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Silent September II Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 29, 2014
Sunrise (aka:
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans) (1927) F.W. Murnau’s stylish, affecting
melodrama packs a wallop. The deceptively simple story about a crumbling marriage
is enhanced by complex visuals that underscore the ensuing drama. The main
characters, known simply as The Man and The Wife (Ge read more
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 25, 2014
(1928) Directed by: Herbert Brenon; Written by Elizabeth
Meehan; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play by David Belasco and Tom
Cushing; Starring: Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young and Nils Asther
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“I believe you’re sufferin read more
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 25, 2014
(1928) Directed by: Herbert Brenon; Written by Elizabeth
Meehan; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play by David Belasco and Tom
Cushing; Starring: Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young and Nils Asther
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“I believe you’re sufferin read more
The Cat and the Canary
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 20, 2014
(1927) Directed by: Paul Leni; Adapted from the stage play
by Robert F. Hill and Alfred A. Cohn; Based on the stage play by John Willard;
Starring: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall and Martha
Mattox; Available on DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: ****
&# read more
The Cat and the Canary
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 20, 2014
(1927) Directed by: Paul Leni; Adapted from the stage play
by Robert F. Hill and Alfred A. Cohn; Based on the stage play by John Willard;
Starring: Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall and Martha
Mattox; Available on DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: ****
&# read more
Classics Revisited: Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 14, 2014
(1928)
Directed by: Charles Reisner; Written by Carl Harbaugh: Starring: Buster
Keaton, Tom McGuire, Marion Byron and Ernest Torrence; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
“I
was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.” – read more
Classics Revisited: Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 14, 2014
(1928)
Directed by: Charles Reisner; Written by Carl Harbaugh: Starring: Buster
Keaton, Tom McGuire, Marion Byron and Ernest Torrence; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: **** ½
“I
was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.” – read more
The Little American
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 6, 2014
(1917) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; Written by: Jeanie
Macpherson; Starring: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth
and Walter Long;
Available on DVD
Rating: ***
“It pained Mary Pickford’s thrifty soul to wear a $400 dress
splashing around in the wat read more
The Little American
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 6, 2014
(1917) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; Written by: Jeanie
Macpherson; Starring: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth
and Walter Long;
Available on DVD
Rating: ***
“It pained Mary Pickford’s thrifty soul to wear a $400 dress
splashing around in the wat read more
August Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 30, 2014
The Mystery of Rampo (aka:
Rampo) (1994) Naoto Takenaka stars as notorious Japanese mystery writer Edogawa
Rampo (his nom de plume was a play on “Edgar Allan Poe). After his latest book
is banned by a censorship board, he falls into a slump, but subsequently finds
inspiration in a turn of even read more
August Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 30, 2014
The Mystery of Rampo (aka:
Rampo) (1994) Naoto Takenaka stars as notorious Japanese mystery writer Edogawa
Rampo (his nom de plume was a play on “Edgar Allan Poe). After his latest book
is banned by a censorship board, he falls into a slump, but subsequently finds
inspiration in a turn of even read more
Where the Green Ants Dream
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 25, 2014
(1984) Directed by: Werner Herzog; Written by Werner Herzog
and Bob Ellis; Starring: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika and Ray
Barrett; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“Dreams and dream time are very complex religious and
cultural Aboriginal concepts that are hermetical and read more
Where the Green Ants Dream
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 25, 2014
(1984) Directed by: Werner Herzog; Written by Werner Herzog
and Bob Ellis; Starring: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika and Ray
Barrett; Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
“Dreams and dream time are very complex religious and
cultural Aboriginal concepts that are hermetical and read more
The Most Dangerous Game
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 21, 2014
(1932) Directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack;
Written by James Ashmore Creelman; Based on the short story by Richard Connell;
Starring: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong; Available
on DVD
Rating: ****
“…We barbarians know it is after the read more
The Most Dangerous Game
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 21, 2014
(1932) Directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack;
Written by James Ashmore Creelman; Based on the short story by Richard Connell;
Starring: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong; Available
on DVD
Rating: ****
“…We barbarians know it is after the read more
The Goldblumathon is Here!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 1, 2014
Who
repelled an alien invasion, armed only with a Macintosh Powerbook?
Who
was predestined to play Ichabod Crane?
Who
fought off Red Lectroids from Planet 10?
Who
made being a geeky scientist tampering with the laws of nature look cool?
Who
personally supervised the construction of S read more
The Goldblumathon is Here!
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 1, 2014
Who
repelled an alien invasion, armed only with a Macintosh Powerbook?
Who
was predestined to play Ichabod Crane?
Who
fought off Red Lectroids from Planet 10?
Who
made being a geeky scientist tampering with the laws of nature look cool?
Who
personally supervised the construction of S read more
Earth Girls Are Easy
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2014
(1988) Directed by: Julien Temple; Written by Julie Brown,
Charlie Coffey and Terrence E. McNally; Starring: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum,
Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown and Charles Rocket;
Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
Wiploc: Finland is
Here?
Valerie: Finland? No, read more
Earth Girls Are Easy
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 31, 2014
(1988) Directed by: Julien Temple; Written by Julie Brown,
Charlie Coffey and Terrence E. McNally; Starring: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum,
Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown and Charles Rocket;
Available on DVD
Rating: *** ½
Wiploc: Finland is
Here?
Valerie: Finland? No, read more
Cinematic Dregs: Glen or Glenda?
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 13, 2014
(1953) Written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.;
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Edward D. Wood, Jr., Lyle Talbot, Dolores Fuller
Rating: ***
“I’m a young punk and here I’m working with the great master
and I was fighting the fact that am I doing right by the man; am I doing read more