Aug 1
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Welcome to the latest edition of What I’m Watching, a series that twice a month looks at the films I’ve been watching recently. Today’s post covers all the films I’ve watched since July 15. Films Watched for the First Time: My Night at Maud’s (1969): A film that gave me a feeling of tremendous warmth […]
Jul 30
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I was thinking today about movies that when, once we start them, we cannot stop watching. We always have to finish. Not everyone has movies like these. Some people are easily distracted by any number of things, but a lot of film fans do have those movies they have to watch the whole way through […]
Jul 28
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Possession (1981) Director: Andrzej Zulawski Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill Runtime: 120 minutes My Rating: 10/10 Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession, arguably one of the best horror movies ever made, is a cult classic that has divided audiences. There are a lot of people who think it’s a masterpiece, in a league of its own and completely […]
Jul 27
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Note: This post is well overdue. It was Béla Tarr’s birthday last Saturday. But since I’ve been incredibly busy lately and I’ve had to slow down with blogging, I never got a chance to write and post this, and I really want to do so now. So here it is. Béla Tarr has been making […]
Jul 24
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La Cèrèmonie (1995) Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset Runtime: 110 minutes My Rating: 8/10 Sophie is quiet. When she talks, it feels strangely against her nature. Her silence is mysterious and somewhat frightening. Jeanne is more talkative, and seems to be more of a risky, dangerous person. Or maybe she […]
Jul 23
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Yesterday I decided to start a Twitter parody account that satirizes the notorious personality of great filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard. I don’t know how long it will last, but I thought I’d let y’all know about it and encourage you to follow the account. The more followers it gets, the more often I’ll tweet and hopefully […]
Jul 22
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The fantastic Nostra at Myfilmviews has created an ingenious idea for a new blogathon, called the Movie Confessions blogathon. The idea is that the participants confess things about the movies they might have kept secret for a long time. It’s as simple as that, so let’s begin with Nostra’s first question: Name a classic movie […]
Jul 21
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Weekend (2011) Director: Andrew Haigh Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New Runtime: 95 minutes FilmScore: 9/10 The height of intimacy, connection and humanity in a relationship has nothing to do with sex. It doesn’t matter who we are, what organs we have or how we use them. The most effective way of connecting with your boyfriend, […]
Jul 20
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Welcome to the All-Time Favourites Series. This series examines 25 of the greatest films I’ve ever seen, looking at them in depth with analyses of what makes them great, and cutting down to the most basic level, looking at plot, cinematography, writing, direction, acting and other things, to see what makes these great films tick. […]
Jul 18
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Though it’s a score for a film I haven’t seen in more than half a year, I still remember it clearly and listen to it often. It is infectious, moving, deep and striking. It adds a wonderful poignancy and dreamy atmosphere to a film already dreamy and atmospheric enough. I am talking of course about […]
