes it vastly preferable to such overtly misogynistic (but non- violent) films as...
... to ... his ... Just quoting your own word.JP ... after ... intensity. The above statement seems to me arbitrary and unprovable. How do you know Cukor...
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... Yadda, yadda, yadda. Sounds like a snuff movie with a politically approved agenda. Which is to say that from Seneca onwards, it has been old trick in the ...
Right, and the typical John Sayles (or Stanley Kramer?) film is no doubt aesthetically superior to "Birth of a Nation" or "Triumph of the Will", etc. Jack...
... As if Sayles=Kramer. Personally, I will gladly watch "Passion Fish" (not to mention any of Sayles' Roger Corman movies like "The Howling")any number of...
... Mike, for someone who has a problem with violence, you sure seem to enjoy using violent imagery to make a point. Be assured I am not "roasting" you by...
... I'm guessing that's theater screening; it's available for online DVD rental. Much prefer it to Gibson's Apocalypto. ... between. The scene had its heart in...
... the ... Uh, yes! At least as far as Sayles is concerned. Kramer is one of those 'liberal' directors whose films always end up reinforcing the most...
... DVD ... CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST actually is available on DVD in the UK, but only in a heavily cut version - some 6 or 7 minutes of footage were cut by our state...
