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'Battle of Algiers' Makes a Comeback |
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9:50 am EST, Nov 19, 2009 |
Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 film The Battle of Algiers portrays the urban warfare between Algerians and the French troops occupying their country. The film's raw presentation of a ruthless conflict just years after it occurred left audiences enthralled. The film is now being re-released -- and to some, it conveys a new meaning in light of the US involvement in Iraq.
Its been years since jlm first posted about this film on MemeStreams. I finally got around to watching it. The film provides a provocative and balanced look at an early conflict of a sort which has become commonplace today. The powerful use of local music and impressive bombing and riot scenes provide a level of realism I didn't expect from 1960's cinema. 'Battle of Algiers' Makes a Comeback |
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7:27 pm EDT, Apr 4, 2004 |
Book-ends for tax day. On April 13, go to Borders for a second helping of Neal. On April 16, go to AMC for another course of Quentin. Revenge is a dish best served cold. After having killed the first two on her death list, O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green, The Bride continues in her journey of vengeance to hunt down and kill the remaining victims, Elle Driver, Budd, and ultimately, Bill. However, matters become complicated when The Bride learns that her daughter, whom she presumed dead, is still alive. Form 1040, line 42: Would you like to donate $10 to Miramax? Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
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9:59 pm EST, Oct 27, 2003 |
] Japan has always had a cachet of cool, but it was a type
] of subcultural cool that appealed only to certain tastes.
] This notion of cool has long been in vogue with readers
] of Beat Generation or cyberpunk literature. Now,
] however, Japan's cultural cool is appealing to a wider
] base of media fans that are, of course, consumers who
] express their cultural desires monetarily. Killing in Translation |
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What Else Was Lost In Translation |
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1:37 pm EDT, Sep 21, 2003 |
DIRECTOR (in Japanese to the interpreter): The translation is very important, O.K.? The translation.
INTERPRETER: Yes, of course. I understand. ... INTERPRETER (In English, to Bob): Right side. And, uh, with intensity.
BOB: Is that everything? It seemed like he said quite a bit more than that. This is the English translation of a very funny scene from Lost In Translation. I saw an ad for this last night. I'm not sure if its going to be a great film, (looks like a romantic comedy) but the footage of Tokyo looks really nice. It might be worth watching simply as a way to experience a little of Japan. What Else Was Lost In Translation |
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Kino International Presents Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
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1:39 am EST, Jan 26, 2003 |
Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, Metropolis had for 75 years been seen only in shortened or truncated versions. Now, restored in Germany with state-of-the-art digital technology and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz added, Metropolis can be appreciated in its full glory. It is, as A. O. Scott of The New York Times declared, "A fever dream of the future. At last we have the movie every would-be cinematic visionary has been trying to make since 1927." Lavish and spectacular, with elaborate sets and modern science fiction style, Metropolis stands today as the crowning achievement of the German silent cinema. Kino is proud to present the definitive, authorized version of this towering classic, at a length over one-third longer than any previous release. "Spectacular...the greatest of all pulp fantasies." -- The Village Voice Order your copy today! On sale February 18, 2003. Kino International Presents Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
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9:22 pm EST, Dec 26, 2002 |
This is Salman Rushdie's op-ed piece for the Christmas Day edition of the Washington Post. He compares and contrasts The Two Towers and Gangs of New York in the context of contemporary history and current events. Getting Into Gang War |
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A Restored German Classic of Futuristic Angst |
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1:01 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2002 |
On January 10, 1927, Fritz Lang's "Metropolis," a wildly ambitious, hugely expensive science fiction allegory of filial revolt, romantic love, alienated labor and dehumanizing technology opened in Berlin, but the movie as Lang made it has never really been seen. ... Thanks to four years of painstaking work, there is now, at long last, a "Metropolis" with a legitimate claim to being definitive. Far from a historical curio, "Metropolis" arrives, three-quarters of a century late, like an artifact from the future. At last we have the movie every would-be cinematic visionary has been trying to make since 1927. I hope this is shown outside New York and becomes available on DVD. A Restored German Classic of Futuristic Angst |
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washingtonpost.com: Force Fizzle |
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11:06 am EDT, May 15, 2002 |
The emotional climax of "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" is fabulous. Soaring and majestic, it reaches deep inside you to stroke chords of fond memory, to reaffirm the pleasure and healing power of narrative, to liberate the imagination. Unfortunately, it comes in the first two seconds. After that, the movie doesn't go downhill or uphill; it doesn't go anywhere. It flatlines. Memo to George Lucas: Hire an editor, bud. ... It's too long, it's too dull, it's too lame. Lucas seems to have based this episode on "The McLaughlin Group." ... What little story creeps out in dribs and drabs ... Hmmm, I forget what happens next. This is now the second "Episode II really sucks" review I've seen; NYT's A.O. Scott said much the same thing in last week's review. washingtonpost.com: Force Fizzle |
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