Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922, F.W. Murnau) Some time last year, I saw Werner Herzog’s remake of this film, starring Klaus Kinski. I was in the middle of catching up with the other Herzog/Kinski collaborations, and I really enjoyed it. I thought Kinski was very intense, and I liked the surreal quality of it. [...]
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Det Sjunde Inseglet (1957, Ingmar Bergman) I first tried to watch this movie a few years ago. I found it dull and complicated, and I could never get into it. Being from Sweden, I’ve been force-fed some Bergman in my youth, and I never could appreciate him. But, in the last few years, I’ve caught [...]
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Mononoke-hime (1997, Hayao Miyazaki) Princess Mononoke is my sixth Miyazaki movie (after, in order of me seeing them, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, The Castle of Cagliostro, and My Neighbour Totoro), and I’m very sorry to say it’s probably my least favourite. I have been enchanted with all his movies so far, [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
King Kong (1933, Merian C Cooper and Ernest B Schoedsack) Before Peter Jackson made his remake of this beloved classic, I only knew what most people know about King Kong: he’s a great big ape who captures a beautiful woman on a remote island, gets captured himself and subsequently taken back to New York, where [...]
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 16, 2008
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