Whether you live in the Bay Area, are planning to visit, or just like looking at photos of nifty (and some classic) movie theater architecture, then this is...
Cremaster Cycle news... Just found this article over at disinfo.com. I suppose it's helpful if you live in Australia, though: "The entire cycle will be shown...
"The Dreamers is bad, but unlike the similarly camped-up Little Buddha or Stealing Beauty, it's not exactly boring... The Dreamers isn't as cluelessly...
New York Daily News review of a new Chaplin documentary - sounds like it's a must-see (like almost everything Chaplin himself ever did): "This sober...
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... "Frenzy" is a great film. Like "Vertigo", "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Psycho" it deals with a seriously warped and dangerous individual. It was the first...
... "The Wicker Man" is a great movie. I've unfortunately only seen the short version, on cable TV. I believe the longer version is now available on DVD. ......
Frenzy is probably Hitchcock most underated film, better than Marine, Torn Curtain, and even the Birds. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
what about Spellbound (1945)? I really love this one, and Ive never heard about it... Its also underated... It has incredible plastic-thinked scenes (and not...
I thought Spellbound was widely praised, I think it is better than Nortouris. Of his films he did for David Selznick(Hitchcock liked to have complete...
... SPELLBOUND does have some great moments, but I think it suffers from some poor casting choices. Gregory Peck isn't terribly convincing, and Ingrid Bergman...
... Well the movie doesn't really make the point that they're indulging in seriously unethical behaviour. I can't recall the name of Ingrid Bergman character,...
... I hated TORN CURTAIN, but loved MARNIE and THE BIRDS. I think YOUNG AND INNOCENT is an under-rated Hitchcock movie - it's not one of his greatest films,...
I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Al, 46, and I'm from Australia. My favourite directors are Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, Orson Welles, Stanley...
Interesting list Al. Whatever happened to Herk Harvey? A.G. (also from Australia) ... From: Al Griffith To: cinema_underground@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
... An excellent question. He spent his entire career making educational and documentary films, apart from one working holiday when he decided to try his hand...
I think the oddest movie I've seen in recent times is François Truffaut's JULES AND JIM, from 1962. I'm still not sure exactly what he was trying to achieve....
Okay, "The Passion of the Christ" is far from being "Cinema Underground," but I find the debate and controversy interesting. I've not seen the film, and I am...
"Hammer, which started in 1934 but didn't begin production in earnest until 1947, was the leading horror brand from the 1950s through the '70s. Its greatest...
As a kid, I remember seeing this movie a couple of times, and I recall that it really scared the Giggle Noodle soup out of me. Cannot remember the actors or...
Found quite an interesting article from Film Threat about the long- lost and legendary cinematic travesty from Jerry Lewis, "The Day the Clown Cried."...
I've been on a Fritz Lang kick recently (follwing my cultkung-fu kick). I just watched the amazing, epic "Dr. Mabuse the Gambler" on DVD yesterday - hugely...
... Of Lang's German films I've only seen METROPOLIS and M - both stunning films. I've recently seen two of his American movies, MINISTRY OF FEAR and SCARLET...
... particularly is a wonderfully twisted little movie. ... Oh, I completely agree - one of Edward G. Robinson's finest roles. I was compelled to write a...
... Yes, she very well may be the ultimate. On the subject of the "femme fatale," I did some digging and found a webiste with a couple essays, as well as a...
