2005: Movie Viewing Log Beginning July
Submitted by milt on Sun, 07/10/2005 - 11:07
Tags:
- 4 Stunning
- 3 Satisfying
- 2 Lacking something
- 1 Did not hold my attention
- 1. (08 Jul) 4 Grand Illusion (1938, Jean Renoir, France, with Jean Gabin and Erich von Stroheim) Compelling and moving anti-war film with some unusually brilliant story line surprises as French prisoners of war in Germany in WWI attempt to escape. Subtitled.
- 2. (09 Jul) 4 Sweet Smell Of Success (1957, Alexander Mackendrick, US, with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis) Film noir about a sleazy publicity agent (Curtis) and an even sleazier gossip columnist (Lancaster) in New York City destroying people in their daily work of staying on top and getting what they want. Absolutely contemptible people in a magnificent film loaded with wonderful repartee.
- 3. (09 Jul) 3 Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005, Miranda July, USA) An often funny, gentle and thoughtful film about people struggling through life and how loveable we all are, and even how noble.
- 4. (10 Jul) 3 The Smallest Show On Earth (1957, Basil Dearden, UK, with Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers, Bill Travers) Slyly humorous film about showing and watching movies in a grand old movie house which has seen better days.
- 5. (15 Jul) 4 My Own Private Idaho (1991, Gus Van Sant, with River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves) Poignant and funny film about a couple of friends who are street hustlers. It shows the importance of friendship in an America which does not care about those who cannot take care of themselves.
- 6. (16 Jul) 2 My Little Chickadee (1940, Edward F. Cline, US, with Mae West and W.C. Fields)The two are still great but the material is tired. One memorable line: Judge: Are you showing contempt for this court? Mae West character: No, your Honor, I’m doin’ my best to hide it!
- 7. (16 Jul) 3 Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936, Frank Capra, US, with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur) Big city cynicism meets old fashioned small town mores in this gently funny tale of a “nobody” poet who inherits a large estate and falls in with a devious “lady in distress”. The final court scene is magnificent. Drama alternates with humor throughout the complex story.
- 8. (17 Jul) 3 Thomas Crown Affair (1968, Norman Jewison, US, with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway) Stylish crime drama directly descended from Fritz Lang’s Dr. Mabuse crime dramas in which a master mind is able to commit perfect crimes through the expert use of technology. This film is mostly about the relationship between the chief suspect (McQueen’s character) and an eccentric independent insurance investigator (Faye Dunaway).
- 9. (20 Jul) 4 It Happened One Night (1934, Frank Capra, US, with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable) Funny and touching story of a young lady from a prominent family and a newspaper reporter who helps her in order to get a sensational news story. One of the best movies ever made. It is still as fresh as the day it was first released.
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