Following the successful re-release of Vittorio De Sica’s The Bicycle Thief earlier this fall and winter, Corinth Films will be presenting a new print of Federico Fellini’s 8½ this Friday at Lincoln Plaza Cinema in New York. This will be followed by an April 16th release at Music Hall 3 in Los Angeles. Amongst other [...]
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“Dawn of the Dead” and escalators
When I was preparing my Halloween list, I couldn’t resist revisiting Dawn of the Dead. Here’s a clip that is one of my favourites. Fans of the George A. Romero “Dead” films always like to debate which one is the best. For me, there’s no debate. Only this one has joyous moments like this. According [...]
Time for Halloween and “Top Ten” lists
It’s Halloween and I’ve been getting requests for a “Top Ten” list. This list is my “fun” one. It identifies movies I tend to habitually re-screen because of the unique, often personal, pleasures they offer. The descriptions attempt to detail what those are. I found myself incapable of limiting them to only ten, hence this [...]
Successful women get no respect in this racket
The other night The Wife wanted to celebrate her birthday by going to the movies. Her pick was Julie & Julia. It seemed a safe bet. Written and directed by Nora Ephron, best known for her work on When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail, this had the promise of being [...]