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Comment on “Paranormal Activity”: Pauses in San Diego by MacGuffin Film Analysis - Häxan (1922) | The MacGuffin

MacGuffin Film Analysis - Häxan (1922) | The MacGuffin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:42:39 +0000

[...] for other horror films, I’ve written elsewhere on how, for me, the most terrifying moments in Paranormal Activity (2007) are the pauses, rather than the bumps: the moments, in other words, when first-time writer and [...]

Comment on Herzog’s Cadogan Conversation and “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” (2010) by Cave of Forgotten Dreams | Moving Content Review

Cave of Forgotten Dreams | Moving Content Review — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:37:47 +0000

[...] had already written out a brief synopsis when I stumbled upon this well articulated blog, which covers all my comments and then some. This is serves me well because what I really want to [...]

Comment on Echoes of “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) in “Read My Lips” (2001) by “Little Dieter Needs To Fly” (1998) « A Town that Existed in Black and White

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:31:48 +0000

[...] her in the rest of the picture and we’re left to wonder what happened to her. A bit like the sub-plot involving the social worker in Read My Lips (2001), the mention of the fiancée poses more questions than it [...]

Comment on “Barry Lyndon” and Kubrick’s Light by David Gillett

David Gillett — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:24:25 +0000

I intend to watch this masterpiece again, this time in glorious HD thanks to Warner Bros. The Sountrack is also superb. I do not agree with the assertion that the movie was “unnecessarily slow and lifeless”. I see the pace of the film as part of a masterful tapestry, woven with finesse and elegance. There is not a dull moment in this film and I agree with the apraisal of the film in the above article

Comment on The Tragedy of Substitution in a Shot in “Senna” (2010) by What We're Watching - 6/30/11 | The MacGuffin

What We're Watching - 6/30/11 | The MacGuffin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:23:22 +0000

[...] as successful) if the film had been constructed differently. I’ve written elsewhere about my favorite shot which, coming in the funeral, is the culmination of the emotional effect achieved by this [...]

Comment on Echoes of “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) in “Read My Lips” (2001) by A Moment in Audiard's "A Prophet" (2009) | The MacGuffin

A Moment in Audiard's "A Prophet" (2009) | The MacGuffin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:02:18 +0000

[...] written elsewhere about Audiard: I’ve recently discussed the blending of genres in—and Hollywood’s haunting of—Read My Lips; I’ve also focused on the complex use of music in The Beat That My Heart [...]

Comment on The Tension of “La Haine” by Echoes of “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) in “Read My Lips” (2001) « A Town that Existed in Black and White

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:24:01 +0000

[...] In fact, by casting Vincent Cassel (who plays a skinhead hoodlum in Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine (1995)) as Paul, Audiard gives Read My Lips an iconically French cinematic face. Furthermore, [...]

Comment on Some Thoughts on “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) by Echoes of “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) in “Read My Lips” (2001) « A Town that Existed in Black and White

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:23:57 +0000

[...] section which is reminiscent of an earlier work from Hollywood – Howard Hawk’s Bringing Up Baby (1938). As Carla returns to her desk after completing a task, she sits on some spilt coffee which [...]

Comment on “The Beat That My Heart Skipped” (2005) by Echoes of “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) in “Read My Lips” (2001) « A Town that Existed in Black and White

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:23:40 +0000

[...] ago. For a while, I struggled to get hold of a copy and, having seen A Prophet (2009), I watched The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) and A Self-Made Hero (1996) instead. Now though, finally, I’ve seen the picture. It [...]

Comment on “Tell Me About Your Dream” by A Restless Camera in Polanski’s “Frantic” (1988) « A Town that Existed in Black and White

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:49:58 +0000

[...] I suggest about Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999), causation is presented as seamless: though Dr. Richard Walker (Harrison Ford) is overwhelmed by the situation – unable to [...]