The Ox-Bow Incident (1943, William A. Wellman) If it hadn’t been for the IMDb Top 250 list, I doubt I would have heard of this movie. It seems to have gotten lost in time somehow, perhaps because it’s not quite a western, not quite a noir. But believe me, it’s excellent. Two men come to a [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
Brief Encounter (1945, David Lean) David Lean is one of my very favourite directors. He has made some spectacular epic adventures which I adore, but this was a new side to him. Brief Encounter is about two people called Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) and Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) who meet by chance at a railway [...]
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949, Robert Hamer) This was the most entertaining movie I’ve seen in a while. It’s a classic British film by Ealing Studios, and I liked it better even than The Ladykillers. It tells the story of a man called Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price), whose mother belonged to the aristocratic family D’Ascoyne, but [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Great Dictator (1940, Charlie Chaplin) I must admire Charlie Chaplin. This movie, in which he mocks Hitler and the Nazis (as well as Mussolini), came out as early as 1940. According to IMDb, Chaplin said that had he known the true extent of Nazi atrocities, he “could not have made fun of their homicidal [...]
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, William Wyler) The Best Years of Our Lives tells the story of three World War II servicemen returning home and trying to readjust to their new lives. We follow these three men as they try to come to terms with their wartime experiences, readjust to society, and reconcile [...]
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 23, 2008
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