As usual, I was glad for Gus Mollasis‘s film class to force me to eat the proverbial film equivalent of spinach. I’m not a prison movie fan, yes, even Shawshank Redemption is not something I’m going to seek out, but The Mustang, written and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre was definitely worth getting in the… Continue reading The Mustang: They Punch Horses, Don’t They?
Month: March 2019
Gloria Bell, Julianne or Paulina: Who Wore it (the screenplay) Better?
Oy, I thought up so many titles for this blog: Americans Can Sure ‘F’ Up a Screenplay Gloria Bell: At Least I Liked the Soundtrack What a (Bad) Difference Five Years Can Make Can you tell my opinion? Ok, I saw the original Gloria back in 2013 written and directed by Sebastion Lelio and after… Continue reading Gloria Bell, Julianne or Paulina: Who Wore it (the screenplay) Better?
My Favorite “The Godfather” Scene
The year 2019 has been a bell ringer year for my film experience. Having considered myself pretty adept as far as breadth of viewing (50’s goodies like Double Indemnity, 70’s dark humor obscurities Death Watch 2000, Harld and Maude to modern gems both foreign The Square, Toni Erdmann and domestic Sean Baker’s Tangerine), I had… Continue reading My Favorite “The Godfather” Scene
Captain Marvel Schmarvel, Meet Woman at War
Winner of the Critics Week Grand Prize at Cannes this year, Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War certainly has it charms. Erlingsson and Olafur Eglisson’s screenwriting is tried and true 101 stuff, meaning the film provides repetition of unique and endearing items: a three piece band, a trio of traditional singers, and a recurring vacationer on… Continue reading Captain Marvel Schmarvel, Meet Woman at War
The Invisibles: Better Title, A New Term Perhaps: Tenacitators
Tenacitators might be a strange term, but something about the title The Invisibles makes this film sound like a new Marvel movie or animated deal. And when I think of the four principle characters, real humans who survived hiding during Hitler’s last desperate days, invisible is the furthest word from my mind, rather they are… Continue reading The Invisibles: Better Title, A New Term Perhaps: Tenacitators
Everybody Knows Farhadi’s a Master at Moral Dilemma
I’ve loved every Asghar Farhadi film, specifically four to be exact: About Elly, A Separation (Oscar nominated for Best Foreign Film), The Past, and The Salesman (Academy Award Winner!). Each as hauntingly memorable in its own right, that try as I might, I can’t choose one that is notably better, they’re all fine films. Feel… Continue reading Everybody Knows Farhadi’s a Master at Moral Dilemma