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The Great Escape
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 8, 2012
The Great Escape
(John Sturges, 1963)
Being guided towards this movie by Quentin Tarantino’s 2002 list for the
well respected and amazing Sight and
Sound Poll I did not knew what to expect from this movie at all. Easily
guessing it was a story of escapism and probably inspiring QT’s I read more
Keeping Track Of What You Watch With iCheckmovies
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 7, 2012
For those of you who are like me and who like to list
every damn movie we watch I’ve discovered a wonderful website called iCheckmovies. Every movie is linked
with IMDb and you can import your checks from the database into your
iCheckmovies profile.
The most interesting aspect of this webs read more
Alien - Fake Criterion Cover
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 6, 2012
As every film geek out there, I am in complete admiration with the
Criterion Collection releases and the cover of their juicefully packed
DVD/Blu-rays. So as surfing on the buzz around Prometheus this week I've decided to give the original Ridley Scott feature the optimal treatment.
Whi read more
The King’s Speech
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 5, 2012
The King’s Speech
(Tom Hooper, 2010)
Winner of three of the most important Oscars in 2011,
Best Picture, Best director (Tom Hooper),
and Best Leading Performance by an Actor (Colin
Firth) The King’s Speech sure cracked
its way into the History of Cinema. Having not seen this movie bef read more
Top Films of Henri-Georges Clouzot by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 4, 2012
1. Les diaboliques (1955)
2. Le salaire de la peur aka The Wages of Fear (1952)
3. Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
I still need to see : The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942) Le Corbeau (1943) Manon (1949) Le mystère de Picasso (1956) Les espions (1957) La vérité (1960) read more
Top Performances of Cate Blanchett by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 2, 2012
As a late contribution to the LAMB’s Acting School 101 I’ve decided to make a top of Blanchett’s best
performances from her movies I’ve seen so far.
1. I’m Not There
2. The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button
3. The Life
Aquatic with Steve Zissou
4. The Lord of
the R read more
Top 3 Best Soundtracks That Used Cat Stevens Songs
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 1, 2012
With the Final Episode of How I Met Your Mother and its use of Cat Stevens’ The Wind, which I immediately recognized, I asked myself: How many times a Cat Stevens song has been used in a film or TV show? Well, lately I’ve been listening to a lot of his music which I admit to like a lot s read more
September
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 31, 2012
September (Woody Allen, 1987)
In the 1980’s Woody Allen directed eleven movies, many of those are near-masterpieces if not masterpieces. Amongst his films from this decade Crimes and Misdemeanours, Hannah and Her Sisters, Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo are my personal favorite. But, even i read more
The Searchers - Fake Poster and Criterion Cover
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 30, 2012
As every film geek out there, I am in complete admiration with the Criterion Collection releases and the cover of their juicefully packed DVD/Blu-rays. So as a tribute and/or homage here is my first attempt at a Fake Criterion cover. read more
Meet Me in St. Louis
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 29, 2012
Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
It is often said that black and white films were more « artsy » and that they truly represented the craft that is Cinema. However, the right handling of the coloured medium can easily surpass the best use of the smoothest B&W. read more
Top Films of Werner Herzog by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 28, 2012
1. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
2. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
3. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
4. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
5. Rescue Dawn (2006)
5. My Best Friend (1999)
6. Invincible (2001)
I still need to see: Signs of Life (1968) Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) Land read more
Third Time’s A Charm
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 25, 2012
Now has come the time of the year where you have to vote for the most exciting and awesome poll of all! This is the comeback of The Most Influential Directors of All Time 3rd edition.
Let’s have a look back at the first year, we had to choose 25 picks and name the most inf read more
Due Date
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 24, 2012
Due Date (Todd Phillips, 2010)
Even if this blog is mostly about Classic Films and the completion of lists of Great films and Great directors, I still keep in mind two things much needed for a movie buff. To watch contemporary films and to dig into his favorite genre.
Due Date is a comedy direc read more
I Know Where I’m Going!
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 22, 2012
This review is a re-edit of my original review published on this blog back on July 2nd 2010. With time and re-reading I agreemented and corrected some parts. It is re-posted in the event of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Club.
I Know Where I'm Going! (Michael Powell & Emeric P read more
Top Films of Jim Jarmusch by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 21, 2012
1. Dead Man (1995)2. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1998)3. Broken Flowers (2005)4. The Limits of Control (2009)5. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
I still need to see: Permanent Vacation (1980) Stranger Than Paradise (1984) Down by Law (1986) Mystery Train (1989) Night on Earth (1991) Year of the H read more
Radio Days
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 18, 2012
Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987)
Woody Allen’s 1980’s were marked by a succession of near-perfect and near-masterpiece movies. Just think of Hannah and Her Sisters, Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, and Crimes and Misdemeanours. Well, Radio Days sure inserts itself like a charm in this c read more
Ocean’s Eleven
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 16, 2012
Ocean’s Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001)
This breezy remake the Rat Pack movie of 1960 starring the new Hollywood Rat Pack of George Clooney as the new Danny Ocean, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts. This read more
Top Films of Roman Polanski by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 14, 2012
1. Chinatown (1974)
2. Repulsion (1965)
3. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
4. The Tenant (1976)
5. The Ghost Writer (2010)
6. The Pianist (2002)
7. Frantic (1988)
8. Oliver Twist (2005)
9. The Ninth Gate (1999)
I still need to see: Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) Mammals (1966) Knife in the Wa read more
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 11, 2012
The Purple Rose of Cairo (Woody Allen, 1985)
Another film in the golden years of Woody Allen’s monstrous career, The Purple Rose of Cairo stars Mia Farrow, Allen’s life partner at the time, and Jeff Daniels. In the Depression era a little frail woman named Cecilia (Mia Farrow) tries t read more