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Overlooked Gems: It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 10, 2013
Being a female of a certain age, I have very fond and specific memories of a little movie called The Parent Trap. Not the Lindsay Lohan remake, but a film from the 1960s that starred Haley Mills, Brian Keith, and Maureen O’Hara. But the actor who has the strongest memory for me will always be read more
Contempt (1963) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 10, 2013
It’s always interesting when a film director is cast in a film. It is a very intentional element to the film, not only reminding the audience of that director’s role in film history, but also the personal connection one director can have with the life and work of another. Many directors have read more
So you want to watch Metropolis (1927)?
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 9, 2013
On the one hand, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis is a cinematic masterpiece, loved and admired the world over, frequently revived at festivals and rep theaters, and represents the initial silent cinema encounter for many. On the other hand, Metropolis is a cipher, partially lost yet continuing to lum read more
Win a Double Pass to American Hustle
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 9, 2013
We have 10 pairs of passes to giveaway for a special sneak peek screening of American Hustle! A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with hi read more
Voice Your Choice Blu-ray Releases Hit the Shelves
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 8, 2013
The classic films that were picked for restoration and re-release as part of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s unique “Voice Your Choice” campaign. And, let me tell you, it’s a holiday bounty! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment invited film fans to vote on the read more
The Psychedelic Movements of Ryan Larkin
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Dec 7, 2013
In 2004 Chris Landreth received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short for Ryan; his film about a brilliant and troubled artist named Ryan Larkin who had been nominated in same category in 1969. Both Landreth and Larkin had their Oscar-nominated animation projects realized through the assistance read more
Images from The Big Heat by Fritz Lang
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 6, 2013
Check out this gallery of images by the classic noir The Big Heat, directed by Fritz Lang. fritz langthe big heat read more
Inside Llewyn Davis
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 6, 2013
I have to admit that I rewrote this review for Inside Llewyn Davis. While that happens often, I feels it’s relevant to mention because my opinion of the Coen Brothers new film has significantly changed – enough that if we did star ratings, there would be a difference. When I left this movie read more
The Big Heat (1953)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Dec 6, 2013
Fritz Lang was one of the major Noir architects. His early films in Germany during the expressionist period not only influenced his later work in Hollywood, but many other directors who used Metropolis, M and his Mabuse series as templates for lighting, design as well as the fatalist themes that be read more
Fritz Lang Telling the Goebbels Story
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 6, 2013
In his review of The Big Heat, Wade Sheeler made passing mention of a very famous anecdote told by Fritz Lang regarding a meeting with Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda. According to Lang, Goebbels called Lang to his offices to inform him that The Testament of Dr Mabuse was being read more
Win 2 Passes for Antisocial at The Carlton Cinema
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 6, 2013
We have two sets of passes to giveaway for the upcoming release of Antisocial at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto! These are run-of-engagment passes to use anytime (except opening weekend). Antisocial, is the social-media-savvy horror film from Cody Calahan and Chad Archibald that turns on its head th read more
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 5, 2013
Like the great Godfather I v. Godfather II debate, comparisons between Frtiz Lang’s The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945) drive a rift between cinephiles. Viewed sometimes as essentially the same film made twice over, an impassioned critic may spend many pub hours over pints defe read more
All Hail the Pin-Up Girl!
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Dec 4, 2013
Well it’s that time of year again, and no I don’t mean Christmas. I’m talking about Pearl Harbor. In just a few days, it’ll be the 72nd anniversary of the United States’ entrance into the Second World War. To commemorate the occasion, we are taking a look back at those glorious and glamorous read more
Overlooked Gems: Call Me Madam (1953)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 4, 2013
There are two types of people in this world – those who like musicals and those who do not. I’m happy to say, I LOVE MUSICALS. I will forgive a lot of things in a musical that I won’t forgive in other movies and can happily sit down and rewatch a musical over and over again…as long as read more
Book Review: Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on Dec 3, 2013
Judy Garland: a high-profile personality profiled in countless biographies, articles and documentaries over the last few decades. Like James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, she has remained in the limelight long after her death. Ever since her untimely death in 1969 at the age of 47, Garlan read more
Overlooked Gems: Remember The Night (1940)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Dec 3, 2013
I still remember the first time I saw Remember the Night. It was one of those VHS discoveries we remember having before the internet when you just had to search shelves at the video store, hoping to find a treat. I saw the title, and assumed it was that Titanic movie. I was wrong…that movie read more
Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by John Munshour on Dec 2, 2013
Accendura is a town in a harsh landscape. Despite the picturesque curves of its winding streets or the lushness of the woods that surround it, Accendura is built on rock, dust, and the mountains that protrude from the earth like great bared teeth. And in Lucio Fulci’s 1972 film Don’t To read more
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Nov 30, 2013
In my estimation, The Cat Came Back is a perfect cartoon. Sure, it may not address any pressing social issues and there probably isn’t a profound philosophical or spiritual message to be gleaned from its characters. Nevertheless, the seven-minute short remains one of the finest cartoons I have ever read more
Top 20 Holiday Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Nov 29, 2013
The holidays are powerful. Whether you await them with giddy anticipation or a little ball of dread in your tummy, the holidays have the power to thaw even the chilliest heart. Which is, by the way, a common theme in many many holiday movies. Plus, if family gatherings are awkward or tense, popping read more
Uncle Wade’s Top 5 Alternative Holiday Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Nov 28, 2013
Tis the season to deck the halls, ring them bells, invite friends and family over for Holiday good cheer and all the other crap. If you’re like me, and few of you are, once the kids are in bed, the wassel is flowing and the shotgun is propped against the doorjam with care, it’s time to pull out read more