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Julie & Julia
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 15, 2011
Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron, 2009)
A film about food, blogging, and the pleasure to cook... Humm... Why not they are three your host on LMdC quite enjoys. I must admit I am a big fan of the Food Network and food is one of my passions, I love to eat. It comforts me and it always has been a pleas read more
Don't worry about me!
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 14, 2011
Hi everyone! I know it's been awhile since I posted something here but I' ve been at the Internation Summer Festival of Québec for a while now and it's been pretty exhausting: Hollywood Undead, Aaron Neville, Elton John, Cage the Elephant, Girl Talk, Dropkick Murphy's, Yellowcard, Melissa Auf der Ma read more
The voters lists of The Most Influential Directors 2nd edition
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 1, 2011
In case you asked yourself if it was a secret vote... No it ain't and it will never be! But, it will promote your Blog and your tastes. The lists are in alphabetical order and as you will see the people who voted last year and didn't send me a list back this year I used their last year picks, like i read more
Banner for the Results of 2011
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 30, 2011
Link to the Results: http://cinephiliaque.blogspot.com/2011/06/2nd-edition-of-most-influential.html read more
2nd edition of The Most Influential Directors of All-Time: The Results
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 29, 2011
You have waited long enough, here are the final results of the 2011 poll:
1. Alfred Hitchcock 176 pts
It's no surprise that the master of suspense wons again the first price of the Poll. He is listed as number one on nine lists out of twenty-five.
2. Orson Welles122 pts
The number 2 spot read more
Poll is closed
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 25, 2011
So with the second edition of The Most Influential Directors of All-time closing, the votes are compiled and I have to post the results!
But before, I must thank everyone who participated in this year's poll and who helped me promote this modest but amazing exercice. Especially the LAMB, Jack, and read more
Easy A
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 23, 2011
Easy A (Will Gluck, 2010)
This intelligent teen comedy, wait did I really wrote that? Yes, it is an intelligent teen comedy that describes best this Emma Stone (Zombieland) movie where the main character, Olive, pretends to have lost her virginity to get rid of her annoying friend. Beginning as a li read more
The Tree of Life
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 22, 2011
The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
Malick's latest offering was the movie I was expecting the most for 2011. To me he has this Stanley Kubrick-like aura of a cult director with his final cut and a full freedom in his creations. Nevertheless, the difference between both directors is the fact t read more
Boxcar Bertha
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 17, 2011
Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese, 1972)
This is my contribution for the Roger Corman blogathon hosted by Nathanael Hood at the Forgotten Classics of Yesteryear blog from June 17 to 19.
When John Cassavetes saw this movie he said to Martin Scorsese: you spent what a year making that movie? You di read more
Re-reminder The Most Influential Directors of All-Time Poll
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 12, 2011
Don't forget to send your contributions at michael.parent at hotmail.com.
I will receive your votes until June 23 so start thinking about the directors who influenced your work, your life, your movie tastes or the filmmakers you admire today!
I already received eight lists from:
- Filmmaker Chr read more
The Hangover Part II
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 6, 2011
The Hangover Part II (Todd Phillips, 2011)
Two years after the nice surprise of the fresh and unexpected Part I, filmed with a small budget, without big stars depicting the three bestmans of a not-so-lucky groom that is lost in Las Vegas after the whole bunch got drugged and didn't remember the eve read more
Something Borrowed
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 5, 2011
Something Borrowed (Luke Greenfield, 2011)
Adapted from a chicklit Best-seller of the same title, Something Borrowed is a light rom-com about misunderstandings within many relationships between the characters of this movie. First, you have Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin), the best friend of Darcy (Kate H read more
Reminder The Most Influential Directors of All-Time Poll
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 2, 2011
Don't forget to send your contributions at michael.parent at hotmail.com.
I will receive your votes until June 23 so start thinking about the directors who influenced your work, your life, your movie tastes or the filmmakers you admire today!
I already received five lists from:
- Filmmaker Christ read more
Fifteen Movie Questions Meme
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 1, 2011
Since that many Bloggers took the quizz I've decided to answer it myself to let you know a little more of me... 1) Movie you love with a passion. There are countless films I love with a passion. La règle du jeu, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shinning, Modern Times, The Trial, etc. The Cinema is a th read more
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 28, 2011
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1943)
Structured a lot like Lawrence of Arabia, a film that constantly reminds The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp even if Lawrence was made twenty years later, Colonel Blimp feels fresher and deserves as much if not more read more
Citizen Kane
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 27, 2011
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
Since this is one of the films that has been analyzed and dissected the most in Cinema history, this review will try to be original, fresh, with a new look on this monument in filmmaking. Orson Welles’ first film, technically avant-gardist, with a struct read more
Un prophète
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 26, 2011
Un prophète (Jacques Audiard, 2009) Nominated for best foreign film at the 2010 Academy awards, Un prophète, beaten by a lesser film, sets itself amongst the great films of the first decade of the 21st Century. The story of the young Arab of 19 years old Malik entering in jail for 6 years. He has read more
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 24, 2011
The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a widely popular and acclaimed film from one of the most famous British directors of all-time: David Lean. With 7 Oscars and a #83spot on the not-so-viable IMDb Top 250, the movie should at least ring a bell to anyone. read more
El secreto de sus ojos
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 20, 2011
El secreto de sus ojos (Juan José Campanella, 2009) Winner of the 2009 Academy award for Best Foreign Film, El secreto de sus ojos is an interesting chase story. Like Hitchcock always said, a great story is where the chase is better than the catch. A good example of this theory is David FincherR read more
To Be or Not to Be (1941)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 18, 2011
To Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1941)
The more we discover about Ernst Lubitsch’s films the more we can understand the Hollywood Cinema of today. His films of the 1930’s and 1940’s are the cornerstone of filmmaking. His comedies of the pre and post Code are hilarious and intell read more