So far in our Third Floor Film Series we’ve watched Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo, the groundbreaking 1967 Bonnie and Clyde directed by Arthur Penn, and Elia Kazan’s steaming… Read more “To Be Good Is Not Enough: Falling Short of Genius in Five Easy Pieces”
Category: Film
Stories We Tell (2012)
This week I finally had the chance to catch up with Sarah Polley’s moving documentary Stories We Tell, and it has edged vampires onto the back burner.… Read more “Stories We Tell (2012)”
Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
If I could have more of any one commodity it would be time. If I could have a superpower it would be to only need one hour… Read more “Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)”
Single-Car Runaway Trains: Broken Lives in A Streetcar Named Desire
There is not a single emotionally healthy adult to be found in Elia Kazan’s steamy 1951 hothouse drama A Streetcar Named Desire. Every player in this story is… Read more “Single-Car Runaway Trains: Broken Lives in A Streetcar Named Desire”
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1970 film Zabriskie Point was a dismal failure both financially and critically. The second of three English language films the Italian master of existential languish… Read more “Zabriskie Point (1970)”
Roger Ebert, Teacher
I own a lot of books, and I own a lot of movies. It would be hard to say which passion has owned more of me, but… Read more “Roger Ebert, Teacher”
Duel (1971)
I’m neither a Steven Spielberg hater nor a Steven Spielberg apologist, but I can certainly say unequivocally the man is a craftsman. His precision and control with… Read more “Duel (1971)”
More Thoughts on Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
I’ve been thinking recently about Arthur Penn’s 1967 brushfire of a film Bonnie and Clyde. I wrote about the film some here in preparation for leading a screening and… Read more “More Thoughts on Bonnie and Clyde (1967)”
Sparrows (1926)
In 1926 Mary Pickford was still at the pinnacle of her popularity, though she would retire in less than a decade. There has never been another Hollywood… Read more “Sparrows (1926)”
Outlaws and Auteurs: Bonnie and Clyde in a Changing Hollywood
Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular outlaws, 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde was a landmark picture in Hollywood filmmaking. Let’s look at… Read more “Outlaws and Auteurs: Bonnie and Clyde in a Changing Hollywood”
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