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I don't think I have expressed my admiration for Noah Baumbach in this forum. I have recently watched MISTRESS AMERICA and THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES. I find the films of this son of film critics...

What I like about the DV feature En Tu Ausencia are the picturesque location shots of Andalucian spring just after sunrise and just before sunset.

[Originally posted by Chris Knipp
You, Oscar, have previously listed Doillon's LE PETIT CRIMINEL as one of your favoites of 1990
I listed it as one of the important films released in 1990 that...

I didn't say that Louis was "like" Dr. Borg of Wild Strawberries. They are indeed "utterly different people". What I wrote was: "Louis reminded me of the Professor in Bergman's Wild Strawberries...

Here's a link to your review and my comments about L'Intrus posted in 2005. I haven't watched it again so I don't have anything to add.

Originally posted by Chris Knipp
Since Rohmer is mostly talk, I don't think one shojuld look for a more "dynamic mise-en-scene"--it's not what he's about and anyway, that would be very relative. ...

No Rest For the Brave is now on my extremely long Netflix queue. But I'd like to refer to your previous post re: Rohmer, in particular: "nothing Rohmer's made since has (on a certain level anyway)...

I love Raja. It tied for 5th among my favorite foreign-language films of 2004. Here's what I wrote a few years ago:

Jacques Doillon is known in America for Ponette, the only film he directed to...

Originally posted by bix171
Leigh is nothing if not highly intelligent; her roles seem more choices borne from restlessness than jobs; you can understand why she chooses them.

-She's said she's...

I'm so happy someone here agrees the great JENNIFER JASON LEIGH has no peer. She is simply the best American actress. No one can touch her.

*This is an excerpt of a list I posted of Favorite...

Great post. You obviously "get it". It's hard to convey to younger people what an art revolution feels like, because there hasn't been one for a long time. I watched DOA way way back. As a huge The...

Originally posted by Chris Knipp
he goes a little overboard in implying the film is a promo job for her.
Rosenbaum says it's "more often autobiography than biography", which is more subtle than...

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I've been wanting to participate in several discussions. And I wish I could find the time to post longer opinions about some outstanding films out there. I am...

I'm surprised it was not selected by Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Rotterdam or Toronto. It wasn't even reviewed by Variety.

Your welcome, bix. I like the things you say about Powell heroines, but you'd have to elaborate about Hitch appearing to be afraid of women. John Ford's films will give me pleasure and edification...

I'm also a big fan of Michael Powell. Among British filmmakers, the only one who might be superior to Powell is Hitch. But I've seen all of the master of suspense's movies and I have yet to watch...

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Welcome back, bix171. I found your comments regarding the three films quite insightful. A Man Escaped is a personal favorite, like most of Bresson's. One of only two of his films to have what can be...

Originally posted by Johann
The Hills Have Eyes

Not my kind of feel-bad but, for those interested, the sequel opens March 2nd.

I just bought an Asian dvd of Three Times. I'll have to wait until the film fest is over to watch it though. Hou is one of the world's top 10 directors. His films are consistently in the "must see"...

It's not a great film but I plan to watch it again if only because it was lensed by Conrad Hall, which always meant great cinematography. Hall was nominated for Oscar ten times and won three. I'm not...

I'd love to have a chance to watch Death by Hanging again, over 20 years after first viewing. The anti-death penalty subtext is strong. The fact that R is Korean and the executioners are Japanese is...

Originally posted by Chris Knipp
I concluded that the filmed Proof is "mildly entertaining, respectable, but uninspired." It rather astonishes me that you would rate it higher than Grizzly Man --...

It went straight to dvd here so a theatrical screening is not possible. I'll rent it based on your recommendation. Gracias.

Those amazing white-on-white vistas would lose their majesty and grandeur if seen in a small screen. Yes, the film IS fantastic. It seems somewhat surreal than any species would risk and sacrifice so...