Monthly Archives: October 2010

Five Film Favorites: Film Noir

Posted on October 29, 2010 by F.T. Rea

We’re told the term “film noir” was first applied to stylish and cynical American crime dramas in 1946. A French critic, Nino Frank, used it in an article about films made in the USA during World War II that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Alida Valli, Asphalt Jungle, Carol Reed, Charlton Heston, Coleen Gray, D.O.A., Edmund O’Brien, film noir, Five Film Favorites, Janet Leigh, Jean Hagen, John Huston, Joseph Cotton, Louis Calhern, Luther Adler, Marilyn Monroe, Nino Frank, Orson Welles, Pamela Britton, Rudolph Maté, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, The Killing, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, Vince Edwards | 1 Comment

What to Watch When You’re Watching At Home: The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Peter Schilling

Weary. That’s how I would describe Robert Mitchum. Even when he was a maniacal beast, as in Night of the Hunter or Cape Fear, he appeared to be carrying the weight of the world on those massive shoulders of his. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged Alex Rocco, Bullitt, Cape Fear, Friends of Eddie Coyle, Gomorrah, Night of the Hunter, Peter Boyle, Peter Yates, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Jordan, Robert Mitchum, Steven Keats | Leave a comment

The Revelation of Ultra 16mm

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jacob Dodd

Introduction 16mm has gone through many wonderful changes over the years. It was originally created in 1923 by Kodak as an amateur format, but today it holds its own as a professional gauge right along side 35mm and 65mm. No longer restrained to industrial, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, film studies, Filmmaking, James River Film Society, Local | Tagged 16mm, AlphaCine, Arri 16 S, Beaulieu, Bernie O'Doherty, Black Swan, Bolex, Canon Scoopic, Cinelab, Cinelicious, CP-16, Eclair ACL, Eclair NPR, Film, Fotokem, Gate, Kinor, Kodak, Konvas, Krasnagorsk K3, Lawrence of Arabia, Lenses, Photography and Film, rune ericson, Super 16 Inc., super 16mm, The Hurt Locker, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Touch of Evil, ultra 16mm, Vision 3 | 11 Comments

Eastwood’s Exceptional Men

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

The release of Hereafter marked the thirty-fourth time a Clint Eastwood directed film hit the big screen. It seems nearly impossible that at eighty years old Eastwood is somehow becoming more prolific in churning out films. Since 2000, Eastwood has … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film | Tagged Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, exceptionalism, Gran Torino, Herafter, Invictus, Italian Westerns, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Walt Kowalski | Leave a comment

The Magnificent Mini-Movies We Take for Granted

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Peter Schilling

This week I’d like to delve a bit into some of the movies playing at the local cinema. Not the big-budget Hollywood blockbusters or the indie flick that comes and goes, but rather the trailers–those often wonderful mini-movies before the … Continue reading →

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Five Film Favorites: American Politics

Posted on October 21, 2010 by F.T. Rea

With the midterm elections just 12 days away, the scent of politics is in the air. Can’t you smell the tea brewing? Yes, this is the year of the Tea Party Effect. No doubt, some of this year’s unusual politicians … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Alan Rickman, All the King’s Men, American Politics, Anne Heche, Barry Levinson, Bob Roberts, Broderick Crawford, Candidate, Dianne Foster, Dustin Hoffman, Five Film Favorites, Giancarlo Esposito, Jeffrey Hunter, John Ford, John Ireland, Last Hurrah, Melvin Douglas, Mercedes McCambridge, Michael Ritchie, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Robert Rossen, Spencer Tracy, Tim Robbins, Wag the Dog | 2 Comments

Richmond Home Movie Day a (Small Gauge) Success

Posted on October 20, 2010 by James Parrish

The James River Film Society’s Home Movie Day 2010 event (held at the Richmond Public Library-Main Branch) wasn’t overrun by people bringing their home movies like we were in 2005 and 2006 but the people who came brought beautiful little … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Film | Tagged 16mm, 8mm, Home Movie Day, home movies | Leave a comment

This Week’s Birthday: Jean Arthur

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Peter Schilling

Is it wrong to be in love with someone, oh, sixty-eight years your senior? Who is, I might also add, uh, deceased (and for almost two decades)? Honestly, you can’t blame me–it’s nothing I can control. I mean, you’ve seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthdays, Film | Tagged Charles Coburn, Easy Living, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Only Angels Have Wins, Preston Sturges, The More the Merrier | 2 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Directors

Posted on October 14, 2010 by F.T. Rea

Most of my favorite movie directors are good examples of what film aficionados like to call auteurs. And, yes, my five favorites are all dead, so they can‘t keep doing what the prolific Martin Scorsese has been doing to beat … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged 8½, A Clockwork Orange, A Face in the Crowd, A Streetcar Named Desire, African Queen, Amarcord, Asphalt Jungle, Belle de Jour, Catherine Deneuve, Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, East of Eden, Elia Kazan, Federico Fellini, Five Film Favorites, Full Metal Jacket, John Huston, Juliet of the Spirits, killing, La Dolce Vita, Los Olvidados, Luis Buñuel, Maltese Falcon, Nights of Cabiria, On the Waterfront, Panic in the Streets, Paths of Glory, Phantom of Liberty, Stanley Kubrick, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tristana, Wise Blood | 1 Comment

Diamonds in a Shoe Box: Home Movie Day returns to Richmond

Posted on October 13, 2010 by James Parrish

It’s been a few years since the James River Film Society (formerly Richmond Moving Image Co-op) hosted a Home Movie Day event, but come this Saturday that oversight will be about as memorable as the flickers of darkness between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Film, James River Film Society | Tagged 16mm, 8mm, Home Movie Day, home movies, Super 8 | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: October 2010

Five Film Favorites: Film Noir

What to Watch When You’re Watching At Home: The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Revelation of Ultra 16mm

Eastwood’s Exceptional Men

The Magnificent Mini-Movies We Take for Granted

Five Film Favorites: American Politics

Richmond Home Movie Day a (Small Gauge) Success

This Week’s Birthday: Jean Arthur

Five Film Favorites: Directors

Diamonds in a Shoe Box: Home Movie Day returns to Richmond

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