Tag Archives: ‘film criticism’

Gnomicon 121

Posted on 7 September 2012 by

If you have not already done so, you may wish to read the Introduction to Gnomica. Gnomicon  121 Friday 7 September 2012 Read gnomica 1-100 here! 101     102     103     104     105     106     107     108     109     110     111     112     113     114     … Continue reading →

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BEAUTIFUL

Posted on 30 December 2011 by

DATA and CAST Allow me to vent! One night I was surfing the channels, as is sometimes my wont late in the day.  I caught Beautiful (2000) right after it had started, and stayed with it:  I like Minnie Driver!  … Continue reading →

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SABRINA 1954

Posted on 29 December 2011 by

DATA and CAST A story that chronicles the transformation of the chauffeur’s daughter into the bride of the heir apparent in a fabulously wealthy family looks suspiciously like a fairy tale — especially so when she provides the opening voice-over:  … Continue reading →

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INTERSECTION

Posted on 28 December 2011 by

DATA and CAST Intersection (1994) is about the intersection of lives at the three apices of the romantic triangle.  It’s romance that could have turned comedic but, in the end, turns tragic — in the limited modern sense of that … Continue reading →

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JOHNNY MNEMONIC

Posted on 24 December 2011 by

Data and Cast Swedish is my native tongue, and I speak it fluently. I knew it long before I learned English. Once when I was in Sweden a friend of mine introduced me to an acquaintance as an American, and … Continue reading →

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CLOCKERS

Posted on 31 August 2011 by

CLOCKERS Year: 1995 Genre: Crime Director: Spike Lee Cinematography: Malik Sayeed Editor: Sam Pollard Music: Terence Blanchard Screenplay: Spike Lee Richard Price Running Time: 128 minutes Major Actors: Mekhi Phifer – Strike Delroy Lindo – Rodney Isaiah Washington IV – … Continue reading →

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Body Heat

Posted on 30 August 2011 by

BODY HEAT Year: 1981 Genre: Noir Director: Lawrence Kasdan Cinematography: Richard H. Kline Editor: Carol Littleton Music: John Barry Screenplay: Lawrence Kasdan Major Actors: Kathleen Turner – Matty Walker Richard Crenna – Edmund Walker William Hurt – Ned Racine J. … Continue reading →

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PERSONAL BEST

Posted on 24 June 2011 by

老虎 laohu FILM& REVIEW PERSONAL BEST YEAR: 1982 GENRE: Sports DIRECTOR: Robert Towne CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Chapman EDITORS: Jacqueline Cambas Ned Humphreys Walt Mulconery MUSIC: Jill Frazer Jack Nitzsche SCREENPLAY: Robert Towne MAJOR ACTORS: Mariel Hemingway – Chris Cahill Patrice Donnelly … Continue reading →

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