Category Archives: cinema

watching the talkies, 1954-6

Posted on Friday, 2004 September 10 by Anton

Mister Roberts (1955) is the dullest movie I’ve sat through in some time. I did not turn it off because the characters have enough potential that one keeps thinking something might happen. I was mildly surprised to find that To … Continue reading →

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movies rented recently

Posted on Saturday, 2004 September 04 by Anton

Simple Men (1992), recommended on an INTP list. Extremely indie. I abandoned it, bored. Les diaboliques (1955), a murder story with a twist. From a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac; when they heard that Hitchcock had sought the … Continue reading →

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cross-pollinate

Posted on Sunday, 2004 August 29 by Anton

It struck me today that Buffy fans ought to enjoy College Roomies from Hell!!!.

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in a cool dark place

Posted on Saturday, 2004 August 28 by Anton

Saturday was Hayward’s hottest day this year, or so it seemed; so we went to a place where, for a fee, we could sit in coolth for a while. As a bonus, they showed us Hero (英雄), the most gorgeous … Continue reading →

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nobody’s perfect

Posted on Saturday, 2004 August 28 by Anton

Once in a while Netflix makes a booboo: this week they sent me Taxi Driver (1976), which I have already seen, in place of Taxi Driver (1954). Tuesday: Make that twice in a while. Wednesday: I imagine that some minimum-wage … Continue reading →

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movies rented this week

Posted on Sunday, 2004 August 22 by Anton

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). Formulaic fluff, but fun to watch. The Trouble with Harry (1955), a farce by Hitchcock, disappointingly thin. Shirley MacLaine’s first film.

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cielo de vainilla

Posted on Friday, 2004 August 20 by Anton

Visited stepbrother last night, and we watched Abre los Ojos (Open your Eyes) (1997). The surprise ending concerns a concept on which I have spent hours happily musing; I had no idea that the concept had gone so mainstream.

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