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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Your Black Friday Post: Reading About the Movies
Thanks to the publication of the newest edition of David Thomson’s wonderful New Biographical Dictionary of Film (2010, Alfred A. Knopf, $40), I thought it would be nice to discuss favorite movie books. Honest to God, I had no intention of … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Film, film studies, Lists, Uncategorized
Tagged "Have You Seen...?", Andrew Sarris, David Thomson, Film Noir Encyclopedia, James Agee, Louise Brooks, Lulu in Hollywood, Manny Farber, Mark Harris, New Biographical Dictionary of Film, Pauline Kael, Pictures at a Revolution, Suspects, Vachel Lindsay
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Five Film Favorites: The 1970s, when Art Houses Ruled
Some film buffs like to convince anyone who will listen that the 1970s was the best decade for filmmakers. Does that mean it was the best decade for audiences, too? Maybe. By the ‘70s, many who had grown up watching … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lists
Tagged Aguirre the Wrath of God, Bernardo Bertolucci, Brad Dourif, Chinatown, Cindy Williams, Cybill Sheppard, Day for Night, Del Negro, Delphine Seyrig, Diane Keaton, Faye Dunaway, Fernando Rey, Five Film Favorites, François Truffaut, Francis Ford Coppola, Gastone Moschin, Gene Hackman, Giancarlo Giannini, Harry Dean Stanton, Helena Rojo, Jack Nicholson, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jeff Bridges, John Cazale, John Huston, Klaus Kinski, Last Picture Show, Lina Wertmüller, Luis Buñuel, Manhattan, Mariel Hemingway, Paul Frankeur, Peter Bogdonovich, Roman Polanski, Seven Beauties, Shirley Stoler, Stefania Sandrelli, The Conformist, The Conversation, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Timothy Bottoms, Valentina Cortese, Werner Herzog, Wise Blood, Woody Allen
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What’s wrong with you people?! An interview with Jim Stramel
WARNING: Like Jim Stramel’s newest film, this post is NOT RATED. It contains foul language, tattoo violence … and ass bleeding. No one under 17 admitted. “What’s wrong with you people?!” is what one of the victims in Jim Stramel’s … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Film, Interviews
Tagged Chas. Balun, City Paper, Commonwealth Film Labs, Deep Red, Degenerates Ink, Detour, Edgar G. Ulmer, Erol's Video, Flicker, Hunchback of Notre Dame model kit, Jim Stramel, Michael Weldon, Movie Night at Zippy's, My Ass Is Bleeding, Pitiful Reflections, Poor Richmond's Almanac, Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, Psychotronic Magazine, Roger Corman, Thrillbillys
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Guilty Pleasures by Mike White
Like a nutritionist gorging on junk food, there are films I enjoy despite knowing that they’re empty calories. I would call these films “guilty pleasures” except that I’m unabashed in my enjoyment of these empty cinematic calories. I should know … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Film, James River Film Society, Lists
Tagged Air America, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Apocalypse Now, Apollonia Kotero, Brad Dourif, Bruce Willis, Cinekink, Color of Night, David Goodis: To a Pulp, David Johansen, Dennis Hopper, Emilio Estevez, Fisher Stevens, Francis Ford Coppola, Freejack, Geoff Murphy, Hackers, Heaven's Gate, Immortality Inc., Impossibly Funky, Jane Marsh, Johnnie Lee Miller, Kevin Costner, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lance Henriksen, Lesley Ann Warren, Mathew Lillard, Matthew Broderick, Mel Gibson, Michael Cimino, Mick Jagger, MicroCineFest, Morris Day, People vs. George Lucas, Prince, Purple Rain, Richard Rush, Road Warrior, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Sheckley, Slamdance, Stunt Man, War Games, Waterworld
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Impossibly Cool
Once upon a time, film critics ruled the cinematic universe. In the late 60s and early 70s, luminaries such as Pauline Kael and Andrew Sarris could write long and lengthy pieces, praising or damning movies, wrecking careers or hauling some … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Film, James River Film Society, Reviews
Tagged A Midnight Clear, Andrew Sarris, Black Shampoo, Bonnie and Clyde, Bruce Campbell, Cahiers du Cinéma, Cashiers du Cinemart, Charles Goodis, Chocolate War, Chop Suey Books, Chris Gore, Christine, City on Fire, Cockfighter, Film Threat, Gallery 5, Guy Maddin, Impossibly Funky, James Ellroy, James River Film Society, Jim Rugg, Keith Gordon, Mike Thompson, Mike White, Monte Hellman, Mother Night, Pauline Kael, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Ringo Lam, Skizz Cyzyk, Star Wars, Two-Lane Blacktop, Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
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The Beauty of Music and Silence
I am able to count myself among the fortunate ones who attended The Byrd Theater on the Friday before Halloween and witnessed the Lon Chaney film version of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) with live organ accompaniment provided by … Continue reading
5 Worst Films Directed By Christopher Nolan
Having seen Inception recently at the Byrd, I can now say what I’ve always detected – Christopher Nolan is the most celebrated, beloved bad director since Ed Wood. Noland makes impossibly illogical movies that his fans mistake for depth and … Continue reading
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