Per Qualche Dollaro in Più (1965, Sergio Leone) For some reason, this second movie in Leone’s “dollars” trilogy was the only one I hadn’t seen. Well, calling it a trilogy is really something of a misnomer, since the three are only loosely connected. And using “the man with no name” is not really correct either, [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Les Diaboliques (1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot) Three weeks ago, I had no idea who Henri-Georges Clouzot was. Now, I’ve seen two of his movies and both are masterpieces. He made this right after Le Salaire de la Peur (read my review), yet it’s an entirely different kind of movie. Unlike Le Salaire de la Peur, very little [...]
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ace in the Hole (1951, Billy Wilder) Ace in the Hole is a less well-known movie by Billy Wilder, which was a complete flop at the box office when it opened in 1951. Kirk Douglas plays Charlie Tatum, a former big city reporter, who is something of a trouble-maker and keeps getting fired from all the [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Dog Day Afternoon (1975, Sidney Lumet) Sidney Lumet is one of my very favourite directors. All movies of his that I’ve seen have been excellent, not a stinker among them. He has range, too. He has covered just about every genre there is, and he’s a master at his craft. Here we have a movie based [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
In the Heat of the Night (1967, Norman Jewison) When the American Film Institute updated their list of the 100 best movies of all time in 2007, In the Heat of the Night was one of the new inclusions. In tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), an African American detective from Philadelphia. He has [...]
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, June 30, 2008
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