Posts Tagged ‘Vertigo’
Film Review – The Woman in the Window
Here is a movie that is so blatantly artificial that it’s almost admirable. The Woman in the Window (2021) has such a synthetic feel to its execution that its style becomes the main draw. If we delve too deeply into story and character, it falls apart. The…
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Top 15 Films of 2015 – Allen’s Picks
I know what people say: “Lists of anything are dumb. How can you take something as subjective as movies and rank them in order?” Well, that’s kind of the beauty of it: no one list is definitive. If anything, putting out one’s favorite films only reveals…
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Film Review – Phoenix
After seeing Phoenix, I always think of the film as being in black and white (it is not), with only little details in color: the red dress, a shade of lipstick, the husband’s eyes. Comparisons to Vertigo aside, the film is more of a companion…
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Film Review – Fifty Shades of Grey
In Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), virginal literature student Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) enters into a BDSM relationship with billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). The main point of tension is the negotiation of a contract. This contract outlines the dominant/submissive sexual arrangement that Christian will…
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Film Review – Hitchcock
If I had to name the three directors most responsible for my love of movies, I would list Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, and Woody Allen. (You can throw in Ernst Lubitsch and Michael Curtiz to round out the top five, if you’d like.) Hitchcock is…
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Episode 200 – DVD Rundown 10-30-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for October 30th, 2012. In this episode they discuss Rosemary’s Baby, The Campaign, Safety Not Guaranteed, and The Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection.
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An Appreciation – Rear Window
If someone who has never seen a Hitchcock film asked me to recommend the one they should see first, I would pick Rear Window (1954). Not only is it highly entertaining and full of well-developed suspense, but it also incorporates everything that made Alfred Hitchcock…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #151
Spencer is joined by Brandon Jerwa (Shooters, BJ Shea’s Geek Nation) and John Portanova (Sader Ridge). Topics include: Ben Affleck’s Justice League, Joss Whedon’s future, lost Stanley Kubrick material, the fall of Citizen Kane, the prospect of more Die Hard, the 48FPS movement takes a…
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