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Fall 2014 Blindspot Series
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 25, 2014
As fall came, it was the time to get back on track with a
last push towards the end of the year. By this, I mean that with the obvious
break in movie watching with last summer (the birth of my daughter Sofia, the maintenance
of my home, work I did and still have to do to finish the renovation read more
The Princess Bride
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 24, 2014
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987)
Of the many films listed on the IMDb Top 250 there are few
that I still haven’t seen. Taking aside the obvious new releases that
eventually are bumped by newer films voted by enthusiast movie goers, the
classics on the list are common and givens to lot read more
August : Osage County
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 12, 2014
August : Osage County (John
Wells, 2013)
A look at the lives of the
strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a
family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to
the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Without
much introduction t read more
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 10, 2014
The Grand Budapest
Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
The adventures of
Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a
legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka
between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who
becomes his most trusted friend. read more
Happy Together
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 8, 2014
Happy Together
(Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
Ho Po-Wing (Leslie Cheung) and Lai Yiu-fai (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), a couple from
pre-handover Hong Kong, visit Argentina hoping to renew their ailing
relationship. The two have a pattern of abuse, followed by breakups and
reconciliations. One of their goa read more
Powell Peralta’s Caballero Chinese Dragon
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 5, 2014
This feature is about the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding. Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the underground debuts of this highly marginali read more
Rain Man
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 3, 2014
Rain Man (Barry
Levinson, 1988)
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's
(Tom Cruise) father left a fortune
to his savant brother Raymond (Dustin
Hoffman) and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
This
popular success film that won many Academy Awards is an iconic piece of film
that delivers read more
L’Avventura
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 1, 2014
L’Avventura
(Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. But
during the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each
other.
Infamously
known as one of the masterpieces of the seventh art to have been booed at its
first showing at Ca read more
Deck of the Week: Anti Hero's Flaming Skate
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 29, 2014
This feature is about the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding. Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the underground debuts of this highly marginali read more
Love Streams
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 28, 2014
Note: this review is a contribution to the 1984 A-Thon hosted by the great folks over at Forgotten Films. The films Big Brother was watching.
Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
Two closely bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Of the
many read more
Music Review : Mastodon – Once More ‘Round the Sun (2014)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 27, 2014
Since their sophomore release Remission, I’ve been following the evolution of Mastodon and I
actually enjoyed The Hunter more than
I would have thought after the first few listens.
With Once More ‘Round the Sun, they continue with the same hard Rock
approach leaving behind their mo read more
Pray For Me : The Jason Jessee Film
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 26, 2014
Pray For Me :
The Jason Jessee Film (Steve Nemsick & David
Rogerson, 2007)
Professionnal skateboarder Jason Jessee is profiled in this 80
minutes documentary that preceded his comeback to a skaboarding sponsorship by
Santa Cruz skateboards.
Coming
from a Mormon family of South Californi read more
Sawdust and Tinsel
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 25, 2014
Sawdust
and Tinsel (Ingmar
Bergman, 1953)
An aging circus ringmaster visits his estranged wife to see his young sons.
Meanwhile, his jealous young lover has an affair with an actor.
Ingmar Bergman has left a tremendous amount of film to his fans
behind him and his later career was more inter read more
Smiles of a Summer Night
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 21, 2014
Smiles of a Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman, 1955)
The lives of bourgeois lovers in Sweden during a summer of
the first half of the 20th Century are inspired to let themselves live their
passion. Based on a Shakespeare play, Smiles
of a Summer Night was later an inspiration for Woody Allen’s read more
Deck of the Week – Santa Cruz’s Gallos by Jason Jessee
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 20, 2014
This feature is about
the most innovative, subversive, original, and artsy graphics in skateboarding.
Highlighting new and current decks on the market but also going back in the
great catalog that many legendary skaters and companies have put out since the
underground debuts of this highly marginali read more
The Top 7 Performances by Jeff Goldblum
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 3, 2014
Note: this article is a contribution to the Goldbumathon hosted by the great folks over at Cinematic Catharsis. Celebrating the many faces of Jeff Goldblum.
7. Tricycle Man in Nashville
As important as it is for an actor to be staring in movies, being in the supporting read more
if....
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 1, 2014
Note: this review is a contribution to the The British Invaders Blogathon hosted by the great folks over at A Shroud of Thoughts.
if.... (Lindsay Anderson, 1968)
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) takes place at an old esta read more
Irréversible
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 31, 2014
Irréversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002) Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. After all this time, I've finally got to sit to watch Gaspar Noé's most widely known film: read more
Bob le flambeur
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 29, 2014
Bob le flambeur (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956)
Bob (Roger Duchesne), an old gangster and gambler is almost broke, so he decides in spite of the warnings of a friend, a high official from the police, to rob a gambling casino in Dauville.
As one of the French directors who orbited around the Fre read more