Posted in Comedy, Death at a Funeral, Directors, Frank Oz, Movies on March 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Yes, I’m actually posting something. Finally.
I see my last post was in November. That is a long gap between writings. As I posted yesterday on my Crazy Ass Planet blog, “I’ve been a very bad blogger lately. But lifestyle changes can have that effect. Between having a house (as opposed to an apartment or condo), […]
Posted in Alfred Hitchcock, DVD, Directors, Movies, The Lady Vanishes on November 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
I don’t yet have the 2007 DVD edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes, coming from Criterion on November 20th. And since I have the earlier, 1998 edition, I may not pick it up. But I’m debating that as the new one has a “new, restored high-definition digital transfer” and comes with features not included […]
Posted in DVD, Directors, Howard Hawks, Land of the Pharaohs, Movies on October 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Watching Howard Hawk’s Land of the Pharaohs (1955) is extraordinary but for all the wrong reasons. How is it Howard Hawks, director of Rio Bravo, His Girl Friday, Scarface and other great movies, got involved with this turgid turkey of an epic? How did William Faulkner, author of Light in August, As I Lay Dying, […]
Posted in Directors, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Movies, Rio Bravo on September 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Although I’ve had the relatively recent release of Rio Bravo (Two-Disc Special Edition), it has taken me most of the summer to get around to actually watching it. And I actually picked up Rio Bravo (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition), which is the same thing just with more stuff like a comic book of Rio Bravo […]
Posted in DVD, Directors, Movies, Myrna Loy, W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell on August 21st, 2007 No Comments »
This summer has not been a summer for movies, for me. With having moved across the country, getting a new house, renovating and now welcoming a new dog, the skittish Molly Bloom, movies have taken a back seat.
But that’s okay. I’ve still been picking them up and have a fine backlog to make my way […]
Posted in Actors, DVD, Directors, Movies on May 15th, 2007 No Comments »
I took a few moments to repost a couple of reviews I did a few years ago:
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Anastasia (1956)
The first one, The Long Goodbye, is the Altman film with the sleepy and slovenly Elliot Gould. As I mention in the review, it’s the kind of movie you love and hate at the same […]
Posted in DVD, Directors, Movies, Tokyo Story, Yasujiro Ozu on May 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
Last night I watched Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story (Tôkyô monogatari) (1953). How is it a movie made more than 50 years ago can be so relevant today?
I wish I had the time right to ramble on about it but I have a crew of people with hammers, saws and drills in my house as I’m […]
Posted in Curse of the Golden Flower, Movies, Yimou Zhang on April 13th, 2007 No Comments »
I’d had been putting off watching Curse of the Golden Flower because some time ago I had foolishly read a review that was less than enthusiastic. What a mistake!
I loved it and for a number of reasons.
Visually, it’s spectacular. But I suppose that’s to be expected given that it was directed by Yimou Zhang (Raise […]
Posted in Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men, DVD, Directors, Movies on April 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Last night I watched Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. I hadn’t been overly anxious to see the film until recently when quite a few positive comments came my way. So I decided to give it a go.
It turns out I liked the film, quite a bit, though I can’t say I’m wildly enthusiastic. […]
Posted in DVD, Directors, Movies, Orson Welles on March 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Today I received my copy of Mr. Arkadin (Criterion Collection). I’ve never seen the film. I know almost nothing about it.
About all I do know is that it was a schmozzle because Welles lost control of it.
The upshot is that there is no definitive version. No final cut, as Welles would have done it. What […]
