Thank God, I thought it was just me who loves the work of Jean Renoir but just can’t make it thru a screening of THE RIVER. But while that movie is tedious, the auteur who just makes me go SHEESH and roll my eyes over his dildo-headed approach to everything is KIESLOWSKI!!!! I think it shows a lot about the spiritual emptiness in society that his films are considered “spiritual.” I’ve seen porn that was more intuitive and transcendent.
Paramount’s 1958 THE MATCHMAKER (Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine) from a play by Thornton Wilder retains the play’s direct address to the audience. THE MATCHMAKER was later musical-ized as HELLO, DOLLY! which also kept the asides to the audience (but the less said about that turkey the better).
DIE DREI VON DER TANKSTELLER [“The 3 from the Gas Station”], one of the last pre-Third Reich musicals to come out of UFA has — like THE GOLDEN COACH — a post-script where the actors acknowledge the audience.
And the great Malay writer/director/star/songwriter P. Ramlee also addressed the audience in his films, especially his Bujang Lapok (Good-for-Nothing Bachelors) film series.
In preparation for next month’s Robert Wise Blogathon, I rented a VHS copy of THREE SECRETS (1950). Wow, Wise can lay a foundation like nobody’s business…
As I read in a film site, his teacher in college was Jeanine Basinger who does lots of commentary tracks for Criterion. When she agreed to do a commentary track for his film, the package deal was set.
When I packed up to go live in provincial China for a couple of years, I packed these DVDs: ALL ABOUT EVE, NASHVILLE, TRUE STORIES, FUNNY FACE, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
As someone who worked part of his way through film school by playing piano in a bar, I’d have to say Frank Borzage’s I’VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU. It’s the real thing
The entire evolution of movies derived from the development of the language of editing. This movie pushed it back to the level of the Lumiere Brothers, but with no truth, just hoity-toity nonsense.
I tried to post the Eamses as one of my favorite auteurs but the search engine didn’t list them. The Eamses are totally brilliant. Actually, POWERS OF TEN is maybe my least favorite of theirs. My film design teacher in film school had worked for them. At Filmex, the old L.A. Film Fest, Ray Eames had a slide show of slides they took on the set of Billy Wilder’s ACE IN THE HOLE with a playback tape of Charles Eames lecturing about each slide. (Charles had just passed away.) An indelible memory. Before Criterion release the Wilder film, I emailed them to make them aware of these slides and how they could be a great DVD bonus. But…
Art-House films people give you "shit" for not liking almost 3 years ago
Thank God, I thought it was just me who loves the work of Jean Renoir but just can’t make it thru a screening of THE RIVER. But while that movie is tedious, the auteur who just makes me go SHEESH and roll my eyes over his dildo-headed approach to everything is KIESLOWSKI!!!! I think it shows a lot about the spiritual emptiness in society that his films are considered “spiritual.” I’ve seen porn that was more intuitive and transcendent.
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BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL almost 3 years ago
Paramount’s 1958 THE MATCHMAKER (Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine) from a play by Thornton Wilder retains the play’s direct address to the audience. THE MATCHMAKER was later musical-ized as HELLO, DOLLY! which also kept the asides to the audience (but the less said about that turkey the better).
DIE DREI VON DER TANKSTELLER [“The 3 from the Gas Station”], one of the last pre-Third Reich musicals to come out of UFA has — like THE GOLDEN COACH — a post-script where the actors acknowledge the audience.
And the great Malay writer/director/star/songwriter P. Ramlee also addressed the audience in his films, especially his Bujang Lapok (Good-for-Nothing Bachelors) film series.
Doug
www.postmodernjoan.com
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what did you watch today? almost 3 years ago
In preparation for next month’s Robert Wise Blogathon, I rented a VHS copy of THREE SECRETS (1950). Wow, Wise can lay a foundation like nobody’s business…
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Why is Micheal Bay in Criterion? almost 3 years ago
As I read in a film site, his teacher in college was Jeanine Basinger who does lots of commentary tracks for Criterion. When she agreed to do a commentary track for his film, the package deal was set.
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Rosemary's Baby missing scene on DVD! almost 3 years ago
When I saw the movie in its first release in 1968, there were no crushed pills and no shot of the devil baby.
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which movie picks you up when you're down? almost 3 years ago
When I packed up to go live in provincial China for a couple of years, I packed these DVDs: ALL ABOUT EVE, NASHVILLE, TRUE STORIES, FUNNY FACE, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
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Favourite Movie About Music. almost 3 years ago
As someone who worked part of his way through film school by playing piano in a bar, I’d have to say Frank Borzage’s I’VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU. It’s the real thing
See:
http://www.postmodernjoan.com/wp02/?p=1026
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WHAT IS YOUR PICK FOR THE WORSE MOVIE EVER MADE? almost 3 years ago
RUSSIAN ARK
The entire evolution of movies derived from the development of the language of editing. This movie pushed it back to the level of the Lumiere Brothers, but with no truth, just hoity-toity nonsense.
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Charles and Ray Eames almost 3 years ago
I tried to post the Eamses as one of my favorite auteurs but the search engine didn’t list them. The Eamses are totally brilliant. Actually, POWERS OF TEN is maybe my least favorite of theirs. My film design teacher in film school had worked for them. At Filmex, the old L.A. Film Fest, Ray Eames had a slide show of slides they took on the set of Billy Wilder’s ACE IN THE HOLE with a playback tape of Charles Eames lecturing about each slide. (Charles had just passed away.) An indelible memory. Before Criterion release the Wilder film, I emailed them to make them aware of these slides and how they could be a great DVD bonus. But…
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Favourite films on the theme of personal and/or cultural memory almost 3 years ago
Chris Marker’s SANS SOLEIL. If you don’t know it, you’ve got a religious experience in your future.
Doug
http://www.postmodernjoan.com
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JFK almost 3 years ago
This is Stone at the absolute top of his game.
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