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The Magnificent Ambersons
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 23, 2014
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
The Magnificent Ambersons plays like a nice classical music from a classic composer, it is a story about pride, richness, family read more
THX 1138
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 21, 2014
THX 1138 (George Lucas, 1971)
Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
In the 1970's, the films about the future and the Science Fiction features were according to project a dystopian vision of what mankind will be. In read more
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 18, 2014
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
Just like any young boy, I was fascinated with Steven Spielberg when growing up. It was the first director I ever knew he was read more
Night of the Ghouls
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 13, 2014
Note: this review is a contribution to the Accidentally Hilarious Blogathon hosted by the great folks over at Movies Silently. A blogathon of unintentional humor in classic film.
Night of the Ghouls (Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1959)
The sequel to Ed Wood's infamous Plan 9 From Out read more
7 Women
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 12, 2014
Note: this review is a contribution to the John Ford Blogathon hosted by the great folks over at Krell Laboratories and Bemused and Nonplussed.
7 Women (John Ford, 1966)
Of the bunch of John Ford films that I've seen, a total of sixteen, I tend to prefer the tone of his non-West read more
Update on LMdC's author... and Summer Schedule
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 5, 2014
Calvin and Hobbes. Waterson
Hi folks!
Many things have happened to me lately, I became a father on Friday the 13 of June on a full moon night of a beautiful baby girl that my wife and I decided to name Sofia Parent.
I know that this date will now be linked with the most beautiful day of my life ti read more
Scanners
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 23, 2014
Scanners
(David Cronenberg, 1981)
A scientist (Patrick McGoohan) sends a man (Stephen Lack) with extraordinary
psychic powers to hunt others like him.
This low budget horror thriller from David Cronenberg
has a huge cult following. In a goal to discover more about this fellow
Canadian’s fil read more
The Fury
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 20, 2014
The Fury (Brian De Palma, 1978)
A government agent (Kirk Douglas)
is determined to come to his son's (Andrew
Stevens) rescue when a sinister official (John Cassavetes) kidnaps him to harbor his extremely powerful
psychic abilities.
Following Brian De Palma’s
successful Carrie, adapted fro read more
Music Review : Mogwai – Rave Tapes (2014)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 13, 2014
Mogwai – Rave Tapes (2014)
The highly prolific post-rock outfit of Mogwai has done it
again with another high scoring album true to their standard. My last contact
with the band was with their great Hardcore
Will Never Die, But You Will.
Rave Tapes proves
once again that post-rock d read more
Music Review : Mayhem – Esoteric Warfare (2014)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 12, 2014
Mayhem – Esoteric Warfare (2014)
Legendary Norwegian Black Metal band Mayhem is back with
another game changing record for its fans. While spacing releases, their latest
albums previous to Esoteric Warfare
was Ordo Ad Chaos released in 2007.
So, seven years have passed since they released o read more
Music Review: Sigur Ros - Kveikur
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 11, 2014
Sigur Ros - Kveikur
Post-rock is a genre that is difficult to define, but if I
could only give one example I would go with Radiohead. It is a sound that could have some success in radio
stations but more appeal to music lovers. The Icelandic band Sigur Ros, with a series of highly
praised al read more
LMdC's 10 Favorite Black Metal Albums of All Time
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 6, 2014
Taste in music is something that we can discuss forever but
when it comes to name our particular tastes in music it’s another thing. Making
a list of my Top 10 favorite Black Metal albums of all time is quite difficult
since I’ve been into this music since more that fifteen years. Record read more
Thelma & Louise
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 5, 2014
Thelma &
Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
An Arkansas
waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird.
Often
regarded as a post-modern take on feminism, this action movie of two women on
the run from their stereotypical lives of housewife for Thelma (Geena Davis) an read more
The Unknown
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 3, 2014
The Unknown
(Tod Browning, 1927)
A criminal on the
run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at
any cost.
With Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford, director Tod
Browning’s The Unknown ranks as
one of his greatest achievements in filmmaking along with his Dracu read more
Spirited Away
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 29, 2014
Spirited Away
(Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
In the middle of
her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a
world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into
animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures.
Japanese
animation master Hayao Miyazaki read more
Spider
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 22, 2014
Spider (David Cronenberg, 2002)
Spider is the story of Dennis Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), a man who is given a room in a halfway house catering
to mentally disturbed persons. Cleg has just been released from a mental
institution and in his new abode starts piecing together or recreating in his
memory read more
The Seven Year Itch
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 20, 2014
The Seven Year Itch (Billy Wilder, 1955)
This romantic comedy staring Marylin Monroe and Tom Ewell
became one of the most iconic moments of Monroe’s career. The famous white
dress blowing over the subway trap that unveils her legs to the audience and
the male main character.
Adapted read more
Music Review : Kadavar’s Abra Kadavar
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 16, 2014
Kadavar - Abra Kadavar
Released in 2013, Kadavar’s
Abra Kadavar is the continuity of
their 2012 self titled EP. Working on Psychedelic Rock soundscape and a highly
reminiscence of the 1970’s sound of bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Witchfinder General, and o read more
My Criterion Top 10
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 15, 2014
Back in the early 2000’s, World Cinema and Independent film was new to me, so to get
it by Criterion and its amazing selection of films was quite something. I remember being
impressed by the titles of films added to the collection having no idea what was the film,
the director, read more
Report
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 14, 2014
Report (Bruce Conner, 1967)
This 13 minutes short
film using footage of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
and other key moments of his life is a hard to find piece of great cinematic
art.
Narrated by the radio broadcasts that were live during the
event, director Bruce C read more