The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch) I’m sure you know about The Elephant Man already. This movie is based on the true story of Joseph “John” Merrick (John Hurt), a man who lived in 19th-century England. Merrick was severly disfigured through a congenital disease (which exact disease, we still do not know till this day) [...]
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Gandhi (1982, Richard Attenborough) I love epic movies. Movies that span large amounts of time and space, and create a scene so beautiful we can’t help but get swept up in it. David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia is one such movie. Sir Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi is another. Gandhi the man needs little introduction. He was just [...]
Monday, March 12, 2007
Bonnie and Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn) What struck me straight away was how similar this was, in many ways, to one of my favourite movies — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This was made two years prior to Butch, and I would feel certain saying that George Roy Hill took some inspiration from Penn. That [...]
Monday, January 8, 2007
Michael Collins (1996, Neil Jordan) After having lived in Ireland for a number of years, I was not completely unfamiliar with the history of the Irish Civil War, and the years leading up to it. I knew about Michael Collins, about Eamon de Valera, and had a fair grasp of what happened. I am always a [...]
Monday, November 27, 2006
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 [...]
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...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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