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The Man Who Would Be King
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 2, 2011
The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston, 1975)
Entering in a John Huston film is always a challenge for because I tend to not like his films very much: The Maltese Falcon was ok but take Bogart apart and it's never the same movie. The Asphalt Jungle is in my opinion a better Noir than Maltese.. read more
Recommended readings - My Life and My Films
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 1, 2011
Son of the painter Auguste, Jean Renoir has brought to Cinema a unique realist touch with his many remarquable feature films. My Life and My Films is an unpretentious autobiography that Renoir dedicated to the French New Wave directors. His passion of his Art is palpable and he recalls his past with read more
Top films of John Ford by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 31, 2011
John FORD
The ultimate American director of all time. His realism and his understanding of the American pathos and how its society must relies on true hearted values made this grit character a really sentimental man below his common man peel. Like Orson Welles once said, John Ford is the poet of read more
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 30, 2011
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 2009)
Heath Ledger's final film! Alright, now that I have stated what has to be stated I'll be able to speak (read write) freely about this one of a kind movie.
As a fan of Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), read more
Allemagne année 90
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 29, 2011
Allemagne année 90 (Jean-Luc Godard, 1991) A title linking back to Roberto Rossellini's masterpiece: Germany Year Zero and the return of Eddie Constantine as the famous Lemmy Caution already used by Godard himself in his Alphaville, Allemagne année 90 promises a lot to the cinephiles of these read more
The Long Voyage Home
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 16, 2011
The Long Voyage Home (John Ford, 1940)
Of the many John Ford films reviewed here, The Long Voyage Home is probably the most underrated so far. This masterpiece from Ford's most prolific period (The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, How Green Was My Valley) d read more
The Host
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 14, 2011
The Host (Joon-Ho Bong, 2006)
The good old Asian monster flick genre has been on hold since the Japanese decided to stop making Godzilla features. Well, the whole King Kong concept has been exploited since the beginnings of the special effects in Cinema. Gigantism is a very Japanese and especial read more
Recomended readings - This Is Orson Welles
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 12, 2011
This Is Orson Welles
Of the many great directors of the History of Cinema few had the mythic persona that Orson Welles had. With a background in theater and radio, Welles came to the seventh art with all his innocence and pretentiousness. But like his Cinematographer on Citizen Kane, the great Gregg read more
Personal Top 10 of 2010
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 2, 2011
Top 10 of 2010
With a three delay I've decided to publish this work in progress of last year. Even if I haven't seen that many films of 2010 amongst the 221 films I watched this year, I put down the top of the best films of the year. The ones I prefered for many reasons, but especially their direc read more
Cassandra's Dream
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 1, 2011
Cassandra's Dream (Woody Allen, 2007)
From Woody Allen, a monument in the history of filmmaking with 46 moving pictures credited to his IMDb resume, Cassandra's Dream is in the continuity of his 'th youth of Match Point more than of his trademark comedies. To many cinephiles, Allen's comedies are read more
Brick
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 27, 2011
Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005)
This indie film about a teenager who lost the girl he loves to her tragic death reminds us of the best film noirs of the 1940's. Everything sounds like the film noir genre: the use of low camera angles, the twisted plot, the stereotyped characters and the broken and beat read more
The Hustler
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 26, 2011
The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961)
This picture is famous mostly for Paul Newman's strong lead as the talented billiard player: Fast Eddie. He'll try to make a fortune by being a real winner with a real life. Piper Laurie as his love interest will play the part of morale that keeps Eddie on the righ read more
Recomended readings - A Cinema of Loneliness
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 26, 2011
This wonderful book about the most important American filmmakers of the second half of the 20th century is a mandatory reading for every cinephile.
Its author, Robert Kolker, dissects the films of Arthur Penn, Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Robert Altman. His read more
The Naked Jungle
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 23, 2011
The Naked Jungle (Byron Haskins, 1954)
This wonderful adventure movie starring Charlton Heston as Christopher Leiningen, a wealthy self-made man living on his cocoa plantation in Amazonia, diserves much praise than it actually received. Christopher has built his fortune with his own hands and boug read more
The Road
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 19, 2011
The Road (John Hillcoat, 2009)
Based on the powerful book by Cormac McCarthy (his only book I've ever read) the same author who has written No Country For Old Men brilliantly adapted to the screen by the Coen Brothers.
The Road's story works on two levels primarily: the world we know is gone and c read more
Dead Man
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 17, 2011
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995)
The films of Jim Jarmusch have this European contemplative quality. They also can be categorized as pretentious, mob mocking, and condescending. Jarmusch often uses cinephilic references to distance the masses or to "cast them out" and contempt the mainstream Cinema. A read more
Boogie Nights
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 16, 2011
Boogie Nights (P.T Anderson, 1997)
Jean Renoir once said that "everything that is recorded with a microphone and filmed with a camera together is Cinema. There isn't any criteria to dismiss any work of this kind."
When I discovered Anderson's There Will Be Blood in theater back in 2007, I immedia read more
Bright Star
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 13, 2011
Bright Star (Jane Campion, 2009)
This costume drama/biopic about the poet Jim Keats is well executed and has great performances from the leads and a great directing. The naturally lit interiors and exteriors give a crude but beautiful images to this somptuous film.
However, I may just get bored by read more
Toy Story 3
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 9, 2011
Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, 2010)
Toy Story 3 is the family movie of the year from Pixar studios aka Disney in 3D and believe me it diserves this subtitle. Being old-fashion in my movie tastes it doesn't mean that I can't enjoy a good animation flick. I always liked cartoons and for almost a decade read more
The Kids Are All Right
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Feb 7, 2011
The Kids Are All Right (Lisa Cholodenko, 2010)
This light comedy about a one of a kind family is just so all right! With Annette Benning, Mark Ruffalo and one of my favorite actress out there Julianne Moore.
The lesbian couple formed by Benning and Moore has had two children from the same sperm do read more