Casino (1995, Martin Scorsese) Casino is another mafia movie from Martin Scorsese, and I thought it was inferior to Goodfellas in every possible way. Maybe I’ve just seen too many similar (and better) movies, but I was just not impressed with this at all. We get to follow Ace (Robert De Niro) and Nicky (Joe Pesci), [...]
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Der Untergang (2004, Oliver Hirschbiegel) Der Untergang tells the story of Adolf Hitler and his closest confidants in the final days before the fall of the Nazi regime. We see him in his bunker, as he slowly loses control of the war, but also of his mind and body. It’s an altogether terrifying movie. However, unfortunately, [...]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Inherit the Wind (1960, Stanley Kramer) Inherit the Wind is based on a play by the same name, and is a fictionalised account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Don’t worry, I didn’t know much about this beforehand either. Basically, you have a high school teacher who’s on trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution [...]
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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) [...]
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
La Battaglia di Algeri (1966, Gillo Pontecorvo) This movie tells the story of the Algerian civil war and struggle for independance from France in the 50s and 60s. It shows us in detail the Algerians fighting back against what they perceive as oppression, and the French military who refuse to let go of their colony. This [...]
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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