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Dec
14
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CANCELLED -- SEE EMAIL!
Next Month Vigo's A'talante. David
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Nov
9
6:30 PM
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This months movies is the Blu Ray Edition of Chungking Express by Wong Kar-Wai (102 minutes), 1994.
Wong kar-Wai is the perfect director for hi-def imagery. Looking forward to seeing you all here!
David
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Oct
12
6:30 PM
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Hey ALL, looks like I was too ambitious, but I really wanted to meet.
I moved over the weekend, and even after getting things organized this weekend, I could not pull off getting things set up for you.
I will reschedule for another day.
Sorry for the inconvenience and late notice but I was up until midnight trying to get things sorted out and working. It is tough to move an entire home theater!
David
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Sep
14
6:30 PM
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Hi All, tonight's movie is Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) by Kenji Mizoguchi (97 minutes).
It is on the British Film Institutes Best Films 1962 #4 (tied with Greed by von Stroheim) and 1972 #10 (tied with Bergman's Wild Strawberries.) It is currently in an eight way tie at 27th place.
Godard has said he is "Quite simply one of the best film makers," and this movie is often found on Top Ten Lists of best films ever made.
Thanks and I look forward to seeing you all! David
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Aug
10
6:30 PM
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We will be watching Bergman's Persona, (1966) 85 minutes. Ranked #5 in 1972 on BFI's Sight and Sound Critic's Poll. Here's what Bergman had to say:
"Today I feel that in Persona — and later in Cries and Whispers — I had gone as far as I could go. And that in these two instances when working in total freedom, I touched wordless secrets that only the cinema can discover."
AND:
"At some time or other, I said that Persona saved my life — that is no exaggeration. If I had not found the strength to make that film, I would probably have been all washed up. One significant point: for the first time I did not care in the least whether the result would be a commercial success..."
See you Monday! David
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Jul
13
6:30 PM
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Hi All, I am trying to get L'Atalante by Vigo. I has been consistently in the British Film Institutes Top Ten movies (2002 #15; 1992 #5/6; 1962 #10)
1934, 89 minutes run time.
It is a film that is said to anticipate the French New Wave artists (Truffaut was an immediate Jean Vigo fan when he saw his this film). The cinematographer for this film, Russian Boris Kaufman, would go on to work on Hollywood films such as On the Waterfront.
I believe we will find it is a film that we can connect with today (it is a romantic film and still accesable) and I look forward to watching it will all of you! David
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Jun
8
6:45 PM
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Hey All, Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin have been in the British Film Institutes Top Ten list since 1952.
Keaton's The General and Chaplin's City Lights, The Gold Rush, and Modern Times have been in and out.
We will watch either The General or Modern Times Monday night.
I look forward to seeing you all there!
David
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May
11
6:30 PM
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Sorry all, but I have been trying to get Mouchette, by Bresson. I hope to have it by tomorrow.
David
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Mar
9
6:45 PM
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Hey all, this month we will be watching the film Noir Classic, The Third Man!
This 1949 classic was directed by Carol Reed and has a 104 minute running time.
The Third Man won the 1949 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the British Academy Award for Best Film, and an Academy Award for Best Black and White Cinematography in 1950. David
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Feb
9
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Hey All, I finally secured a copy of Brief Encounter by David Lean (1946). Popularly considered Great Britain's #2 movie ever made, it hit the British Film Institutes top 10 in the 1950's. Based on a Noel Coward play and starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, I felt this was an appropriate pick for this Valentine's month.
Lean is a great director (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Summertime, A Passage to India, Dr. Zhivago) and this film is one of his first.
Does it still work for a modern audience -- I look forward to hearing what you all think! David
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