1. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2. Fargo
3. Miller's Crossing (An homage, darkly satiric, alternately violent and hilarious look at gangster movies from the 1930's. Beautiful cinamatography)
4. Burn After Reading (Inspired by the Alec Guinness movie from 1959: Our Man In Havana ?)
5. No Country For Old Men
6. The Ladykillers (Remake of the Alec Guinness movie from the fifties; The Ladykillers)
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
Agatha Christie #1
It is interesting that in And Then There Were None one person kills ten people and himself.
In Murder On The Orient Express twelve people (the number of people on a jury) stab and kill one person.
And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians) takes place on an island off the Devon Coast in Southern England, as does the P.D. James novel The Lighthouse.
In Murder On The Orient Express twelve people (the number of people on a jury) stab and kill one person.
And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians) takes place on an island off the Devon Coast in Southern England, as does the P.D. James novel The Lighthouse.
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Fall of the Roamn Empire (196x)
The movie Gladiator with Russell Crowe starts off in the same part of the world as this movie; the Roman army are fighting the barbarians in the north by the Danube River abiyt 150 C.E. It is cold and mountainous, snowing, and Ceasar is dying and wants to leave the empire to someone other than his son. His daughter is in love with this person. Both movies have these elements in common, but take them in very different directions.
Technically, the older movie is much slower moving, with more distance, wide angle shots. Gladiator has more complex battle scenes and moves quicker with shots that are rarely slow moving. At times, when I was watching the movie made in the sixties, I thought I was watching a silent movie; no dialogue and a lot of long distance shots of armies, horses, etc.
Technically, the older movie is much slower moving, with more distance, wide angle shots. Gladiator has more complex battle scenes and moves quicker with shots that are rarely slow moving. At times, when I was watching the movie made in the sixties, I thought I was watching a silent movie; no dialogue and a lot of long distance shots of armies, horses, etc.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Best of Recent Movies
1. Casino Royal (2007)The best Bond film ever. "From Russia With Love" was my previous favorite.
2. Shoot 'Em Up (2007) Is this a great parody? Meta -action film?
3. Topsy Turvey (1999) The background and context of the making of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado."
2. Shoot 'Em Up (2007) Is this a great parody? Meta -action film?
3. Topsy Turvey (1999) The background and context of the making of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado."
Monday, May 12, 2008
Top Ten Favorite Movies
1. Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Ten Little Indians
3. LOR The Fellowship of the Ring
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Brother, Where Art Thou
6. A Hard Days Night
7. Bringing Up Baby
8. The Verdict
9. Ordinary People
10. Local Hero
2. Ten Little Indians
3. LOR The Fellowship of the Ring
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Brother, Where Art Thou
6. A Hard Days Night
7. Bringing Up Baby
8. The Verdict
9. Ordinary People
10. Local Hero
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