Du Rififi Chez les Hommes (1955, Jules Dassin) Oooh, fun, another heist movie. I do so love a good heist movie. This reminded me a lot of another heist movie I saw recently: The Killing (read my review). It has some similar elements, and I enjoyed them both immensely. Here, we get to meet Tony le [...]
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 [...]
Friday, June 27, 2008
Le Notti di Cabiria (1957, Federico Fellini) Wow. Giulietta Masina gives one of the best performances I have ever seen in this movie. Her face is so expressive, and she gets all the feelings across with pitch-perfect subtlety. But I shouldn’t get ahead of myself. This movie is about Maria ‘Cabiria’ Ceccarelli (Masina), a prostitute in [...]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Witness for the Prosecution (1957, Billy Wilder) If you know anything about me, you’ll already be aware that I love mysteries. I devour crime novels and love a good thriller movie. I especially adore Agatha Christie; she’s just so fun and light-hearted in those murky murder mysteries of hers. And from the start, it’s obvious [...]
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...
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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