You remember School House Rock cartoons from the ’70’s, right? The one about the number 3; “man and woman had a little baby, they had three-ee-ee in the family.” I loved that cartoon and was reminded of trinity significance after seeing the critic maligned movie The Aftermath written and directed by James Kent. First, let’s… Continue reading Three is a Magic Number, Man and a Woman Had a Little: Aftermath
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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
Cold War(s), Worm Heart
Shakespeare’s noted for the Hamlet proverb, ‘brevity is the soul of wit,” and Cold War, written and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski is certainly a film of which The Bard would be proud. Briskly paced at 90 minutes, we’re taken on a European musical escapade through starkly frigid Poland, austere Yugoslavia and comparatively freewheeling Paris. Shot… Continue reading Cold War(s), Worm Heart
The Mule: Love for Clint, but What Gruel!
Addendum to my previous confessional blog: For the record, I’ve seen my share of classics. So probably like Tebow, I’ve “dated” plenty of film circa 1965, my favorites being: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Double Indemnity, The Thin Man Series, and Philadelphia Story (Hepburn, Stewart and Grant of course). So Ive been around the… Continue reading The Mule: Love for Clint, but What Gruel!
Top Ten Modern Films
I had an interesting conversation the other day when a friend who popped out with his top 7 songs and movies…this was a person who I was trying to get to know, but seemed elusive. And because I’m a bit of a chameleon I, too, tend to clam up when with another clam. Anyway, I… Continue reading Top Ten Modern Films
Eye Eye Captain; First Man
Tongue in Cheek: Sure Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but I may be the first to discover there are at least two different movie watching personality types that coincide with five astrological signs. Sagitarius, Virgo, Scorpio and Aquarius folks are intense movie watchers…we don’t talk, and stare at the screen GLADLY… Continue reading Eye Eye Captain; First Man
Juliet, Naked and Mission Impossible
One of the wackier weeks I’ve had as a Floridian including computer hijack scammers, a move to a place I’d only been able to view twice, and a leaning into the old temptation of barking up the wrong trees. In the midst of all that, I saw two films: Mission Impossible and Juliet, Naked. It… Continue reading Juliet, Naked and Mission Impossible
Spike Lee’s Signature: Blackkklansman
I enjoy Spike Lee. God Bless him, seriously, every movie he makes really tries to do what his first big film was actually titled, “Do The Right Thing”. And every movie he makes definitely has his signature. Kooky graphics, mystical camera tricks, and ‘hit you over the head morality’. He also has the gift of… Continue reading Spike Lee’s Signature: Blackkklansman
Three of Me-Oh: Yikes! Three Identical Strangers
After getting hit up for conversation with two chatty women at the pool this morning before I’ve even had coffee (both lovely ladies), I suddenly thought, ‘if I found out I was one of a set of triplets, I might not like it!’. Lord! But as a documentary, Three Identical Strangers was a 9 and… Continue reading Three of Me-Oh: Yikes! Three Identical Strangers