by Sam Juliano Although traffic has declined over the Thanksgiving break at Wonders, as it has on just about every other blogsite, a number of early week posts have again attracted large comment totals, with most of exceeding high quality. Countdown reviews of L.A. Confidential, Eyes Wide Shut and Breaking the Waves have inspired stupendous [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Monday Morning Diary (November 30)
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2009 | 78 Comments »
Three Colours: Red (no 6)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 30, 2009 | 14 Comments »
(France/Poland 99m) DVD1/2 Aka. Trois Couleurs: Rouge Geneva fraternity p Marin Karmitz d Krzysztof Kieslowski w Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz ph Piotr Sobocinski ed Jacques Witta m Zbigniew Preisner art Claude Lenoir Irène Jacob (Valentine Dusseau), Jean-Louis Trintignant (Judge Joseph Kern), Jean-Pierre Lorit (Auguste), Frédérique Feder (Karin), Samuel Lebihan (photographer), Juliette Binoche (Julie, from Blue), [...]
Breaking the Waves (no 7)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 29, 2009 | 21 Comments »
(Denmark/UK 1996 159m) DVD1/2 Talking to God p Vibeke Windelov, Peter Aalbeck d Lars Von Trier w Lars Von Trier, Peter Asmussen ph Robby Müller ed Anders Refn m Joachim Holbek art Karl Juliasson Emily Watson (Bess McNeil), Stellan Skarsgård (Jan), Katrin Cartlidge (Dodo), Jean-Marc Barr (Terry), Adrian Rawlins (Dr Richardson), Sandra Voe (Bess’ mother), [...]
Eyes Wide Shut (no 8)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 28, 2009 | 44 Comments »
(USA 1999 159m) DVD1/2 Fidelio p/d Stanley Kubrick w Frederic Raphael, Stanley Kubrick novel “Traumnovelle” by Arthur Schnitzler ph Larry Smith ed Nigel Galt m Jocelyn Pokk (including “Jazz Suite” by Dimitri Shostakovich) art Les Tomkins, Roy Walker cos Marit Allen Tom Cruise (Dr Bill Harford), Nicole Kidman (Alice Harford), Marie Richardson (Marion), Sydney Pollack [...]
Shooting the Past (no 9)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
(UK 1999 182m) DVD1/2 The Gadarene Club p John Chapman d/w Stephen Poliakoff ph Bruno de Keyser, Ernie Vincze ed Paul Tothill m Adrian Johnston art John-Paul Kelly cos Susannah Buxton Lindsay Duncan (Marilyn Truman), Timothy Spall (Oswald Bates), Liam Cunningham (Christopher Anderson), Emilia Fox (Spig), Billie Whitelaw (Veronica), Arj Barker (Garnett), Blake Ritson [...]
Three Colours: Blue (no 10)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 26, 2009 | 23 Comments »
(France/Poland 1993 104m) DVD1/2 Aka. Trois Couleurs: Bleu 270641196 p Marin Karmitz d Krzysztof Kieslowski w Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski ph Slawomir Idziak ed Jacques Witta m Zbigniew Preisner art Claude Lenoir Juliette Binoche (Julie), Benoît Régent (Olivier), Florence Pernel (Sandrine), Charlotte Véry (Lucille), Hélène Vincent (journalist), Claude Duneton (Doctor), Hugues Quester (Patrice), Emmanuelle Riva [...]
40% Off on EVERY DVD at DeepDiscountDVD!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
by Sam Juliano Those who were unable to take advantage of the recent Barnes & Noble 50% off Criterion DVD sale, which ended yesterday, can instead aim their focus on another offer that appears ever better. At ‘Deep Discount DVD’ (until November 29th only though, so there are only four days left to [...]
La Belle Noiseuse (no 11)
Posted in Allan's 90s Countdown on November 25, 2009 | 31 Comments »
(France 1991 239m) DVD1/2 We want truth in painting p Martine Marignac d Jacques Rivette w Pascal Bonitzar, Christine Laurent, Jacques Rivette story “Le Chef d’Oeuvre Inconnu” by Honoré de Balzac ph William Lubtchansky ed Nicole Lubtchansky m Igor Stravinsky art Emmanuel de Chauvigny Michel Piccoli (Edouard Frenhofer), Jane Birkin (Liz), Emmanuelle Béart (Marianne), Marianne [...]
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