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Top films of Cary Grant by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 29, 2011
I would like to take the time to celebrate one of the funniest actors of All-Time. His presence in Howard Hawks' screwball comedies, Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, and in many various roles has left an indelibile mark. I've decided to contribute to the LAMB's acting school by making a list of my favo read more
Bridesmaids
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 27, 2011
Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011)
First, don’t ever read the chosen critics lines on movie posters. Second, always learn to read a review and/or a critic until the end. Third, one liners are lame and even if it says “It’s the female version of The Hangover” or “The Best C read more
Fall 2011
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 23, 2011
This summer has been pretty busy for me and my girlfriend since we had our wedding on August 20. The many things we had to plan and the details of our honeymoon in Hawaii took us all the free time we usually have. On my side it’s my movie viewing time that I completely cut. First, be read more
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 22, 2011
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972) This is by far one of my favourite film of all time. Buñuel has always been a one of a kind director contributing with Salvador Dali on the surrealism with his Un chien andalou and L’Âge d’or, two masterpieces of moviemaking and read more
Important Announcement!
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 20, 2011
If you liked the posts about the Snowboarding videos of this week you will be more than welcome to join Powder Lines, my new blog about Snowboarding videos and related things. Please join or bookmark it and contribute to this new community! Feel free to comment and share your thoughts. I will be lin read more
Snowboarding series: Technical Difficulties
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 20, 2011
Technical Difficulties (Mike McEntire, 1999)
More than a decade after the release of Technical Difficulties this Mack Dawg productions still holds the run pretty well. It was the film that pushed us to do more rails, go higher and try corked spins and flips. With the dream team that Forum snowboar read more
Going the Distance
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 19, 2011
Going the Distance (Nanette Burstein, 2010)
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are around 30 years old and they both have had hard times at relationships. She, is finishing school and is an understudy in New York for the summer while in Autumn she’ll return to her big sister’s house to comp read more
That's It That's All
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 19, 2011
That’s It That’s All (Curt Morgan, 2008)
With the release of the new feature by the BrainFarm films production, The Art of Flight, I wanted to get back and catch-up with their previous offer That’s It That’s All: this is a marvellous film to get pumped to. Well, this is read more
Duel
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 11, 2011
Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1971)
This first film, made for TV, by one of the wealthiest director of its time, and maybe of all-time is a success of Hitchcockian grandeur. The story can be resumed to one line: a rep/seller on the road of California is menaced by a trucker until their ultimate showdown read more
Recommended readings - Down and Dirty Pictures
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 9, 2011
Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind
From the author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Peter Biskind comes with this funny and full of juicy anecdotes about the rise of American Independent Cinema in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Focusing on the rise of Miramax and the trembling foundatio read more
Satyricon
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Sep 7, 2011
Fellini’s Satyricon (Federico Fellini, 1969)
The films of Federico Fellini always have been intriguing and mysterious because every first viewing of his films I feel like I’m entering in a different world than mine. Not only the imagery but also the narrative and the acting. It is alwa read more
Today Is Thy Day
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 20, 2011
Just to say that today is my wedding day... So no blogging or whatsoever activity here!
Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding (Stanley Donen, 1951)
And from Monday August 22nd to Sunday September 4th I'll be away on my Honeymoon in Hawaii, I know! So don't send me hate messages if I don't comment here or o read more
Top 100 Films
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 18, 2011
As I was invited by the fine folks at A Band Apart blog to contribute in their colossal task of assembling yearly Top 100 of the greatest films of all-time. I decided to join, first because I love to help fellow cinephiles and second, because I love to make lists of films.
I already did a Top 100 read more
Entourage Season 8
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 12, 2011
On Le Mot du Cinephiliaque, there aren’t that many posts or discussions around television shows but this one is one of my favourites lately and I would like to know your thoughts so far since this is the last season and until now, episode 3, I feel like if we, the viewer, haven’t really read more
Recommended Readings - Just One More Thing
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 5, 2011
In memoriam to Peter Falk, an actor who I've seen some ganster flicks and the many Colombo's I've decided to discover a little more about his life by reading his memories. This is not an Autobiography in any way. There are chosen moments by the man himself, some that make you laugh others that make read more
A Clockwork Orange
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 4, 2011
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
The films of Stanley Kubrick became the references of the modern day Cinema. He was the ultimate “auteur” within every genre he explored. Kubrick’s own particular vision and exploration of narratives characterizes his oeuvre. Subsequent v read more
Star reviewer of the Month
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 3, 2011
Please be ready for this great announcement: Michaël Parent has been named the Star reviewer of the month of August 2011 at 7tavern. This is a platform where I also publish my reviews.
Now it's time for this speech I always make with my bottle of shampoo in the shower. First I'd like to say that I read more
It's my birthday! Here are the Top 5 films of 1983 - Redux
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 2, 2011
Top 5 of 1983 aka The Year I Was Born - ReduxTaking from a MEME I've seen this year on some Blogs I've dig through my film memories to try to find all the films I've seen that were made in 1983 aka the year I was born. Well, the first I've seen from this year is without a doubt The Return of the read more
Bride of the Monster
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Aug 1, 2011
The following is my contribution to Forgotten Classics of Yesteryear's Monster Movie Mania Blogathon.
Bride of the Monster (Edward D. Wood Jr., 1955)
This Science-fiction meets horror meets Monster flick extravaganza by the infamously worst director of all time, Ed Wood, tells the s read more
The Ghost Writer
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 17, 2011
The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010)
Of the many films I’ve seen this year, few haven’t been reviewed on LMdC. With the LAMB’s upcoming Director’s Chair on Roman Polanski on July 22 it inspired me to finally put into words my impressions and appreciations of Polanski read more