A recommendation to anyone interested in Polish and East-European film: check out the Second Run website and, if you haven’t secured one already, buy an all-region player (excellent buys on DVD Beaver). The Second Run line is beautifully curated and relatively inexpensive— I’ve purchased most of them from Amazon.UK.
Giorgio Amelio’s LAMERICA and STOLEN CHILDREN are well-known, but THE WAY WE LAUGHED deserves a lot more attention
Cantet’s TIME OUT
but if I had one vote that mattered, I would put it on Jan Troell’s EMIGRANT/NEW LAND diptych, which have passed into the twilight where the DVD-less masterworks reside
When I say "A Perfect Film", What One Film Pops Into Your Head First? over 3 years ago
Mizoguchi’s “Sansho the Bailiff”, right up to the magisterial and justly famous final shot.
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WHICH MOVIES...PUT OUT IN LAST 5 YEARS...DO YOU THINK WILL ONE DAY JOIN THE CRITERION COLLECTION? over 3 years ago
Lucrecia Martel’s HOLY GIRL (along with CIENAGA, which falls outside the 5 years’ limit)
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ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT POLISH CINEMA? over 3 years ago
A recommendation to anyone interested in Polish and East-European film: check out the Second Run website and, if you haven’t secured one already, buy an all-region player (excellent buys on DVD Beaver). The Second Run line is beautifully curated and relatively inexpensive— I’ve purchased most of them from Amazon.UK.
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Most Traumatic or Dramatic Film Endings over 3 years ago
Two endings that opt for majestic serenity: Martel’s HOLY GIRL and Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
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WHO IS / WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESS EVER? about 3 years ago
Glad that someone brought up the beauteous Madeleine Stowe (who can act, too!).
But my money’s on Dominique Sanda.
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection over 2 years ago
Giorgio Amelio’s LAMERICA and STOLEN CHILDREN are well-known, but THE WAY WE LAUGHED deserves a lot more attention
Cantet’s TIME OUT
but if I had one vote that mattered, I would put it on Jan Troell’s EMIGRANT/NEW LAND diptych, which have passed into the twilight where the DVD-less masterworks reside
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