Tag Archives: noir

Review: Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows, 1958)

Posted on March 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

elevator to the gallows

Remind me never to swipe a car in France!

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Posted in 1950s, 400+ Word Reviews, France, Louis Malle

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Review: Bob le flambeur (1956)

Posted on February 27, 2014 | 2 comments

bob le flambeur

I’m not much for gambling, probably because I don’t have any money to bet in the first place!

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Posted in 1950s, 400+ Word Reviews, France, Jean-Pierre Melville

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Review: The Naked City (1948)

Posted on February 1, 2014 | 2 comments

the naked city

Thinking of naked cities gives me a weird feeling, very weird!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Jules Dassin, United States Of America

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This Week In Cinema: January 19-25, 2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

saving mr. banks

If I ever need saving I’m hoping an animated mouse can come to the rescue!

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Posted in 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Australia, Hong Kong, Jae-gon Son, John Lee Hancock, Michael Pressman, Shane Black, South Korea, This Week In Cinema, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Review: The Paperboy (2012)

Posted on September 30, 2013 | 4 comments

the paperboy

That’s a heck of a lot of sweat, isn’t it?

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Posted in 2010s, 400+ Word Reviews, Lee Daniels, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: July 11-17, 2013

Posted on July 18, 2013 | 2 comments

the-big-lebowski

No matter what The Dude always manages to crack me up!

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Posted in 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Canada, Chris Columbus, David Yates, Ethan & Joel Coen, Mark Waters, Retro Week In Cinema, Todd Phillips, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: July 04-10, 2013

Posted on July 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

orphan

Count me out from adopting a kid from a foreign country, thank you very much!

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Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Jaume Collet-Serra, Mary Lambert, Retro Week In Cinema, Robert Altman, United States Of America, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Zack Snyder

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Review: Moonrise (1948)

Posted on July 9, 2013 | 3 comments

moonrise

I’m never around for the moon to rise, and I’ve seen far too many sunrises for my liking!

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Posted in 1940s, 400+ Word Reviews, Frank Borzage, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: May 30-June 05, 2013

Posted on June 6, 2013 | 4 comments

after the wedding

My wedding wasn’t full of any drama, bvut we did take a hike through a state park afterwards!

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Posted in 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Anna Boden, Ben Affleck, Bruce W. Timm, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Eric Radomski, Norway, Retro Week In Cinema, Richard Kelly, Ryan Fleck, Susanne Bier, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States Of America

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Retro Week In Cinema: May 23-29, 2013

Posted on May 30, 2013 | 4 comments

a little princess

I have a little princess of my own at home, in fact I’m surrounded by princesses and queens. Needless to say, I have no authority at all in my house!

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Posted in 1990s, 2000s, Alfonso Cuarón, Derick Martini, James Mangold, Retro Week In Cinema, Rian Johnson, Russia, Timur Bekmambetov, United States Of America

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