tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:23:29 +0000Nigel AndrewsSaharaStrange DaysUKFCJohn BarryThe VerdictPeter Jacksonearly adoptersrevisiteda reader repliesDaniel MyrickElfTorn CurtainTom CruiseThe Age of AquariusJawsJesus of MontrealHelen Of Four GatesM. 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And Have NotAmong Giantstheatrescreen writingPeeping TomRashomonWilliam GoldmanFritz LangHalloweenMichael MannThe TownAlmost FamouscopperplateKatherine HepburnDennis HopperMichael ChabronPaul NewmandramaAlice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreDavid S Cohen127 HoursPoodle SpringsThe Hi-Lo CountrydirectingKnightridersNBCHarrison FordBarry NormanPeter WeirRaindanceJason BourneBryan SingerThe Man Who Heard VoicesFrom Page To Screenscary moviesAMPASScott RudinnominationsJohn FrankenheimerValkyrieEuripidesmovie listsauteurCitizen KaneSimon BeaufoyThe Loss of Sexual InnocenceFearlessMichael PowellClearChannelDon LaFontaineGarfield 2Mr WonderfulGeorge ClooneyGolden GlobesPatrick Sheane DuncanLos AngelesThe Princess And The FrogBack To The FutureAvatarBoomtownSteven SoderberghGoldcrestRon SheltonDeep CoverJack CardiffCecil HepworthHergeLindsay AndersonThe GhostJohn HoustonAnne CoatesBruce RobinsonThe DevilsMichael KamenBoondock SaintsKind Hearts And CoronetsFair GameAwards showsGraham YostKnight And DayJJ AbramsAliensscoringThe Thing Called LoveSummer MadnessJulian SandsMichael CollinsDavid Leanspecial effectsAnne Thompsoncomedy writingRoom At The TopLarry DavidEmily BluntGeorge Roy HillChristmas In Connecticutindependent filmextended shotsSweet Smell Of Successsilent filmRidley ScottBFIMichael GoldenbergLittle Big ManBlackmail.The PlayerUnder FireOrsen WellesHappy TexasAnthony HopkinsMexican Film FestivalThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingArthur PennIn The LoopThe HillPauline KaelHandmade FilmsThe Way To The StarslocationsThe WireThe SpectatorCasablancaBlack SwanEd HarrisMGMNapoleonSyrianaBull Durhamnew mediaPeter ChelsomTom FontanaThe Hamster FactorSpirit AwardsRobert HamerThe Black Listhistorical moviesJake EbertsTex AveryWestern ApproachesDavid BrownPaul AttanasioPaul FeignarrativeVolker Schlondorfflost moviesmusicalsDon SiegelBrassed OffClint Eastwoodopening weekendThe Small Back RoomShane MeadowsWatchmenMike NewellPat Jacksonoral traditionAlex CoxSneakersPixarGladiatorJohn LloydLondon phone boxesAgoraBaseballNew York TimesBonnie and ClydeDanny BoyleGone With The WindRide With The DevilThe VisitorAdrian LesterTallulah BankheadDisneyMartin ScorseseTrue GritAudrey HepburnGeorge A Romerosports moviesBarbara StanwyckWall*ETony Curtisthe Lumière BrothersWithnail and IGreen ZoneWoody AllenThe Blair Witch ProjectBernard RoseJ Arthur RankThe Young VictoriaThe ShieldBritish FilmNo ReservationsDavid CronenbergBertrand TaverniervoiceoverDante's PeakThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and ClayAlan Clarke84 Charlie MopicIndiana JonesOliver StoneAlfred HitchcockTime OutNPR24/7Krzysztof KieslowskiOceansbirthdayA Shot In The DarkThe PolygraphHE BatesLa Double Vie de VeroniqueNeil GaimanCineworldtelevisionKevin BrownlowJonathan DemmeRatatouilleGotham AwardsHumphrey BogartPaul WatkinsstardomRachel Griffiths3DFederico FelliniOmar SharifQuote of the dayButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidEalingNotoriousAmerican: The Bill Hicks StoryBlade RunnerMax RichterBAFTAsDavid FincherSam FullerState of PlayAkira KurosawaOpen RangeFinancingRaiders of the Lost ArkThoughts from the baggage-train of film and television.http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)Blogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8147586099900915586Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:00 +00002012-02-02T16:42:14.290ZdocumentaryThe Island Presidenttrailershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/6Rz_qbDDaro/trailer-watch-island-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2012/02/trailer-watch-island-president.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-4004050721230968868Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:19:00 +00002012-01-24T14:19:59.161ZOscarsAwards showsnominations Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse Best Actor Demián Bichir — A Better Life George Clooney — The Descendants Jean Dujardin — The Artist Gary Oldman — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt — Moneyball Best Actress Glenn Close — Albert Nobbs Viola Davis — The Help Rooney Mara — The Girl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/3B4vepD_-vo/oscar-nominations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2012/01/oscar-nominations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-3896248640757403186Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:57:00 +00002011-12-19T15:02:20.353Zmovie listsChristmasSo it's that time of year again, when if you're a movie fan of a certain age you have fond memories of