Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972, Werner Herzog) How does one go about reviewing a movie like this? Well, let me first start by saying that is was the first Werner Herzog / Klaus Kinski collaboration I’ve seen. It’s also their first, and I was more than a little nervous. The opening shot is one of the [...]
Sunday, November 26, 2006
A Christmas Story (1983, Bob Clark) I am told that this, along with It’s a Wonderful Life, is the movie that gets played most during the holiday season on American TV. Meanwhile, it’s not even available on DVD in Europe. It made me wonder if this was going to be a very American story, and [...]
Sunday, November 26, 2006
An Awfully Big Adventure (1988, Mike Newell) The plot description for this movie really couldn’t have appealed to me more. Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant in a Mike Newell movie about life in a theatre in the 40s. Sounds like right up my alley. So what went wrong? I don’t really know, but somehow it didn’t [...]
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Hotaru no haka (1988, Isao Takahata) I had been meaning to see this movie for a while. I had been told it was incredible sad and depressing, which may be why I kept putting it off. I was also told it was a haunting and beautiful story. All these things are true. The animation is absolutely [...]
Saturday, November 25, 2006
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Elia Kazan) It may seem quite remarkable that this movie appears on three of my four lists, but really, it’s no wonder. This movie is a classic for a reason. I don’t feel the need to point out that the writing by Tennessee Williams is absolutely superb — that should go [...]
I’m back from my vacation now (best.week.ever) and have some catchin up to do. In August, I will write those last IMDb250 reviews that I didn’t get to in July, and then I’ll get back to work on my Resolutions and the Alphabet Project.
As you’ve noticed, Shoot the Glass is undergoing spring cleaning at the moment. Sorry for the mess and thanks for your patience.
I’m such a sucker for these great 50’s,60’s and early 70’s French...Funnily enough, this film is in my top ten for obvious reasons. You can quite clearly see the parallels between...
When I first saw “Hitchcount” at the top of the page, I wondered why Hanna felt the need to see any...Nice review, Hanna. I’ll agree with everything except the final rating. It gets the full five stars from...
I was amazed at how cynical the movie was. It kept amazing me that more and more people arrived. I am glad I...
Monday, November 27, 2006
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