Directed by Howard Hawks It seems to me that older films can be considered great for two main reasons. One has to do with being a bit of an artifact of a particular moment in history, and the second has to do with creating a trend that so many other films copied. The first of … Continue reading Rio Bravo (1959)
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Amarcord (1973)
Directed by Federico Fellini Amarcord depicts a series of vignettes, spread amongst a Simpsons-like cast of characters in a small town in the Italian countryside. It's a nostalgic comedy, full of slapstick and vulgarity, which occasionally pulls back far enough to remind you that this was all happening within a fascist state. The most memorable sequence … Continue reading Amarcord (1973)
High Noon (1952)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann High Noon takes place over the course of a tense but mostly uneventful 90 minutes, at least until the expected gunfight which ends the film. The story concerns a freshly married, newly retired Marshal, Will Kane (Gary Cooper), whose sense of duty compels him to stay on the job just a … Continue reading High Noon (1952)
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