planning your Christmas viewing with the bumper double issue of The Radio Times. In that festive spirit, here are ten Christmas movies — not a top ten by any means (I have to save some for next year...) Elf It's become a Christmas tradition at our house now: we put up the tree, turn on the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/SDcO5KCFpuc/10-christmas-movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)1http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/10-christmas-movies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-6819741123326544254Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:23:00 +00002011-12-15T12:23:08.859Zround-up2011mash-upSo here it is: 2011 in under 6 minutes. You can always rely on the internet to come up with a good cut down. This one's a little English-language heavy but, as a summary of the year, and to paraphrase Jerome in Attack The Block: this is just too much madness to explain in one mash-up. Enjoy. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/h9rkRnJB8r8/what-kind-of-year-has-this-been-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-kind-of-year-has-this-been-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8305234129790350975Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:45:00 +00002011-12-12T19:45:57.037Zscreen writingThe Black ListThe 2011 Black List's out. Here it is in full.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/bKYq6pD335g/black-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/black-list.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-2751916834985788684Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:41:00 +00002011-12-12T16:58:54.199Zfilm restorationKevin Brownlowfilm historyCinematheque Francaisesilent film Here's a terrific lecture given by Kevin Brownlow at the Cinematheque Francaise on the trials and tribulations of film restoration, "What Does It Mean To Restore A Film". There's some lovely stuff here, some thoughts on the relationship between a silent era DP and his lab technicians, on how they'd plot together the stock a print should be exposed upon, and how long it should be in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/KsTRhXXvQ8A/restoration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/restoration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-3260435989850677796Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:01:00 +00002011-12-07T11:03:41.705ZWilliam GoldmanGeorge Roy Hillscreen writingButch Cassidy and the Sundance KiddirectingcraftHere's an unusual making-of, made up of interviews and back-stage footage from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Worth its 40 minutes or so for George Roy Hill alone. And, as ever, William Goldman's good value too. Hat tip: Raindance Film Festivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/ZC6FWf7iRdg/goldman-and-hill-making-butch-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/goldman-and-hill-making-butch-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-7312745368381680904Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:04:00 +00002011-12-07T14:27:38.077ZBIFAAwards shows A resoundingly good BIFA last night. Nice to see an even spread of films winning, too:— Best British Independent Film Tyrannosaur Best Director Lynne Ramsey — We Need To Talk About Kevin The Douglas Hickox Award Paddy Considine — Tyrannosaur Best Screenplay Richard Ayoade — Submarine Best Actor Michael Fassbender — Shame Best Actress Olivia Coleman — Tyrannosaur Best Supporting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/G-wMyVjahiE/those-bifa-winners-in-full.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/those-bifa-winners-in-full.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-4101502075997398915Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:53:00 +00002011-12-01T17:55:24.186Zscreen writingThe Social NetworkAaron Sorkincraft Audio only.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/iB_PPx9PI5A/sorkin-on-social-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/12/sorkin-on-social-network.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-430252980872540895Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:37:00 +00002011-11-30T16:39:18.210ZGotham AwardsOscarsSpirit AwardsBIFAAwards shows David Cronenberg at the Gothams Well, Awards season's well and truly upon us once again. They handed out the Gothams on Monday night (it was a tie), announced the Spirit nominations yesterday, and the BIFAs go to the podiums on Sunday night. All of which means that we've already begun to handicap the Oscars, which means that 'For Your Consideration' ads are already dotting Los Angeles. And http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/mtUM132BGpo/here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/11/here-we-go-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-3603595856958578593Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:53:00 +00002011-11-28T17:53:09.190ZSam Fuller http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/E83H3z2qQhA/sam-fuller-speaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/11/sam-fuller-speaks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-2568917424785983657Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:40:00 +00002011-11-01T20:19:47.307ZBIFAAwards showsnominations Well, it seems as though, as soon as the Christmas decorations start appearing in the shops, we begin to talk about Awards Season once again. And to kick us off, my alma mater the British Independent Film Awards announced its nominations yesterday. And a cracking list it is too (though, such has been my year, that when I say that, it's hearsay — I've seen three of them. Sorry BIFA, I'll do http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/VrjJelY_feo/bifa-nominations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/11/bifa-nominations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8196065603156707517Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:12:00 +00002011-10-04T11:12:53.636+01:00Buster Keatonsilent film Buster Keaton would have been 116 today, so to celebrate, here's the elevator chase from The Goat, made in 1921, a mad-cap case of mistaken identity in which everyone apart from the girl seems to think that our hero is the dastardly Dead Shot Dan. Of particular surreal genius, the way in which Buster summons the lift to make good his escape (2.27 onwards). Great stuff. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/vF9RPkx5HjM/happy-birthday-buster-keaton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-birthday-buster-keaton.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8731856987131710516Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:12:00 +00002011-11-30T18:17:31.174ZSidney LumetGeorge Clooneymovie lists This picture was chosen by Kay Cooks Crikey! And there I was, told that a list of 40 movies was too much to digest at once, and now this. Of course, I'm not George Clooney (else Kay Cooks would be threatening to leave me for me, which would be confusing). And it's a very good list. Of course, he and I disagree about Network, which I think is Lumet's weakest movie by miles and, if we're http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/WCOidTEDG3w/clooneys-100-favourite-movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/10/clooneys-100-favourite-movies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-6638368066061056873Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:02:00 +00002011-10-03T11:02:14.597+01:00Pauline KaelOrsen WellesCitizen KaneMovie critics Just found Pauline Kael's epic essay on Citizen Kane drifting through the halls of the internet. It's one of the great pieces of film criticism. Enjoy.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/RJ38g-AbvZ4/kael-on-kane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/10/kael-on-kane.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8202672951167208459Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:49:00 +00002011-09-28T14:49:31.915+01:00Los AngeleslocationsHollywood Following on from the Boomtown post, yesterday, here's this from the LA Times about the LA River's lasting role as a movie location. From hosting a river-side French village in All Quiet On The Western Front through the drag races in Grease to its being frozen over for The Dark Knight Rises, the LA River's always there. Oh, and now you can canoe down it too.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/0P77rJYEklA/river-runs-through-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/river-runs-through-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-7581350881084164119Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:54:00 +00002011-09-27T18:54:51.916+01:00BoomtownDavid SimonThe WireGraham YostNBCrevisitedtelevision We open on a bridge just north of Downtown, a bridge across the LA river. The old, sad black man standing upon says: The air seems yellow with dust and smog. The mood wistful, mournful for a good thing snuffed out. It's an atmospheric and powerful, an evocation of a city filled with hopes and dreams which remain ever and always unfulfilled. And it sets the tone for Boomtown, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/1sYZHjw5PtA/revisited-14-boomtown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/revisited-14-boomtown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-6448989761765972360Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:25:00 +00002011-09-26T18:43:48.577+01:00Raindancethe Lumière BrothersCecil HepworthDW Griffithearly film  Raindance kindly asked me to write them a piece for this year's Festival catalogue. So here it is:— Cecil Hepworth History, we’re told, is written by the winners. Sometimes with the history of film it feels more as though it’s the survivors who have been the writers of it, those whose success has lasted long enough for their achievements to permeate our consciousness, at least for a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/WmldeoO8NAc/cecil-hepworth-first-british.