... Really? That's great to know. How did he look? he's been at Death's Door lately. Oshima was an enormous TV star in Japan throughout the 1960's and into the...
During my stays in Japan, I would see Oshima on various talk shows during the morning, day and night. He is (was?) a popular pop tv figure - I am sure most of...
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... wrote: "By the way, one of the films that makes me think Eastwood may be a ... I saw it when it opened and was absolutely certain then that it would end...
... His most famous work during his talk show career was IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES because it was banned (though a censored version was finally released in...
J-PC: Let me clarify what Serge said. We were talking about my puzzlement at the sudden appearance - and equally sudden disappearance - of one Philippe...
Chabrol's review of The Isle was cute (as long as I'm yarnin'): We were in the same elevator at Venice so I asked him what he thought of the film. Jerking at...
... My head seems to be in a similar place to yours these days with regards to politics. I'm kind of troubled by the belief that only people who actually run...
Hello ! This being my first post, I was hoping to say something significant, but it won't turn out that way ;) I'll briefly introduce myself. My name is Gary...
Welcome to the group Gary, Excellent article. The Fountainhead is truly a misunderstood and neglected film. King Vidor was the ideal director for it in many...
Paula, I can't say I have ever seen a quote from Kubrick like this. It seems unlikely Kubrick would say it was easy to decide what to say in a film - his...
Reply to Dan: I consider the Bush Presidency to be a free 4-year course in Politics 101 - all you have to do is keep up with the supplementary reading, some...
... Yeah, it's working that way for lots of us, isn't it? I think it's the one-two of the WTC attack and the subsequent implementation of Bush's global...
Dan wrote: It was important for her to alternate between being sensible and seeming utterly beyond the pale. Hence the aliens, magnetic fields, etc. What's...
... I've actually been amazed at how many viewers have been completely unfazed by the cultist's beliefs, and just see her as a valiant warrior against...
... Actually Oshima was interested in Hayakawa's relationship with Rudolph Valentino. Jeremy Thomas was on-board to produce and Ryuichi Sakamoto was to star as...
I've seen these for sale on video: "Le Cicatrice intérieure," "Un Ange passe," "Berceau de cristal," "Liberté, la nuit," and "Rue fontaine" from "Paris vu...
... good ... of "Alias Jimmy ... to analyze ... I had a question about "A Girl's Folly." Where are Emile Chautard, Maurice Tourneur, and Joseph von Sternberg...
... I saw it, but darned if I can remember. But the AFI Catalog 1911-1920 (which I worked on) says, "A viewing of a print of the film strongly supports claims...
... commissar ... was "what ... Thanks Bill for pointing out to me that his statement must have been humorous and exaggerated. But you might not know it...
... When I read Jonathan Rosenbaum's essay on Allen, my first question was why he is generally supportive of Whit Stillman's films, which seem to have the same...
... The cameraman looked like Sternberg, but I'd guess he was about 5' tall. According to IMDb, Sternberg was 5'5". Obviously either my guess or IMDb could be...
Hey, To introduce myself and write a more serious first post - my name is Oscar Boyson and I'm a sophomore at Northwestern. I volunteer and work on the...
... Well when your're right you're right -- and they're right. When I think of New York in the movies it's the New York of "The Cool World," "Guns of the...
... David, let's face it, your movie New York and my movie New York and anybody's movie New York is a New York of the mind. The New York of the films you quote...
On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 08:45 PM, a_film_by@yahoogroups.com ... My immediate response to Ghost Dog / Kill Bill comparison is related to the capitalist...
... "Generally supportive"? Stillman has made three films; I thought I was being fairly critical of--and even sarcastic about--"Barcelona," and didn't exactly...
... The opinions expressed here are not necessarily Jonathan's, but there's a difference in the way Stillman and Allen present their material. Allen always...
