Category Archives: Movie

The Fillmore

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

“The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California. Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. It is in Western Addition, on the edge of the Fillmore District and … Continue reading →

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The Stranger – Luchino Visconti (1967)

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

“Beware the movie based on literature, or, in that showbiz term of art, a ‘literary property.’ Not because adaptations are an inferior form of cinema—I don’t believe that for a moment—but because they create an added layer of copyright issues … Continue reading →

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I Fidanzati – Ermanno Olmi (1962)

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

“First the glimmering white and black images of Ermanno Olmi’s I Fidanzati light up the screen and warm your heart. Then they abruptly flicker out—like imagined fleeting glances of a love affair you can’t forget but couldn’t hold onto. In … Continue reading →

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La Chinoise – Jean-Luc Godard (1967)

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

“La Chinoise (‘The Chinese’) is a 1967 French political film directed by Jean-Luc Godard about young extremists in Paris. La Chinoise is a loose adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky‘s 1872 novel Demons. In the novel, a group of five disaffected citizens, … Continue reading →

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Cléo from 5 to 7 – Agnès Varda (1962)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

“Cléo from 5 to 7 (French: Cléo de 5 à 7 [kle.o də sɛ̃k a sɛt]) is a 1962 French Left Bank film by Agnès Varda. The story starts with a young singer, Florence ‘Cléo’ Victoire, at 5pm on June … Continue reading →

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The Manchurian Candidate – John Frankenheimer (1962)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

“The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American political thriller film about the Cold War and sleeper agents. It was directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by George Axelrod, and was based on the 1959 Richard Condon … Continue reading →

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Burning Bush – Agnieszka Holland

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

“Burning Bush (Czech: Hořící keř) is a 2013 three-part miniseries created for HBO by Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who … Continue reading →

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