Elevator (2008) 8/10

Broken (2012) 6/10

I resaw The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920). This is generally accepted as the first horror film made though very very tame by modern standards. The sets are what make the film notable through their extraordinary design full of straight lines and angles.

 

Conrad Veidt appears as Cesare in the film. Although he died at only 50 from a heart attack he had quite a substantial film career appearing in films such as The Spy in Black (1939), The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and Casablanca (1942).

 

On the DVD amongst the extras is a brief clip from another film from the same director called Genuine, the Tale of a Vampire (1920). Should anyone want to see this 44 minute film, it's on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ38f87FbrQ

Vampire in this case is not of the Dracula type, but to a woman who uses her charms to entrap men,, This term was popularly used in the 1910s and 20s.

 

Note that the Youtube version of Genuine at 44 minutes is the condensed version of a 2 hour film. That explains why the opening scene has no apparent connection with the rest of the film.

 

It seems at this time that the only way to see the complete film is to watch it at the Munich City Film Museum. I think I'll give it a miss.

Blind Beast (Moju) (1969) 6/10

Japon (2002) 6/10

Innocent  2011

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942887/

 

A TV film on Sky Premier

 

The Roommate  2011

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1265990/

 

bookmarked  thanks

Driving With My Wife's Lover (Ane-eui aein-eul mannada) (2006) 8/10

M (1931) 9.5/10 2nd viewing

The Cycle (Dayereh mina) (1978) 8.5/10

The Sky, The Earth And The Rain (El cielo, la tierra, y la lluvia) (2008) 9/10

Helen (2008) 5/10

Life Of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) (1952) 9/10

Celia (1989) 6/10

Rhino Season (Fasle kargadan) (2012) 8/10

Gangster Squad (2013) 4/10

I saw The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Sec-Blanc (2010)

 

French escapist fun from Luc Besson. Comparisons could be made with The Mummy series of films but clearly French in tone as some of the structure has the feel of Amelie.

Jane Eyre (1943) 8/10

Der Verlorene (1951) 8/10

The Master (2012) 8.5/10

In Praise Of Love (Éloge de l'amour) (2001) 4/10

Firefly Dreams (Ichiban utsukushî natsu) (2001) 7.5/10

Naboerne (1966) 7/10

April Story (Shigatsu monogatari) (1998) 7/10

Holy Motors (2012) 5/10

Everyday (2012) 8.5/10

Motel Nana (2012) 7/10

One Summer Of Happiness (Hon dansade en sommar) (1951) 7..5/10

White Palms (Feher tenyer) (2006) 7/10

Angel & Tony (Angèle et Tony) (2010) 7/10

Inadvertently.. Aliens 7/10 (not my kind of thing really) Dirty dancing 2 7/10 An impossible task really, but the music was great and Patrick Swayze was in it a little bit

I saw The Dead Pool (1988) which was the last of the Dirty Harry series of films. Watchable though not one of Clint Eastwood's better films. Featured Liam Neeson and also Jim Carrey (billed as James Carrey) in a minor role.

The only scene of any note was the car chase involving a radio controlled model car. On seeing the car, Dirty Harry realises from an earlier scene that the car is laden with explosives. Scene of course was influenced by the famous scene in Bullitt and is a touch implausible:

I resaw Vertigo (1958) which is a 10/10 film.

 

The writers of the book which was the source of the film were Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac who had previously written the book which was the source of Les Diaboliques.

Good-For-Nothing (Rokudenashi) (1960) 7.5/10

Wend Kuuni (1983) 7/10

Criss Cross (1949) 8.5/10

hello jackassfan 

seen so many films on Sky not many that I would write about though

I agree with El loro about Vertigo brilliant film and the older the films are they seem to catch the mood of the times ..Marty springs to mind with Ernest Borgnine    

 

                             http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048356/

 

 

and another classic way beyond my time 'I  Remember Mama'

brilliant to me

 

 

                     

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040458/

 

hope all is well with you  frodo

 

         

 

 

                        

Frodo, Marty was a fine film and was Ernest Borgnine's best film. He got an Oscar for his performance as did the film, the director and the writer.

Harvest Time (Vremya zhatvy) (2004) 6/10

Antonio Das Mortes (O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro) (1969) 4/10

Winter Butterfly (2011) 7.5/10

I saw Hiroshima, mon amour (1959). Directed by Alain Resnais, written by Marguerite Duras and starring Emmanuelle Riva and Eiji Okada. A brief affair between a French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima and a married Japanese man. The man reminds her of the man she loved when she was young and living in Nevers on WW2- he was German, was shot.

 

The film is extraordinary. It took me some time to adjust to the mood of the film, but it slowly grew on me, and by the end I was wanting more.

 

Some have wondered if Lost on Translation was a similar film. It's not as it's a deeper film.

 

It was Alain Resnais's first full length film and also Emmanuelle Riva's first credited film appearance. She gives one of the deepest portrayals I've seen in a film and the film could not have worked with a lesser actress.

 

53 years later and she has been nominated for the Oscar for best actress in Amour. She's already won several awards including the BAFTA. I haven't seen Amour but clearly it's another deeply profound film.

I don't read the Telegraph but earlier this month their Tim Robey recommended Hiroshima mon amour and comments on Amour in the same article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cul...-Mon-Amour-1959.html

I hadn't seen the article before I saw Hiroshima and didn't watch the film because Emmanuelle Riva was in the news for the Oscars. I watched the film as I had recently been in the soon to be closed local HMV store and saw the DVD at a low price so bought it.

Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) (1997) 8/10

Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012) 8/10

A Hijacking (Kapringen) (2012) 7/10

Madame Curie (1943) 9/10

The Robber (Der Rauber) (2010) 6/10

My favourite scientific biopic. Marie and Pierre Curie's daughter Eve wrote the book of the same name and I read that many many years ago.

Sonja And The Bull (Sonja i bik) (2012) 6/10

This Is 40 (2012) 4/10

The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) (1960) 9/10

Witches Hammer (Kladivo na carodejnice) (1970) 8/10

I saw Cleopatra (1934) the Cecil B DeMille version starring Claudette Colbert. More digestible than the monster Taylor/Burton version and had touches of humour.

Dooman River (2010) 8.5/10

Mama (2013) 5/10

I saw Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), written and starring Emma Thompson. Watchable but somewhat predictable, and not in the same league as Mary Poppins.

Lune Froid (1991) 7.5/10

Bernie (2011) 6/10