High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann) What intrigued me most about High Noon was the story I had heard about how John Wayne and Howard Hawks both hated it, and went on to make Rio Bravo as a right-wing response to it. Apparently, Wayne saw it as an allegory for blacklisting, which he himself had actively [...]
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Apartment (1960, Billy Wilder) The Apartment won a whole slew of Oscars in 1961, not least of which was the Best Picture gong. I had never seen it and didn’t really know what to expect. I have enjoyed many of Wilder’s movies before (both Stalag 17 and Sunset Blvd. are among my favourites), but [...]
Monday, May 7, 2007
La Dolce Vita (1964, Federico Fellini) I think it’s only fair that I start this review by telling you the conditions under which I saw it. It was day three of Ebertfest 2007, in the packed Virginia theatre, with 1,500 other film fans. It was evening and we had been in the theatre all day. [...]
Sunday, May 6, 2007
So I’ve been back almost a week, and I keep putting off writing up my travel journal and movie reviews from the festival, but at least I’ve sorted out the photo album. I’ll try to get to that other stuff soon-ish. http://ebertfest.shoottheglass.net
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...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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