Regular readers of this blog have probably figured out that as far as movies are concerned, I'm not necessarily the world's biggest content freak. Nevertheless, I experienced several moments during…
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Having established that at one point in his career Andrew Sarris did indeed proclaim Max Ophuls' 1955 Lola Montes "the greatest film of all time," I now opt to ignore…
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...no wonder people social-climb in New York, since it has more genuine social mobility than London or Paris, where clothes, accents, and manners reveal all too much about origins and…
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I've drooled over the Eureka!/Masters of Cinema revival of Godard's Une femme mariée before, but its new Blu-ray of the movie has moved me to muse on how its existence…
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In the "Very Sweet And Very Cool Things I Totally Wasn't Expecting" department, I have been awarded a Muriel as "Best Film-Related Web Site"—quite a nice Valentine's Day gift, I…
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Martin Scorsese making a horror picture: the notion is of course catnip to any fan of the director. One experiences a thrill just contemplating the exhilarating cinematic virtuosity and deep…
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