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/cecil-hepworth-first-british.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-5087876374376893867Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:51:00 +00002011-09-23T11:51:07.507+01:00David FincherThe Girl With The Dragon TattootrailersAn Oscar, this time, for Mr Fincher? On the evidence of this, I think the odds have just shortened considerably. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/U16V8dVvgNs/trailer-watch-girl-with-dragon-tattoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/trailer-watch-girl-with-dragon-tattoo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-2075251846982357096Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:02:00 +00002011-09-22T16:30:19.859+01:00Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreThe HillDante's PeakThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe PolygraphSneakersMr WonderfulJesus of MontrealAgoraunder-ratedThe Tailor of PanamaInto The West It's been a while, so here, finally, is the last part of my randomly chosen 40 under-rated movies. And in the interests of full disclosure, I should be honest: some of the films which have made the list are old friends I bang on about far too often, to blank looks of non-recognition; others are films I've seen again recently and thought, 'bloody hell, that was good, I'd forgotten all about it.' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/_2sEpqY2NQ4/40-under-rated-movies-part-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/40-under-rated-movies-part-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-419892540427936254Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:50:00 +00002011-09-21T11:50:39.135+01:00Black Island colleague, Jonathan Wakeham wrote this wonderful piece last month for The Arts Emergency Service, an organisation which exists to try to make sure that Arts and Humanities education remains accessible to all. In a world which increasingly sees education as some kind of pre-job job training scheme, it's suddenly frighteningly easy to see subjects like English and Latin and History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/9QfmMCqbeE0/luxury-of-art-and-everything-else-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/luxury-of-art-and-everything-else-we.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-4342381042448076747Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:02:00 +00002011-09-20T17:03:55.246+01:00 Content companies are about to see a rise in the value of their content because Internet companies need what they sell. So says Terry Semel, former boss of Warners and Yahoo. Having run both a studio and one of the larger internet companies, I suppose he knows whereof he speaks, in this case talking with Harry Sloan at TheGrill. What he doesn't seem to have touched upon is the loss of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/XWXWwCZgP8k/value-of-content.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/value-of-content.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-8052913088648002451Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:55:00 +00002011-09-20T14:55:40.510+01:00J EdgartrailersClint Eastwood http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/A4edkTsOcqI/trailer-watch-j-edgar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/trailer-watch-j-edgar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-1934867846268867849Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:50:00 +00002011-09-16T15:50:29.431+01:00 A bit thank you to the good people at Salon for pointing out that the Loeb Classical Library celebrates its 100th birthday this year. I spent a good deal of time with these dinky little volumes in my younger days, with the Greek or Latin on the left hand page, the English on the right, ploughing through Herodian or the Historia Augusta (the sine qua non of dubious history, and it's not often http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/PXiFA1lHDgE/things-we-can-learn-from-loeb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/things-we-can-learn-from-loeb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049586402332539173.post-2298551246484735329Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:30:00 +00002011-09-15T07:30:00.306+01:00Neil GaimanQuote of the day"I believe we owe it to each other to tell stories. It's as close to a credo as I have or will, I suspect, ever get." — Neil Gaimanhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cinelogic/~3/Bt2wHmRG_ZI/quote-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fred Hogge)0http://cinelogic.blogspot.com/2011/09/quote-of-day.html