(16) The Indian Tomb -- Joe MayAs me and dad are watching The Spiders, the thrilling adventure that kicks off the Fritz Lang set, my idea is to follow each of them with another silent film, this as well is in 2 parts, and if you like it looks like YT can be of service if you can... See More » (1)
(14) La roue -- Abel GanceNow for a nice long silent film masterpiece as I listen to classical and read classic novels, it's a blend that's almost but not quite crazy!! I have the 2 DVD set from Flicker Alley, Blaise Cendrars was a part of it, and he was a literary hero of... See More »
9. The Firemen's Ball -- Milos Foreman(Quote) Cinema Day continues with this Czech New Wave classic!! On an Arrow Academy Blu-ray. Regarding the previous movie, dad took it too seriously, the whole concept of a bad movie being funny is completely lost on him, haha and it's ironic... See More » (1)
7. Effi Briest -- Rainer Werner FassbinderSomething very ascetic now, one of RWF's more subdued efforts, based on a novel I almost got once in a used book store. Hanna Schygulla looks her best here. (Quote) (1)
This is how i'm gonna get back to being a film nutAs i'm diving into the hyper violent 70's work of Kinji Fukusaku, all of his 70s Yakuza films, i'll be alternating with fine films not just Asian, and when I get some money to spend, I will wisely be getting 4 a month, 4 new fine films a month, more... See More »
An 8 film series by Kinji FukusakuBattles Without Honour and Humanity (5 films) & New Battles Without Honour and Humanity (3 films) A couple years ago I got these straight from Arrow, not fine film art by any means but I want something like this, if I just watch these, the total of... See More »
3/13 -- Tokyo Story -- Yasujiro Ozu -- 1953(Quote) I slept in a little late and we're still in the midst of watching this wonderfully endearing masterpiece by one of the all time great directors on the Criterion DVD release which has a 2nd disc that contains a feature length documentary.... See More » (1)
Asian film festival newsI feel like i'll need to incorporate some DVDs in my Asian film festival, because some of the best I haven't yet upgraded. It'll be dark soon, so about 2 to 3 hours after its dark here, you'll be seeing more posts from me.
