Harold and Maude (1971, Hal Ashby) Harold (Bud Cort) is young, privileged, and obsessed with death. He frequents funerals of people he doesn’t know, and stages mock suicides to his mother’s great annoyance. He has no friends. At a funeral he meets 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon), and the two strike up an unlikely friendship. Maude, [...]
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 [...]
Sunday, June 8, 2008
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, William Keighley and Michael Curtiz) Everyone knows Robin Hood. Even if you haven’t seen this version, chances are that you’ve at least seen the Kevin Costner movie from 1991 or the far superior animated Disney version from 1973. I quite enjoyed this movie, even though it was the silliest thing [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang) As you may remember, I saw Lang’s M last year (read my review) and gave it a full five stars. This movie, which was made a few years prior to M, is almost as impressive. The plot is simple. It’s set in a futuristic city which is divided between the working class [...]
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...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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