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Fire and Music: Those are harsh words to throw at a man, especially as he's walking out of your bedroom...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010. Those are harsh words to throw at a man, especially as he's walking out of your bedroom. The impact of politics on the film industry is a subject I find fascinating, particularly during and immediately after WWII into the Cold War. The more I learn, the more I want to know, and the more I want to watch films from that era so that I can try to pick apart what was going on behind the scenes in terms of censorship and government regulation. I've talked. I haven't seen the earlier ve...
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Fire and Music: December 2009
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Thursday, December 31, 2009. Think of the problems it would solve - unemployment, poverty, standing in line for theater tickets. Many films, stories, and urban legends have been based on the 1920s Leopold and Loeb case, in which two young men decided to murder someone just to see what it would be like. Alfred Hitchcock's take on the tale, Rope. Links to this post. Thursday, December 17, 2009. I freak out in your dream, I freak out in my dream. Portrays the trials and tribulations of Nick Reve, the over-s...
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Fire and Music: I'm the only cause I'm interested in...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. I'm the only cause I'm interested in. I feel a little bit redundant, writing out a blog entry on Casablanca. Movies in all the towns in all the world, I feel like nearly everyone, even non-classic film fans, has seen this one. What can there possibly be left to say about it? Film History and Appreciation II. November 17, 2009 at 6:53 PM. I never realized that about the lighting restrictions! November 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM. I guess Ive never given as much thought to Casablanca as...
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Fire and Music: I was the steam when hot meets cold...
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Monday, February 8, 2010. I was the steam when hot meets cold. Tom Kalin is not a director who shies away from controversial subjects. What I like about his films, in fact, is his ability to pull social taboos out into the light and examine them without deliberately trying to be provocative. Perhaps the best example of this is his 2007 feature, Savage Grace. Of course, what many would consider the most. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Good Night And Good Luck. Out of the Past.
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Fire and Music: Boudu Sauvé des Eaux
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Boudu Sauvé des Eaux. Suicide seems to have been a common theme in French comedies, or at least the ones showcased in Cannes Classics this year. Jean Renoir's Boudu Sauvé des Eaux. Tags: Boudu Sauvé des Eaux. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Caitlin, 24. A graduate of Rowan University with degrees in Writing Arts and Radio/TV/Film. Hoping to combine them here into something that makes some sort of sense. View my complete profile. Good Night And Good Luck. A Leage Of Their Own.
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Fire and Music: Au Petit Bonheur (1946)
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Au Petit Bonheur (1946). Cannes Classics brought a restored print of Au Petit Bonheur. Back to the big screen last week. This absolutely hysterical French comedy from 1946 features Danielle Darrieux as Martine, the crazy and jealous wife in a marriage of convenience who sets out to make her husband fall in love with her, collateral damage be damned. Tags: Au Petit Bonheur. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Good Night And Good Luck. A Leage Of Their Own.
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Fire and Music: November 2010
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Saturday, November 6, 2010. I don't even know what I'm qualified to do. Tap tap tap* This thing on? So, it's been a while. Okay. Maybe more than a while. Real Life got in the way of important things like blogging for a few months, but I never intended to abandon this thing entirely. That said, the reason I'm back to post one more review is because of a movie that's quite a bit like my Real Life: No Footing. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Good Night And Good Luck.
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Fire and Music: Maybe she was alright, and maybe Christmas comes in July...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Maybe she was alright, and maybe Christmas comes in July. Is a prime illustration of how Hollywood transitioned into the postwar period. Dead Reckoning is clearly aimed at soldiers returning from war. The main male character, Captain Warren "Rip" Murdock (Humphrey Bogart), is a former soldier. Fitting with noir. There are several elements throughout the film that point to a marked change in censorship compared to earlier noirs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Out of the Past.
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Fire and Music: August 2009
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Did I miss Christmas? Seems like I'm always neglecting this thing, doesn't it? In the meantime, I still need to go through all my film-related notes from Paris, but I'll tell you about a lovely surprise I had in a theater right here in Jersey. Have you seen The Time-Traveler's Wife. I went with my mom and sister last week, and to be honest I wasn't expecting all that much. I was pleasantly surprised in a couple of ways, not least of which was when a clip from this film. First ...
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Fire and Music: November 2009
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Sunday, November 29, 2009. Survivors Of The Blacklist, part 2. I know I said I'd have this up yesterday, but I was sidelined by a fever and all the usual pleasantness that comes with it. If you missed the first half of this post, it's over this way. However, I did learn a lot from the questions that were asked. Someone else asked about the aftereffects of the blacklist and whether it still, in a sense, exists today, pointing out that Elia Kazan. Links to this post. Friday, November 27, 2009. Note: I had ...
