What to watch this week: "Saint Omer," "All Quiet on the western Front," "The Art of Not Giving a F*ck," and early Mike Leigh on the Criterion Channel.
I love Cagney as Cody Jarrett in White Heat: "Oh, stuffy, huh? I'll give ya some air!" And what an explosive ending. Virginia Mayo said that she was afraid of him during their scenes because he truly became the character. So glad they filmed it in B&W.
Red Shoes, on the other hand, is shot in three-strip Technicolor...incredibly rich lush color that almost seems surreal like the story itself. Anton Walbrook is one of my favorites. He was so much better than Boyer in the British version of Gaslight.
I finally saw The Menu but was disappointed. The first 30 minutes were intriguing but then it lost momentum...the story was so dark and the ending was such a letdown...so improbable. Even the reference to nearby Brockton couldn't rescue it :) And although it ended with a fiery explosion like White Heat, it just doesn't have the impact of that 73-year-old film.
Ty, your Buddhist take on "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” made me think of an amazing film - "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring." A visual interpretation of Zen that's beautifully done. And who would
have thought that an ellipsis (in the film's title) could communicate spiritual insight?
Appreciate the final plug for All Creatures Great and Small, which my wife and I adore. I felt like the series got me through the early stages of the pandemic, along with Stanley Tucci's Italy food show on CNN. Both have such stunning scenery and vivid characters. Samuel West is not quite as good as Robert Hardy was in the original as Siegfried, but the actors have grown on me.
I love Cagney as Cody Jarrett in White Heat: "Oh, stuffy, huh? I'll give ya some air!" And what an explosive ending. Virginia Mayo said that she was afraid of him during their scenes because he truly became the character. So glad they filmed it in B&W.
Red Shoes, on the other hand, is shot in three-strip Technicolor...incredibly rich lush color that almost seems surreal like the story itself. Anton Walbrook is one of my favorites. He was so much better than Boyer in the British version of Gaslight.
I finally saw The Menu but was disappointed. The first 30 minutes were intriguing but then it lost momentum...the story was so dark and the ending was such a letdown...so improbable. Even the reference to nearby Brockton couldn't rescue it :) And although it ended with a fiery explosion like White Heat, it just doesn't have the impact of that 73-year-old film.
Ty, your Buddhist take on "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” made me think of an amazing film - "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring." A visual interpretation of Zen that's beautifully done. And who would
have thought that an ellipsis (in the film's title) could communicate spiritual insight?
Appreciate the final plug for All Creatures Great and Small, which my wife and I adore. I felt like the series got me through the early stages of the pandemic, along with Stanley Tucci's Italy food show on CNN. Both have such stunning scenery and vivid characters. Samuel West is not quite as good as Robert Hardy was in the original as Siegfried, but the actors have grown on me.