Friday 31 August 2012
Film Friday Weekly Roundup - The Ugh Edition
So here's the situation - Pretty Clever Film Gal has been running like a hamster on a wheel, working her little rear off. This has left me feeling less pretty clever and more slightly dull. But TIFF is right around the corner, and I'm banking work an...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Review: Laurel and Hardy Rarities
I'm not a card carrying member of the Sons of the Desert or anything, but I do harbour an abiding fondness for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. My fondness goes beyond admiring their work and enjoying their movies. Sure, Laurel and Hardy are always funn...
Friday 24 August 2012
Film Friday Weekly Roundup: The Links, I Don't Need No Stinkin' Links Edition
Good morning friends and fellow film fanatics, Pretty Clever Film Gal has shocking news to report - nothing happened on the interwebs this week. Okay, okay... I'm sure stuff did happen, but I missed it all. It's been a week of work, work, work and I'...
Friday 17 August 2012
Thursday 16 August 2012
The Vertigo Hair Spiral
I really love Vertigo. I wrote a little piece for the Toronto Film Scene about the Vertigo hair spiral. I'm not entirely sure it makes a lot of sense. Did I mention that I really, really love Vertigo? So much that it gives me a headache? Read on - if...
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Coming Up in Toronto: "Summer Shorts" from Robert Bruce
Every so often, composer/pianist Robert Bruce graces us with his live accompaniment to silent films. He's returning to Toronto this Thursday, August 16 to present "Summer Shorts." Catch 4 cla...
Friday 10 August 2012
Film Friday Weekly Roundup - The nobody puts PCF in the corner edition.
It's been a trying week, ya'll! PCF was kaput all last weekend, due to technical difficulties, meaning Pretty Clever Film Gal couldn't precompose her brilliant thoughts to dole out a miserly pace for the week. And then, having nothing to do ...
Friday 3 August 2012
Film Friday Weekly Roundup: The Big Week Edition
Wait, it's Friday again? That was one fast week, my friends, and not nearly as productive as it should have been. But it sure was exciting wasn't it? Sight & Sound's new critic poll not only told us Vertigo is the greate...
Thursday 2 August 2012
Vertigo is the Greatest Film of All Time
Yeah, duh, I coulda told you that last week. But now it's official, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is the greatest film of all time, unseating reigning 50 year champ Citizen Kane in Sight & Sound's ...
Watch: Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Sally of the Sawdust (1925) is an American silent comedy film, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring W. C. Fields, and based on the 1923 stage musical Poppy. It was originally released on August 2, 1925. I don't find...
Wednesday 1 August 2012
(My) Top 5 Most Infuential Films
(My) Top 5 Most Influential Films
These are not THE top 5 most influential films, but rather MY top 5 most influential films. These are the movies that were game changers for me personally. The movies that woke me up, blew ...
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