Amoral, violent and a crime action thriller with a high body count! “Romolo Guerrier’s “Liberi armati pericolosi” (Young, Violent, Dangerous) is ’70s Italian crime cinema that tries to incorporate pointless crimes, car chases, sleazy prostitutes, blood thirsty characters & machine guns! It's an absurd and audacious crime film but that's the '70s for you. Want something deeper? Try films directed by Fernando Di Leo.

Considered as Luchino Visconti’s “last will & testament”, “Gruppo Di Famiglia In Un Interno” (also known as “Conversation Piece”) is another magnificent Visconti film and a personal film that I appreciated in so many levels. "Gruppo Di Famiglia In Un Interno" is a idiosyncratic film that I will forever enjoy partly due to its grandeur, its beauty, its humor, its absurdity, its acerbic tone and message.

An actress known for her work for Italian post-war neorealism and an actress that has captured our attention through films such as "Rome Open City", "Mamma Roma", "The Fugitive Kind", "Bellissima", "The Rose Tattoo" and a list of films that are notable and memorable, even through her final year of making films in 1971, she was a professional and that gave her all. She will forever remembered as an actress who communicated through expression, an actress who was not afraid to speak her mind and an actress dedicated her life to cinema.

Among the Italian filmmakers of the '50s-'60s that were forgotten and have now been rediscovered by today's cineaste, Antonio Pietrangeli's "La Visita" is true commedia all'italiana. Featuring a wonderful performance by Sandra Milo and Francois Perier, "La Visita" is an enjoyable comedy that takes on a disillusioned point of view of life between two lonely individuals who meet each other after corresponding by mail.

For anyone that is interested in "No Wave", may it be the independent film movement, the music and emergence of hip hop or punk rock to the art featured in NYC during the turbulent late '70s, will enjoy Celine Danhier's documentary. From Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Amos Poe and Susan Seidelman to Sonic Youth, Blondie and Fab 5 Freddy (to name a few), "Blank City" is intriguing, enjoyable and cool!

Hilarious! Finally took the time to sit and watch this film last night. While not as risky as Lloyd's other films, still a fun silent film showcasing physical comedy. "Grandma's Boy" is a film about a young man (who is constantly bullied) who sees himself as a coward, being told by his grandmother that if he keeps a good luck piece, it will give him more confidence.

A sultry classic anthology from Italy's filmmakers De Sica, Visconti, Fellini and Monicelli. Each of these four films showcase different styles of love, Italian style in the early 1960's. While each of these films were enjoyable, my favorite would have to be Visconti's "Il Lavoro". Romi Schneider's performance was delightful! I applaud Kino Lorber for including Monicelli's "Renzo e Luciana" in the Blu-ray release.

Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky's 1924 film "The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom" (Papirosnitsa ot Mosselproma) is a hilarious silent film about three men trying to win the affection of a cigarette girl. Igor Ilyinsky does a fantastic job and one can say, carries the film through his physical comedy. But also great to see actress Yulia Solntseva in an earlier role before becoming a Cannes Film Festival winning director (1961).

Férid Boughedir's "A Summer in La Goulette" in some way can sound like one of those "lose my virginity" films of the '80s except that the three women featured in the film are Muslim, Catholic and Jewish and takes place during the summer before the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1967. This film is anything but banal. You can't help but see the nostalgia through Boughedir's memories of a moment in time that no longer exists.

I find it intriguing to read those who "didn't get the film" or those comparing it to "2001" (which it shouldn't). Even Sean Penn who starred in the film didn't get it. But yet, I felt I was watching a masterpiece. I shed a tear, I smiled and I appreciated the film because it was visually beautiful and cinematically deep and resonated strongly with me. What a wonderful film!!! Thank you Terrence Malick!

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I love this film! I love the dialogue and it's so reminiscent of what I loved about Eric Rohmer's "My Night at Maud's". The literary & intellectual discussions but answers that you are not expecting from the "Urban Haute Bourgeoisie". By no means do you have to be an erudite on literary and socio-economic topics. But it does make for an engrossing film for those who know what the characters are talking about.

