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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Fly
The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg Like many of the best horror films, The Fly builds slowly. Not much happens during the first half hour. Boy meets girl, they awkwardly flirt, and we check the back of the DVD case … Continue reading
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Tagged David Cronenberg, film, horror, Jeff Goldblum, movies, mutant, The Fly, TSPDT
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Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) dir. Charles Chaplin Broadly, there are two types of black comedies. One is black in topic, but has a light and happy tone. Kind Hearts and Coronets, Death at a Funeral and Arsenic and Old Lace are … Continue reading
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Tagged black comedy, Charlie Chaplin, comedy, Marilyn Nash, Monsieur Verdoux, The Great Dictator, TSPDT, World War II
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My 2011 Razzies Ballot
The big loser is Sucker Punch. I’m shocked it wasn’t nominated. I wrote it in at least once in every category.
Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1971) dir. Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti was an Italian communist who started his career as a pioneer of neorealism. La terra trema follows the story of a working class fishing village on the Sicilian coast. It is … Continue reading
Film Canon’s Boomer Bias
A Hard Day’s Night (1964) dir. Richard Lester A Hard Day’s Night made me like the Beatles less. They come across as asshole who don’t like their fans, don’t like their jobs and act like 14-year-olds at age 24. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, canon, film, film canon, movie reviews, movies, music, Richard Lester, TSPDT
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Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Heaven Can Wait (1943) dir. Ernst Lubitsch Don Ameche goes to Hell. Or, at least he thinks he does. Ameche plays Henry van Cleve, who assures the devil that he has lived a life of sin, and can’t imagine being … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Ameche, Ernst Lubitsch, film, Gene Tierney, Heaven Can Wait, movie reviews, movies, TSPDT
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