March 2013 Recap

I'm about halfway through "Shoah" (9 hours total), which is why I haven't had any updates in a couple of days. But hey, that doesn't mean the month hasn't changed and THAT means it's recap time!1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die - As seen in March 20131) An Autumn Afternoon (1962 - Yasujiro Ozu) 7.5/10 - Definitely grew on me throughout the month and easily the best of the three Ozu films I saw.2) Red Psalm (1972 - Miklos Jancso) 3.5/103) The...

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Rossellini Week - COMING SOON

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324. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Running Time: 161 minutesDirected By: David LeanWritten By: Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, from the novel Le pont de la riviere Kwai by Pierre BoulleMain Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James DonaldClick here to view the trailerGOOD SHOW?When I put up that "17 Hours" post the other day, giving a peek at three very long films that I plan to watch soon, I could've just called it "20 hours" and included "The Bridge...

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978. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Running Time: 126 minutesDirected By: Mel GibsonWritten By: Mel Gibson, Benedict FitzgeraldMain Cast: Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Rosalinda Celentano, Francesco DeVitoClick here to view the trailerFAITHWith Good Friday falling today and Easter this Sunday, I figured there was really no better time to get to "The Passion of the Christ" - a Mel Gibson directed film and the highest grossing independent film of all-time.I think we...

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12. La Souriante Madame Beudet/The Smiling Madame Beudet (1922)

Running Time: 38 minutesDirected By: Germaine DulacWritten By: Denys Amiel, Andre ObeyMain Cast: Germaine Dermoz, Alexandre Arquilliere, Jean d'Yd, Madeleine GuittyYAY FEMINISM!Another much sought after movie, finally viewed by yours truly. I'll go into detail below on how I finally managed to track this one down, but now with "The Smiling Madame Beudet" finished, that officially puts the kibosh on the 1920s. Also, speaking of milestones, I've just...

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369. L'Annee derniere a Marienbad/Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Running Time: 94 minutesDirected By: Alain ResnaisWritten By: Alain Robbe-Grillet, from the novel The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy CasaresMain Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha PitoeffClick here to view the trailerRESNAIS HAT TRICK: PART THREE OF THREEYesterday, in my "Hiroshima mon amour" review, I wrote that I'd continue to roll that film over and over in my head, until I came up with a sound opinion and answers to some of the...

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351. Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

Running Time: 91 minutesDirected By: Alain ResnaisWritten By: Marguerite DurasMain Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji OkadaClick here to view the trailerRESNAIS HAT TRICK: PART TWO OF THREEHaving never seen an Alain Resnais movie, prior to "Night and Fog" a couple of days ago (which barely counted, since it was only thirty minutes and a docuementary), I wasn't sure what to expect from "Hiroshima mon amour". I went into kind of blind and was surprised at...

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291. MARTY (1955)

Running Time: 89 minutesDirected By: Delbert MannWritten By: Paddy ChayefskyMain Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Joe Mantell, Jerry ParisClick here to view the trailerLONELINESS AND THE BUTCHERI saw "Marty" only one other time, prior to last night and I remember adoring it. This time around my feelings lessened a little bit, but I still think it's a really good picture and world's better than Paddy Chayefsky's other BOOK offering,...

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10. Korkarlen/The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Running Time: 106 minutesDirected By: Victor SjostromWritten By: Victor Sjostrom, from novel by Selma LagerlofMain Cast: Victor Sjostrom, Hilda Borgstrom, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm, Concordia SelanderTHROWBACKTechnically, this movie should've been watched about three and a half years ago, but back then I could find it nowhere. Now, thanks to the folks at Criterion, veehd.com and one of my commenters, I've been able to track down the incredibly...

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17 Hours

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299. Nuit et brouillard/Night and Fog (1955)

Running Time: 31 minutesDirected By: Alain ResnaisWritten By: Jean CayrolMain Cast: Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Julius SteicherRESNAIS HAT TRICK: PART ONE OF THREESo we go from dealing with the number ten, in the form of "Ten Commandments", to dealing with the number three, as it pertains to the three Alain Resnais movies from THE BOOK. In a related note, if you add up the three running times from the three...

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314. The Ten Commandments (1956)

Running Time: 220 minutesDirected By: Cecil B. DeMilleWritten By: Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, Fredric M. Frank, from the novels Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham, On Eagle's Wing by A.E. Southon, Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke WilsonMain Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De CarloClick here to view the trailerAT LEAST IT WASN'T ONE HOUR PER COMMANDMENTOne of the biggest hurtles of the...

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