M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953) – Was I just having an off day or what? I feel like I should have liked this movie much more than I did. All I really got out of it was a sense of detached amusement for some parts. I was a big fan of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, which … Continue reading
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940) – Short version: I love this movie so, so much. Longer version: It goes to figure that when Charlie Chaplin finally decided to talk, he really had something to say. Picking on Adolph Hitler may seem like going after low-hanging fruit. I mean, we live in the post-Mel Brooks era. Making … Continue reading
The Navigator (1924)
The Navigator (1924) — This is the second Buster Keaton movie I’ve seen (assuming you don’t count Limelight or Sunset Boulevard) and I liked The General a lot better. The guy may have been a superior physical comedian to Charlie Chaplin, but Chaplin was the better film-maker. That being said, I had several chuckles throughout … Continue reading
The Cat’s Meow (2001)
The Cat’s Meow (2001) — What we know: William Randolph Hearst took out his yacht with a bunch of friends, among them film producer Thomas H. Ince. Ince was declared dead shortly after his return, officially of heart failure supposedly from ulcers. What actually happened has become rumors and an enduring Hollywood mystery and legend. … Continue reading
WALL-E (2008)
WALL-E (2008) — I love everything about this movie: the Charlie Chaplin-esque “silent” love story, the cute cockroach [between this movie and Ratatouille, Pixar seems to be going out of their way to make vermin adorable], the unsubtle biting social commentary and underlying environmental message that hits you over the head and still manages not … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 