Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Jaques Tati‘s Playtime at the Berlinale. It was the last night of the 70mm retrospective. In his article “The Death of Hulot,” originally published in Sight & Sound in 1983, film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum gave Playtime its most apt de[...]
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February 5th, 2009 - 9:55 am § in Reviews
Great Movies: Midnight Cowboy (Schlesinger 1969)
Midnight Cowboy shows just how different the hollywood situation was in 1969. It was the only X Rated film to win an academy award. I enjoyed the freewheeling editing in the film, particularly the party scene and the various flashbacks. The editing freakout, as seen in this film and others, notably [...]
January 26th, 2009 - 3:54 pm § in Reviews
Million Dollar Baby (Eastwood, 2004)
“Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love.” Million Dollar Baby swept the 2005 Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. I recently rewatche[...]
January 16th, 2009 - 10:10 am § in Reviews
Great Movies: Faces (Cassavetes, 1968)
“Nobody has the time to be vulnerable to each other.” I’m sick for the first time in two years, so I have an opportunity to be a little lazy and watch a lot of movies. I finally got a chance to watch John Cassavetes’s Faces, which is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The [...]