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May 10 Posted by aaronwest Odd Man Out was the first of a series of three films that essentially put Carol Reed into the conversation as a major auteur of the post-war period. The other two are The Fallen Idol and The Third Man, the latter of which is considered his masterpiece. It currently is #73 read more

May 9 Posted by aaronwest Both 1954 and 1955 were dominated by international films, so it caught me by surprise when compiling my 1956 list that there were so many English language films to choose from. The majority of the list is in English, including 5 out of the top 10. It comes as no surprise w read more

May 9 Posted by aaronwest Both 1954 and 1955 were dominated by international films, so it caught me by surprise when compiling my 1956 list that there were so many English language films to choose from. The majority of the list is in English, including 5 out of the top 10. It comes as no surprise w read more

May 9 Posted by aaronwest Both 1954 and 1955 were dominated by international films, so it caught me by surprise when compiling my 1956 list that there were so many English language films to choose from. The majority of the list is in English, including 5 out of the top 10. It comes as no surprise w read more

May 2 Posted by aaronwest An Autumn Afternoon ended up being Ozu’s last film. While it is a shame we don’t have a few more Ozu films in color, this was a solid ending to a legendary and masterful career. For those who have seen Ozu films, the style is completely familiar. It focuses on domestic read more

May 2 Posted by aaronwest An Autumn Afternoon ended up being Ozu’s last film. While it is a shame we don’t have a few more Ozu films in color, this was a solid ending to a legendary and masterful career. For those who have seen Ozu films, the style is completely familiar. It focuses on domestic read more

May 2 Posted by aaronwest An Autumn Afternoon ended up being Ozu’s last film. While it is a shame we don’t have a few more Ozu films in color, this was a solid ending to a legendary and masterful career. For those who have seen Ozu films, the style is completely familiar. It focuses on domestic read more

Apr 30 Posted by aaronwest When Beauty and the Beast was in production, the Second World War was in its final throes. The entire European landscape was ravaged and devastated by the war machine, and France had been under German occupation. Even though many filmmakers fled or were exiled, the indust read more

Apr 30 Posted by aaronwest When Beauty and the Beast was in production, the Second World War was in its final throes. The entire European landscape was ravaged and devastated by the war machine, and France had been under German occupation. Even though many filmmakers fled or were exiled, the indust read more

Apr 30 Posted by aaronwest When Beauty and the Beast was in production, the Second World War was in its final throes. The entire European landscape was ravaged and devastated by the war machine, and France had been under German occupation. Even though many filmmakers fled or were exiled, the indust read more

Apr 26 Posted by aaronwest “This film has no pretension of solving the problem of Franco-German relations, for they cannot be solved while the barbarous Nazi crimes, committed with the complicity of the German people, remain fresh in men’s minds.” – Le silence de la mer The above words are read more

Apr 26 Posted by aaronwest “This film has no pretension of solving the problem of Franco-German relations, for they cannot be solved while the barbarous Nazi crimes, committed with the complicity of the German people, remain fresh in men’s minds.” – Le silence de la mer The above words are read more

Apr 26 Posted by aaronwest “This film has no pretension of solving the problem of Franco-German relations, for they cannot be solved while the barbarous Nazi crimes, committed with the complicity of the German people, remain fresh in men’s minds.” – Le silence de la mer The above words are read more

Apr 25 Posted by aaronwest Western films are templates to tell a wide variety of stories, whether melodrama, action, or even an acid western like The Shooting. Many of them were adaptations of previously written material, some of which thinly veiled, and some not (like The Magnificent Seven adapted read more

Apr 25 Posted by aaronwest Western films are templates to tell a wide variety of stories, whether melodrama, action, or even an acid western like The Shooting. Many of them were adaptations of previously written material, some of which thinly veiled, and some not (like The Magnificent Seven adapted read more

Apr 25 Posted by aaronwest Western films are templates to tell a wide variety of stories, whether melodrama, action, or even an acid western like The Shooting. Many of them were adaptations of previously written material, some of which thinly veiled, and some not (like The Magnificent Seven adapted read more

Apr 21 Posted by aaronwest Before there was Paradise Lost, Serial or The Jinx, there was The Thin Blue Line. Even if it was not the first true crime in media (America’s Most Wanted’s debut was the same year of its release), it feels like it. A good argument could be made that it is the most influen read more

Apr 21 Posted by aaronwest Before there was Paradise Lost, Serial or The Jinx, there was The Thin Blue Line. Even if it was not the first true crime in media (America’s Most Wanted’s debut was the same year of its release), it feels like it. A good argument could be made that it is the most influen read more

Apr 21 Posted by aaronwest Before there was Paradise Lost, Serial or The Jinx, there was The Thin Blue Line. Even if it was not the first true crime in media (America’s Most Wanted’s debut was the same year of its release), it feels like it. A good argument could be made that it is the most influen read more

Apr 19 Posted by aaronwest I’ve talked before about “regulated differences” before when discussing La Promesse (link) by the Dardennes. When looking at a film noir, the theory still holds weight, or if anything is more relevant. By 1947, noir was starting to be thought of as a genre (would more read more