Per Qualche Dollaro in Più (1965, Sergio Leone) For some reason, this second movie in Leone’s “dollars” trilogy was the only one I hadn’t seen. Well, calling it a trilogy is really something of a misnomer, since the three are only loosely connected. And using “the man with no name” is not really correct either, [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943, William A. Wellman) If it hadn’t been for the IMDb Top 250 list, I doubt I would have heard of this movie. It seems to have gotten lost in time somehow, perhaps because it’s not quite a western, not quite a noir. But believe me, it’s excellent. Two men come to a [...]
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann) What intrigued me most about High Noon was the story I had heard about how John Wayne and Howard Hawks both hated it, and went on to make Rio Bravo as a right-wing response to it. Apparently, Wayne saw it as an allegory for blacklisting, which he himself had actively [...]
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The Birth of a Nation (1915, D.W. Griffith) Nothing can prepare you for watching this movie. You think you might know what you’re in for, but this is a veritable rollercoaster ride of thrills and disgust. At three hours, simply making time for this is a struggle. Still, I felt that this was a movie [...]
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 30, 2008
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