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Overlooked Gems: The Stranger (1946)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Oct 26, 2013
As respected as Orson Welles is as an auteur and massive icon of Hollywood (or anti-Hollywood perhaps), as an actor he has rarely been given the respect he deserves. Which is unfortunate considering the power of the performances he was capable of giving. Not only in the iconic films he directed su read more
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Oct 26, 2013
If you, like me, grew up in the 1980s then there is a pretty good chance you remember watching an animated feature called Watership Down (1978). A passing glance at the film’s poster might lead you to believe that Watership Down yet another animated movie about adorable talking animals – but you read more
Top 5 Movie Dogs
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Oct 25, 2013
The dogs don’t get enough credit. They work hard, and, unfortunately, are not always treated very well. Thankfully, more laws are creating healthier environments for animals, which is great for us, since some of them just work so well on screen. Who is the one to greet Kathleen at the park? I read more
TAD13 Review: The Battery
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pam on Oct 25, 2013
Director/writer/star Jeremy Gardner hasn’t just made a totally solid zombie movie called The Battery. He made it in two weeks for a measly $6,000. I am excessively impressed. Set in a world where zombies roam the earth, professional baseball players Ben and Mickey travel around the countrysid read more
3 Quirkiest Bits in a Wes Anderson Film
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Oct 24, 2013
With the new trailer for Grand Budapest Hotel out, the buzz for the Anderson films is back. As people reacquaint themselves with Anderson’s trademark flair, it’s important to remember these three bits of his films that are the most eccentric of them all. In a town of so many sad and mi read more
Book Review: Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 24, 2013
Fritz Lang – director of M, Metropolis, Fury, The Big Heat – his very name is a sort of talisman for cineastes the world over. The name conjures the best of German expressionism and the name forms a vital link in the mind of the bridge between the most exemplary of those expressionist f read more
Screen Style: Mae West
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Oct 23, 2013
Today, we think we have a pretty good idea of the screen style of Mae West – the belle of the Gay Nineties. With her big feather hats, hair piled high on her head, and long tight gowns, she knew what style flattered her figure and what worked for her. People in the 1930’s would have looked ba read more
TAD13 Review: Eega
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pam on Oct 23, 2013
Wow. I mean, wow! I hadn’t even planned on seeing S.S. Rajamouli’s Eega at the Toronto After Dark 2013 festival, but I’m so very glad that I did. Part Bollywood musical, part Pixar-like bug’s-eye view, part revenge thriller, Eega has the kind of fabulous film genre blending read more
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 23, 2013
In The World of Suzie Wong, William Holden is Robert Lomax, a forty-ish American architect, who has decided to throw caution to the wind and spend a year pursuing his dream of being a painter in Hong Kong. He meets Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan), ostensibly a chaste and wealthy young lady. Once Lomax che read more
Top 5 Creepy Cinematic Monsters
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Oct 22, 2013
Halloween is approaching, and all the spooky things are coming out! You don’t always have to go to the most gory of the horror films to find scares however, even though some of them are very horrific indeed… A monster so infamous that not even Spongebob Squarepants could pass up making read more
TAD13 Review: Big Ass Spider
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pam on Oct 22, 2013
Part of the Toronto After Dark 2013 Festival, Big Ass Spider from Director Mike Mendez delivers exactly what its title says – a movie about a giant spider. Greg Grunberg plays Alex, an insect exterminator with a heart of gold, being treated for a spider bite in a hospital emergency room. Whil read more
Blu-ray Review: The Stranger (1946)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 22, 2013
Here’s a thing I do before watching any Orson Welles movie: I look up the film in Wikipedia so I can find out what the problem was. You know, something along the lines of brilliant but pissed off William Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane); Welles lost control of the editing (The Magnificent Amber read more
The Netflix Queue: She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on Oct 21, 2013
She Done Him Wrong is streaming on Netflix Instant. Up until recently I’d never seen a Mae West film. Throughout all my years of movie watching, the bodacious, sassy vixen’s films always seemed to escape my grasp. West was one of those actresses that despite never seeing a single film of hers, I’ve read more
Xtro (1983)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Jared Bratt on Oct 21, 2013
Happy Halloween! Well sure, it ain’t quite Halloween just yet – Happy month of!… and in the spirit of October’s cold-faced time-span of all things “bump-in-the-night” horror, I figured I’d go ahead and recommend a film that I have ritualistically been watch read more
Indie Watch: Close-Up
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sean Fitzpatrick on Oct 20, 2013
Is there a single non-sexual activity more cinematically overused than gambling? You can’t throw a roulette ball in a movie retailer (which, I must admit, would be an odd thing to do in an environment that’s quickly going the way of the Dodo) without hitting the bright, shiny DVD or Blu-Ray case read more
Incubus is Stinkubus!
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Oct 18, 2013
Incubus airs Saturday, October 19th on TCM. Check local listings for times. If you ever wanted to see what a film must be like “under the influence” without actually getting stoned, I reluctantly offer up the 1966 muddled “horror” known as Incubus (1966). It’s mostly confusing, rarely fascinating, read more
Top 7 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Performances
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sophie Vickers on Oct 18, 2013
Since his days as fresh faced alien child Tommy on Third Rock from the Sun, the multi talented Joseph Gordon Levitt has had a very interesting career. Going from tiny, gritty indie projects to blockbusters like The Dark Knight, he seems to make an impact in whatever role he’s given. Here are read more
The Bowery Boys, Vol. 3
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 17, 2013
The Bowery Boys originated with a 1935 Broadway play called “Dead End.” Gorcey and Hall featured in the cast, along with others. Hollywood came a calling in 1937 for the film adaptation Dead End, starring Humphrey Bogart. The “boys” then became a kind of roving band of ragamuffins, billed as read more
Hit or Miss? Are Classic Gowns Modern Red Carpet Worthy?
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Oct 16, 2013
Adrian once said, as probably all costume designers do, that creating designs for the screen is vastly different from creating them for real life. Creations for the screen are much more elaborate and exaggerated in order to convey a whole range meanings. I’ve often wondered while watching many a cl read more
Book Review: Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on Oct 15, 2013
Every so often an actress of a certain caliber graces the silver screen and almost instantly cements her status as the “real deal” — a genuine talent in possession of an equally alluring presence. Vivien Leigh, like any person who spends their life in the public eye, definitely ha read more