Long lost John Ford film "Upstream" (1929) which was thought of as being lost was found along with 74 other lost films in 2009. Thanks to the New Zealand Film Archive, it will screen in September at the home of the Academy Awards.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/03/2972124.htm?section=entertainment

For those looking for this short, it comes with the "A Woman is a Woman" Criterion DVD. The other "Présentation ou Charlotte et son steak" is found on The Bakery Girl of Monceau – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #343 (part of “Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales”)

Hey everyone. A heads up that the new DVD from Sony Pictures Classics is coming out on August 17th. Special Features - Orlando Goes to Russia, Orlando in Uzbekistan, Jimmy was an Angel, Venice Film Festival Press Conference, An Interview with Sally Potter, Select Scenes Commentary with Director Sally Potter.

A memorable film, a Carol Reed masterpiece! Well-performed, awesome cinematography, absolutely stunning! And music from Anton Karas that will hook you (or make you want to look up "what is a zither" on wikipedia). This is one film that any cinemaphile should own in their collection!

“Cléo from 5 to 7″ captures Paris in the early 1960’s. The cinematography is breathtaking and again, the editing is well-done! The film is literally a visual time capsule of Paris from yesteryear. Corinne Marchand was delightful and the short film “Les fiances du pont Macdonald” with Godard, Anna Karina and friends was just awesome to see! I can go on about how Iove this film... An Agnès Varda masterpiece!

“The Passion of Joan of Arc” is a true Dreyer masterpiece not realized until after 1981. A powerful performance over 80-years ago by an actress captured on film. The visual composition is amazing, the set design (which was very expensive despite not being utilized in the film all that much) and that final moments are just incredible to see. Magnificent!

I have to admit that “alphaville” was quite intriguing and enjoyable. Was it one of Godard’s masterpiece films? Not really. But if you look at the film and what it was accomplishing back in 1965, can you imagine how a sci-fi film about a computerized dictator would be somewhat of a precursor to films such as evil computers such as HAL2000 (“2001″), “Terminator” , etc. A bit campy but still worth watching!

The film was not much about a certain character(s) but keeping the focus on the Titanic and the people who survived and lost their lives on that fateful night. A film that would incorporate actual footage of the Titanic from 1912 to detailed information from the survivors, nothing like it had been done ever before since 1912. Also, a perspective from the other ships Carpathia and Californian. A film worth watching

Jean-Pierre Léaud is simply fantastic as Antoine Doinel and that is because Director Francois Truffaut allows him to be himself. As Jean-Pierre Léaud has commented himself, he is very much like Antoine in some respects and he eventually puts his trust in Truffaut to capture his emotion and his focal point through the camera. If anything, to make this character come out alive and in that sense, Truffaut succeeds and Léaud is magnificent.

“Pandora’s Box”, adored by many as a silent film to be so involving and deep but a film ahead of its time. Also, for the film’s portrayals of its characters, its editing and overall storyline. A true Pabst masterpiece when it came to his direction, what shot he wanted but also sticking to his guns to go with erotic silent film icon Louise Brooks. Put this film on your must-watch silent film list! Recommended!

“3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR” is a very good conspiracy thriller. What is quite shocking about this film which was released in 1975 is how it actually predicts the government’s involvement in future affairs. The film is a well-written, well-edited and captivating thriller with a storyline that I don’t know if Sydney Pollack or even novel writer James Grady knew how relevant it would be over 30 years later. Overall, “3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR” is definitely an action-thriller classic definitely worth recommending!

The first major pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in this screwball, musical comedy about a man named Guy Rogers who falls head over heels with a woman named Mimi who is planning to get a divorce. Through circumstances, the two must stay the night together as prisoner in a hotel room. Absolutely fun, entertaining and of course, beautiful dancing. A must see film for anyone interested in Astaire/Rogers!