I've gotten behind on my posting for the Great Movies project. Upon my return from Vancouver, I watched Oliver Stone's "JFK". I thought the movie would be a bit of a thriller about JFK's death, but it turns out to follow the details of someone who investigated the assassination. Kevin Costner stars as the key investigator. I thought Kevin Costner ( Read more... )

I've been remiss on posting about two new additions to the Great movies proje
Broken Blossoms is a silent movie starring Lillian Gish. It was made in 1919 by DW Griffith and was basically his response to the allegations of racism that he endured as a result of creating "Birth of a nation ( Read more... )

1966's Blow up is my latest addition to the great movies list. This movie just LOOKS cool. The basic premise is that a photographer takes pictures of various scenes around him. At one point, he takes a picture of a couple having an argument. When he blows up the picture, he discovers some unsavoury details ( Read more... )

The icon I normally use is extra fitting, since Pandora's box is a 1929 movie starring Louise Brooks. The film is in German and is silent. You can pick a score from a selection listed on the DVD menu. I went with the surround sound orchestral score ( Read more... )

Terence Malick's second film Days of Heaven is a slow moving film, but one that is profoundly interesting. It reminded me a lot of a short story. I've had it sitting near my television for a long time because I thought it would be really long. Last night I picked it up and found that it was only 93 minutes. I also noticed that it starred Richard ( Read more... )

I keep on forgetting to mention that I watched Double Indemnity and found it absolutely brilliant. I loved both the dialogue and the plot. I may not like crime drama, but I definitely love film noir. There's something about it that does it for me. I think it might be the narrative voice ( Read more... )

Le Samourai is a French, minimalist crime drama. There's very little talking and the plot basically consists of a number of guys shooting other guys. I didn't really care for this film at all. The only thing I really liked about it was how it looked. It had pretty amazing aesthetics ( Read more... )

Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 movie that made Roger Ebert's Great movies list ( Read more... )

The Third Man is a pretty great movie, written by the talented novelist Graham Greene. It's a bit of a thriller/mystery set in Vienna after the war. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that the film has a twisty, turny plot, great dialogue and fabulous cinematography. There are some scenes that will stay in your head long after ( Read more... )

I probably wouldn't have watched 1957's The Sweet Smell of Success if I hadn't done this project, and that would have been a major shame. This movie was witty, biting, dark and creepy, which means I absolutely LOVED it ( Read more... )