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Countdown to France on Film
Serendipitous Anachronisms Posted by Summer Reeves on Nov 30, 2015
Countdown to France on Film
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Nov 2015
Posted by Summer Reeves in France, Random
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REBLOG: Countdown Nearly: Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 19, 2015
oooThis site’s essay from a few weeks ago about Whistle Down the Wind (1961) has been reblogged at the prestigious website Wonders in the Dark. I’m obviously much honored. Wonders in the Dark The British gem ‘Whistle Down the Wind” came very close to making the Greatest Childhood/Adolesc read more
The Triumphant Conclusion to the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown: #1. Casablanca (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 6, 2014
Wonders in the Dark By Marilyn Ferdinand Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Although director Michael Curtiz and the rest of the team involved with making Casablanca could not have known it at the time, this last line of dialogue from the film perfectly characterizes the read more
o/t: antepenultimate update on the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 28, 2014
The countdown nears its end, with five more essays added this week. Here goes: 11. Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) 10. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 9. Gone with the Wind (1939) 8. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 7. La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) (1946) Interesting that #7 read more
o/t: the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown comes into sight of the finishing post!
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 21, 2014
It began in the middle of May at #101, with a new essay posted every weekday since, and now the numbers are nearing single figures — quite a heady moment! Here are links to the fine essays that were published last week: 16. L’Atalante (France 1934) 15. Romeo and Juliet (1968) 14. Cinema Paradi read more
o/t: the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown is into the final furlong . . .
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 14, 2014
Five more fine essays this week: 21. Notorious (1946) 20. Jules and Jim 19. Before Sunrise (1995) 18. Harold and Maude (1971) 17. All That Heaven Allows (1955) I’ve learned so much from this series so far — in a few cases, about movies I’d never even heard of before — read more
o/t: how noirish is a romantic countdown anyway?
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 5, 2014
Well, obviously noirish enough for me! Here are the latest essays in the marvelous Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown. With luck some publisher will have the gumption to think about making a book out of this series. 26. Trouble in Paradise (1932) 25. Love Me Tonight 24. West Side Story 23. 2046 read more
o/t: WitD Romantic Countdown approaching the final thirty
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 24, 2014
Five more essays were added last week to the monumental Romantic Countdown going on at the movie website Wonders in the Dark: 36. Manhattan 35. Picnic (1955) 34. Chikamatsu Monogatari 33. The Apartment 32. It Happened One Night Nest week is a bit special for me in the Countdown as it sees my final read more
o/t: more from the WitD Romantic countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 17, 2014
The countdown of Romantic movies continues apace at the great movie website Wonders in the Dark, with five new essays this week: The odd one out here is, obviously, The Man who Laughs, based on the Victor Hugo novel L’Homme qui Rit. Most people would, I think, classify Paul Leni’s scree read more
o/t: ever onward, the WitD Romantic Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 10, 2014
Last week saw five new entries in the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown: we are moving right along. :) I know, I know . . . and I’m working on #30 at the moment, honest, guv. Thanks again for posting these links; I enjoyed reading these essays, especially the one covering Roman Holiday. read more
o/t: onward the Romantic Movies Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 4, 2014
The Romantic Movies Countdown continues at Wonders in the Dark. Last week saw the addition of five further essays, the movies covered being these: Yes, my eyebrows too shot up when I saw #47, since that’s one of the last movies I’d have thought of as romantic, but if you click the link y read more
o/t: more romantic? more countdown?
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 25, 2014
The Wonders in the Dark Romantic Movies countdown surges on with five new essays this week: Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter read more
o/t: more Wonders in the Dark romantic countdown . . . with something really special this week!
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 18, 2014
Five more entries added to this exciting countdown: 61. The Quiet Man (1952) 60. A Place in the Sun (1951) 59. The Philadelphia Story (1940) 58. The Earrings of Madame de… (1953) 57. Lady and the Tramp – Lady in Movieland (a video essay) That last one is a real treat! Its creator, Joel Bocko, read more
o/t: another week of the Wonders in the Dark romantic countdown . . .
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 4, 2014
Five more fine movies discussed by various contributors as the race to the Numero Uno spot continues . . . #71 Somewhere in Time #70 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) #69 The Clock (1945) — a very hasty last-minute offering by moi #68 Say Anything #68 Le Quai des Brumes (1938; vt Port of Shadow read more
o/t: more of the romantic countdown at Wonders in the Dark
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 28, 2014
Five new essays on five more great romantic movies: 76. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 75. Man’s Castle (1933) 74. The Fountain (2006) 73. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) 72. The Way We Were :) Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPr read more
o/t: The Wonders in the Dark romantic countdown counts down yet further . . .
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 20, 2014
This week has seen another five entries in this admirably ambitious series. Here they go: #81. Beautiful Thing (1996) #80. Two for the Road (1967) — no essay, alas, but some evocative images #79. The Artist (2011) #78. On Dangerous Ground (1952) — essay by me, as earlier linked #77. Cami read more
o/t: the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Movies Countdown keeps on keepin’ on
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 13, 2014
It started at #101, and is already down into the 80s. This week saw the arrival of 86. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) 85. The Goodbye Girl (1977) 84. La Strada (1954) 83. The Red Shoes (1948) 82. Lost in Translation (2003) Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenti read more
o/t: The Romantic Countdown continues on its long and winding road
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 6, 2014
Two more additions to the Romantic Countdown over at Wonders in the Dark: #88 Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) by J.D. Lafrance and #87 Across the Universe (2007) by Allan Fish. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log read more
o/t: the romantic countdown continues at Wonders in the Dark
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jun 3, 2014
The two latest movies to be covered are #91 The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and #90 Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). I’m not really equipped to comment on the latter piece, by Tony D’Ambra, but I’m impressed by John Greco’s argument that, while there are many reasons why read more
o/t: The Wonders in the Dark romantic countdown continues
Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 27, 2014
Two more entries have been posted in this invaluable series of essays: #95 Wings of Desire (1987), discussed by Pedro Silva, and #94 The Wedding March (1928), discussed by Allan Fish. In between them there’s been posted yet another useful essay, not part of the series: Federico Fellini’s read more