Considered in many circles to not only be the greatest Joan of Arc film ever made but one of the … More
Category: Watched in 2016
#75 42nd Street (1933)
“…a film with a much-duplicated plot: star breaks her ankle right before the opening night. An unknown girl in the chorus must replace her. There is a wedding. There are young lovers. Finally, a director’s one “final” show before his medical issues overwhelm him. This film is where all these old movie clichés originated.”
The Neverending Story & Labyrinth 30th
I was lucky to have the opportunity to head to the local cineplex the past two weekends with the kids … More
#868 My Own Private Idaho (1991)
In My Own Private Idaho, a young Gus Van Sant explores existence and geographic identity through the lens of a … More
#471 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
By the time The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly film was made in 1966, the world’s appetite for westerns … More
Stranger Things (2016)
Note – spoilers abound in the links, but not the review. Netflix has been on a roll with its incredible … More
#278 Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler’s Roman Holiday is the beginning of the career for the unknown Audrey Hepburn, noted in Schneider’s book that … More
#599 Amarcord (1973)
Amarcord is one of Fellini’s later films and is a semiautobiographical sendoff to the small Italian community of his youth. The … More
#723 The Big Chill (1983)
The Big Chill is Lawrence Kasdan’s sharply anti-Hollywood ensemble piece that takes a bunch of 1960s baby boomer friends, shoots … More
#116 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (…Dwarves?). I watched Disney’s “The Diamond Edition” with my kids, for whatever that is … More
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