I'm finally getting back to my Century+ project after a one-year hiatus. (Well, a one-year hiatus in blogging, as I've been watching many of these films over the course of that year. But the delay meant that it took me somewhat longer to compose my thoughts as I ended up rewatching a bunch before writing these up.)
A Century+ of Cinema: Considering the Essentials: [link]
A Century+ of Cinema: The 1910s: [link]
In any case, going forward, I hope to stay on track with my initial plan of writing up one decade a month, so look for my post on the 1920s at the end of this month or the beginning of next.
For the 1910s, I think
Judex
(1916) would be of particular interest to the Buffistas.
I saw The Cameraman’s Revenge, which you embedded in your post. A very clever film! I only hope the filmmakers were wise enough not to try to repeat their success in dead-insect animation.
Honestly not sure if this belongs here or in Infinite Chrises, but I finally saw Knives Out and the sweater! I was so distracted by how big Chris Evans arms are. Too big for the character/sweater.
In the words of our founding namesake, those are good arms to have.
Just popping in to say that I'm still working on the 1920s mostly, but the MG's movie night last night was scheduled to watch
Sorcerer
so naturally I insisted we had to watch
The Wages of Fear
beforehand since I hadn't yet seen that either and, damn, if those aren't two fantastic films. Different movies in similar shells.
Sorcerer
was probably less tense than it would have been if I hadn't watched them back to back, but I still preferred it slightly. In fact, I don't get how this flopped at the box office at all.
In any case, I've been meaning to see them for ages, but now that I have I can't believe I waited so long. If that's you, don't be me!
I have I can't believe I waited so long. If that's you, don't be me!
I still haven't seen them! And I love Clouzot's Diabolique and I have the DVD of his unfinished L'Enfer.
Don't be me, Hec! What am I here for if not for you to learn from my mistakes?
I have yet to see a Clouzot film I haven't liked. If you haven't seen it,
L'Assassin habite au 21 (The Murderer Lives at Number 21)
is another fave. It's a lighter take on his
Quai des Orfèvres
or
Le Corbeau
mystery style.
Universal to make a Munsters movie with Rob Zombie as director.
My level of DO NOT WANT is pretty high, but I've never liked any of Zombie's movies.
I don't think I've seen any of his movies. Because they don't sound like something I'd like. But maybe he'll change things up for this?
Not holding out a lot of hope for it, but you never know
