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โDare we rebuild that dream together!โ
The movie Iโve wanted, the movie Iโve waited forever for. So much so that Iโve been doing a deep review of Roman history in the past few months to prepare. In facts I just finished reading Cassius Dioโs Roman Histories yesterday. Books 51 through 80. For those of you who'll want to do some deep dives, I recommend reading that since you'd be going to the real authorities on the subject. There are unfortunatelyโฆ
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โSo where you are from, Vivienne Le Coudy?โ
โItโs a very long story.โ
John Ford. Howard Hawks. Sergio Leone. Kevin Costner. Scott Cooper. Clint Eastwood. Taylor Sheridan. Fred Zinnemann. Baz Lurhmann. Lisandro Alonso. Sergio Corbucci. David Milch. Kelly Reichardt. Quentin Tarantino - All iconic directors who have put their stamp on the western genre. Now, Viggo Mortensen, the iconic wanderer, the king of Gondor, the horse whisperer, the muse of David Cronenberg has entered the fray, and what a beautifulโฆ
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โItโs things like that that bring it home to you.โ
March 15th 1939 - Anniversary of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.
A sticky wicket. A tad long. A terrifying image when you see it of the swastika emblazoned on a German u-boat. Of course it had to end triumphantly!
German troops have marched into Czechoslovakia and the rest of Europe is too timid to do anything about it despite the fact that war has clearly erupted (unofficially) and in war,โฆ
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โTime has proven my point. But the past is dead.โ
West Coast Premiere of New 4K Restoration courtesy of Janus Films at the American Cinematheque/Egyptian Theatre!
It's been a while since I've been back at the Egyptian and we're off to a great start! Good audience with lots of laughs and gasping.
First things first, Iโd like to talk about the story and tone in this movie. Itโs magnificently over-the-top and hysterical. This butler, Pablo (Manuel Dondรฉ) is bad atโฆ
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โYOUโRE THE FUCKING FBI!โ
โYou dumb Nazi bitch!โ
The more films like these get made through the years, the more I am afraid we are officially doomedโฆ How long before the message we are trying to convey falls on deaf ears?
In The Order we see the power plays in a group like the Aryan Nation and how one phase overcomes anotherโฆ How a movement, already in a state of power over people, radicalizes and becomes militant. Burning crosses. Armedโฆ
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โIโd prefer to go on talking to you if you donโt mind.โ
Maybe what Iโm about to dish out is a completely ridiculous and unfair assessment but I didnโt like this movie and Iโm disappointed how much I find Almodรณvar hit or miss nowadays. I really think this was the worst flop of the year (for me). Yes, Seรฑor Almodรณvar is saying things about death, and heโs reincorporating so many of his previous conversations about moral contradictions around the choiceโฆ
