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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Fahrenheit 451: Freedom From Books
Fahrenheit 451 (1966) dir. François Truffaut The rage against “political correctness” quickly devolved into a way for right-wing commentators to say racist things without getting in trouble. But the silliness of the anti-PC movement doesn’t mean there isn’t a point to … Continue reading
Ashes and Diamonds
Popiół i diament – Ashes and Diamonds (1958) dir. Andrzej Wajda Ashes and Diamonds is the only example of the ‘Polish Film School’ I’ve seen so far. The Khrushchev Thaw and the rise in Polish nationalism and liberalization of society … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrzej Wajda, Ashes and Diamonds, Cold War, film, movies, Polish Film School, Popiół i diament, Zbigniew Cybulski
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Alphaville: Je vous aime vs. sola Ratio
Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965) dir. Jean-Luc Godard With the coming of the Enlightenment, we see a sort of secularization of the Protestant principle: sola Scriptura becomes sola Ratio. - Julián Carrón One of the central battles between … Continue reading
Mean Streets
Mean Streets (1973) dir. Martin Scrosese It’s been about two weeks since I saw Mean Streets, and I’m still struggling to find something to say about it. It’s a Scorsese film in the most generic sense – Roman Catholic Italian … Continue reading
