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Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jan 7, 2016
I have a question – what is this thing on my head? (still from kinpoisk.ru) The Bay Area’s economy may suck, but it can still be an amazing place to be if you love films (and can afford the occasional pricey event). 2015 was my first year back, after an absence of about 15 years—really, I read more
Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jan 7, 2016
I have a question – what is this thing on my head? (still from kinpoisk.ru) The Bay Area’s economy may suck, but it can still be an amazing place to be if you love films (and can afford the occasional pricey event). 2015 was my first year back, after an absence of about 15 years—really, I read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Peter Lorre’s Dr. Gogol in Mad Love (1935)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Aug 29, 2015
Like most movie watchers of my generation, I probably first saw the actual Peter Lorre in Casablanca (1942). He doesn’t have a lot of screen time, but he’s hard to forget. My first exposure to Peter Lorre, however, and perhaps also like a lot of folks my generation, was through the glor read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Paul Morrissey’s Baron Frankenstein
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Apr 16, 2015
There is a lot of yelling in Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein, primarily overbred aristocrats shouting at peasants. One of the things that makes this film so special is what the rich are yelling about: zombies. And sex. If Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was a man driven by grief read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Paul Morrissey’s Baron Frankenstein
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Apr 16, 2015
There is a lot of yelling in Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein, primarily overbred aristocrats shouting at peasants. One of the things that makes this film so special is what the rich are yelling about: zombies. And sex. If Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was a man driven by grief read more
Pre-Code Blogathon: Murder at the Vanities (1934)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Apr 1, 2015
The following is my contribution to the fabulous Pre-Code Blogathon, hosted by Shadows and Satin and Pre-Code.com. Even if you’ve seen some of the now-classic pre-code films, like Night Nurse (1931), Freaks (1932), or I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), it can be hard to imagine read more
Pre-Code Blogathon: Murder at the Vanities (1934)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Apr 1, 2015
The following is my contribution to the fabulous Pre-Code Blogathon, hosted by Shadows and Satin and Pre-Code.com. Even if you’ve seen some of the now-classic pre-code films, like Night Nurse (1931), Freaks (1932), or I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), it can be hard to imagine read more
Cinemascope! Blogathon: House of Bamboo (1955)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 15, 2015
1) Samuel Fuller. Samuel Fuller did not mess around. His films are usually described as “in-your-face,” “pulpy,” and “crude.” They are, and they are magnificent. Fuller made films about things that mattered to him, and you can tell. He said films should start wit read more
Cinemascope! Blogathon: House of Bamboo (1955)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 15, 2015
1) Samuel Fuller. Samuel Fuller did not mess around. His films are usually described as “in-your-face,” “pulpy,” and “crude.” They are, and they are magnificent. Fuller made films about things that mattered to him, and you can tell. He said films should start wit read more
Russia in Classic Film Blogathon, Part 2: The House on Trubnaya (1928)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 11, 2015
Thanks to Movies, Silently and Flicker Alley for hosting the Blogathon! Despite what Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) might have lead you to believe, Bolshevism did not destroy the Russian sense of humor. Although the “message” of The House on Trubnaya (1928) (aka The House on Trubnaya read more
Russia in Classic Film Blogathon, Part 2: The House on Trubnaya (1928)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 11, 2015
Thanks to Movies, Silently and Flicker Alley for hosting the Blogathon! Despite what Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) might have lead you to believe, Bolshevism did not destroy the Russian sense of humor. Although the “message” of The House on Trubnaya (1928) (aka The House on Trubnaya read more
Russia in Classic Film Blogathon: Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 8, 2015
You will never get my fabulous headgear! Never! (Yuliya Solnetseva as Aelita) Well, it’s some kind of thing. As a portrait of the early Soviet state, Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) is fascinating. As a film, less so. What makes it interesting is probably also what makes it not a great film. It&# read more
Russia in Classic Film Blogathon: Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Mar 8, 2015
You will never get my fabulous headgear! Never! (Yuliya Solnetseva as Aelita) Well, it’s some kind of thing. As a portrait of the early Soviet state, Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) is fascinating. As a film, less so. What makes it interesting is probably also what makes it not a great film. It&# read more
Madeleine Carroll Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 27, 2015
One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more
Madeleine Carroll Blogathon: I Was a Spy (1933)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 27, 2015
One of the great pleasures of blogathons is discovering an old film, or an actor, or director and realizing that there’s still so, so many wonderful classic films yet to see. It’s sort of like knowing that there’s still a bunch of Graham Greene novels I haven’t read. Maybe t read more
SBIFF 2015: Second Chance (2014) & Confession (2014)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 25, 2015
Taiwanese film number two of the festival was the frothy Second Chance, directed by Wen-yen Kung. Okay, maybe not frothy exactly, but definitely bubbly. Second Chance is (I assume) one of the only action movies about pool. Yes, that kind of pool, where you stand around a table and firmly poke a read more
SBIFF 2015: Partners in Crime
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 13, 2015
O woe is me, attending film festivals is getting in the way of my watching classic film. Luckily, I’ve got several blogathons coming up (see banners at right) to get me back into the classic swing of things. Before we return to our regularly scheduled programming, however, I’d like to te read more
SBIFF 2015: Partners in Crime
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Feb 13, 2015
O woe is me, attending film festivals is getting in the way of my watching classic film. Luckily, I’ve got several blogathons coming up (see banners at right) to get me back into the classic swing of things. Before we return to our regularly scheduled programming, however, I’d like to te read more
AFI Fest 2014: Wednesday, November 12
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Jan 15, 2015
Day Five: Suha Arraf’s Villa Touma (2014) In the spirit of recent posts at Krell Laboratories (“Rethinking the American Canon”) and Girls Do Film (“A Realisation…and a New Year Resolution”) on the paucity of work by women directors, and in the less lofty spirit read more
British Empire in Film Blogathon: “The Heart of the Matter” (1953)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 22, 2014
This post is my hopelessly late contribution to the excellent British Empire in Film Blogathon (thank you, crippling four-day migraine). Go check out some of the other fine entries! When you’re done reading this one, of course. George More O’Ferrall’s The Heart of the Matter is an read more