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Tag Archives: cinematography
Dirty Harry: should I like it as much as I do?
I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from the first time I … Continue reading
Dirty Harry (1971)
Directed by Don Siegel I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from … Continue reading
The Last Samurai (2003)
Directed by Edward Zwick As well as I can remember, I’ve never posted about Edward Zwick’s The Last Samurai (2003). This surprises me because I like the movie so much. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve seen … Continue reading
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Directed by Audrey Wells I resisted seeing this movie for a while. It seemed too much of a girl movie. Generally, I resist seeing girl movies as much as I resist seeing boy movies. They often have just too much … Continue reading
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Directed by Michael Anderson The 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days is a peculiar film. It obviously caught the collective eye of Hollywood back in 1956, winning the Academy Award for best picture. But seeing it today you … Continue reading
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Directed by Nicholas Ray Watching In a Lonely Place, I couldn’t help recalling all those English Lit classes about tragedy and the hero with a tragic flaw. This is a film noir with Humphrey Bogart playing such a character and … Continue reading
