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Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman (2008)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 27, 2010
From the writer of Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, comes a masterpiece directed with great mastery.Philip Seymore Hoffman portrays Caden Cotard, a theater writer and director. He is awarded a grant to do a grandiose play that will take place read more
The 25 most influential directors of All-time poll
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 27, 2010
Starting of the idea of my own list, I ask you to name up to 25 of the most influential directors of all-time.The list I made last year is about the ones I consider the most influential in my opinion. Your list can be the directors that you think have influenced the most the present directors, or th read more
For you consideration...
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 26, 2010
The Lammys are here!The Large Association of Movie Blogs blog has opened voting for the Lammys. Voting is open to current LAMBS only so if you haven't done so already, why don't you check out the poll and consider Le Mot du Cinephiliaque for categories like:- Best Blog- Best New Blog- Best Bann read more
Miami Vice de Michael Mann (2006)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 25, 2010
Very underrated when it came out, this adaptation to the big screen of one of the most successful television series of the 1980's; Miami Vice disappointed many moviegoers that waited for a Lethal Weapon kinda crime/comedy movie. The comedic side is never exploited in this Michael Mann film. It may b read more
I Love You, Man - John Hamburg (2009)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 24, 2010
Of the many comedies we encounter these years, many are just stupid and some like Judd Apatow's are refreshing. Other movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall or (500) Days of Summer have more qualities than just giving you a fat laugh. I would put John Hamburg's movie, I Love You, Man in this category read more
Zero de conduite
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 23, 2010
Zéro de conduite (Jean Vigo, 1933) Zero de conduite is a relatively short film, only 41 minutes that passes like pretty quickly. It tells the story of schoolboys returning to class after summer. Well, it felt anecdotic and pretty much of the stuff going on there happened to people who have been read more
10 Movie facts About Me (meme)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 18, 2010
1. The first movie I've seen in a Theater was Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). I know it's a little late in my life, I was 12 years old. But my parents were not cinemagoers and we didn't had much money so they prefered home rentals.2. The best memory of my childhood is Ghostbusters and even today read more
Make Way for Tomorrow
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 17, 2010
Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937)
"It could make a rock cry" Orson Welles.
There are these directors that are completely forgotten for decades and after reissues or articles about their films they come back in fashion. In this moment this is the case for the films of Leo McCarey. Since th read more
LAMB casting event!
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 12, 2010
A fellow Blogger at Encore's World of Film and Tv suggests new castings for films. He asks for suggestions of casts and when they're received he asks his readers to vote for the better proposition.I invite you to visit his Blog and vote for your favorite!Michaël-------------------------------------- read more
2001: A Space Odyssey
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 11, 2010
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey is to me the quintessence of Cinema and visual art! So much has been written about the fourth best film of all time. (#1 Citizen Kane #2 Vertigo #3 La Règle du Jeu on the 1000 greatest films list of all time by They Shoot Pictures read more
The Straight Story
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 10, 2010
The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999)
David Lynch is in my opinion one of the greatest filmmakers right now if not one of the bests of all time. He has his own vision and his films are unique and personnal. Lynch is more a visual artist in is approach to film than a simple director. David Lynch's read more
Porky's
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 9, 2010
Porky's (Bob Clark, 1982)
This Bob Clark feature film was largely inspired by some of his teenage years growing up and discovering sexuality.
Like many comedies, the story isn't very important, it's the many events and made-up situations to make a gag or to tell a joke that really counts here. I read more
The Asphalt Jungle
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 8, 2010
The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)
From the director who practically "invented" the Film Noir genre, without even knowing it was a genre at the time, John Huston delivers another classic noir with The Asphalt Jungle. The visual qualities of this 1950 thriller are awesome.
With The Maltese Fa read more
Passing Fancy
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 7, 2010
One of Ozu's three films of 1933, Passing Fancy a Silent melodrama about a father, his son, a coworker, a young lady and a mature woman. On the story level, Passing Fancy is much like the other Ozu work, being on the level of the small events that make our daily life. They aren't grand scale picture read more
Cinema Now - Suggested Readings
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 5, 2010
Publised at Taschen in 2007, Cinema Now gives a good perspective of up and coming filmmakers of the decade that ended last december. The best quality of this book is how it gives a good view of the filmmakers from around the World. Great photographies and short, but interesting, descriptions of the read more
Gandhi
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 2, 2010
Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982)
It's been a while since I've wanted to see Gandhi. I heard a little about him at University and thought the man did something pretty huge. He liberated India from Great Britain pratically by himself! This is the second time I encounter a film made by Richard Att read more
The Gold Rush
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 1, 2010
TSPDT Greatest Films #32 The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925)
After Chaplin made The Kid in 1921 he wanted to overstep it with something big, something epic! With bigger laughs, better writing, better drama, and bigger grosses. Well, with his next film: The Gold Rush he achieved all these goals. read more
The Third Man
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 31, 2010
TSPDT Greatest Films #30 The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
The Third Man stands as one of the greatest film of all time and considered as the best non-American Film noir.
It’s the story of Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) an unemployed fiction writer going to Vienna after the Second World War f read more
1001 movies you must see club new Member
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 27, 2010
You are reading the lines of a new member of the 1001 movies you must see club!!!So be prepared to read reviews of upcoming films for this club and reviews of films already done to catch up on the other members of the Club!Coming this week: an essay on Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush of 1925.Coming read more
Cabaret un film de Bob Fosse - Retrospective
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 25, 2010
TSPDT Greatest Films #281 Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972)Set between the two World Wars and during the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Cabaret tells the story of a young man who went for a while in Berlin to teach English in a little rent where the star of a cabaret Sally Bowles stays too. Adapted from the read more