Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Dead (Stan Brakhage, 1960)
Seeing this adjacent in a program with The Wonder Ring is instructive: many (but not all) of the pans in that 1955 film cover an urban space, the pans brought about by the train on which the filmmaker is riding. … Continue reading
Men in War (Anthony Mann, 1957)
“The threat seems to come not so much from the unseen enemy as from the landscape itself, made mystically hostile to human occupation; it picks up the psychological tensions of the men on patrol [...] and returns them as landslides, … Continue reading
A Girl in Every Port (Howard Hawks, 1928)
I don’t know if Hawks wrote this line, but I like it. A Girl in Every Port is the earliest Hawks film I’ve yet seen – I’m trying to track down the others, but they’re not readily available given my current … Continue reading
Judex (Georges Franju, 1963)
If you are able to watch Region 2 DVDs, consider picking up the excellent Eureka/Masters of Cinema disc. If not, the full movie is available on YouTube. The later streams at 360p – a considerable step down from the DVD, … Continue reading
Le silence de la mer (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1949)
Hulu Plus subscribers can watch it here.
The Return of Jerry Lewis Directs
The other day I took a look at an obscure work by a director who is, in my tenacious opinion, one of the greatest artists in all the cinema: Jerry Lewis. Those of you who don’t know me and/or have … Continue reading
New to Netflix: Bernie
One of Richard Linklater’s best-reviewed films in years – at least, since Me and Orson Welles - is now available to watch instantly on Netflix. Some good write-ups on the film can be found here and here.
Netflix Necessaries, 7-Train-Running-Again-In-A-Limited-Capacity Edition
Hi, person who is reading this. Yesterday I threw together a post of new additions to Netflix Instant (courtesy this guy’s invaluable resource, which has handily defeated Instant Watcher, not to mention the site itself, as my go-to resource for what … Continue reading
Netflix Necessaries, Super-Storm Edition
Here are some recent additions to Netflix Instant that you should put in your queue. As usual, I haven’t checked print quality on the catalog titles. Buyer beware, etc.
