Friday, 30 November 2012

Watch It & Rate It: Male and Female (1919)

Cecile B. DeMille's Male and Female was released on November 30, 1919, and this one is a beauty people! You've got sexual tension between aristocrats and common folk, you've got shipwrecks, and you've got savage jungle survi...
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Film Friday Weekly Roundup

When I first grasped that the NHL Lockout was going to be a reality this season, a black wave of depression swept over me. What's winter without hockey? Just a cold, gray lump of crud, that's what. But as the lockout has dragged on, I've discovered I...
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Monday, 26 November 2012

Wings to Screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

As part of TIFF Cinematheue's Hollywood Classics series, William A. Wellman's Wings will get special screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday 27, 2012 at 6:30 pm.

Where does one even start when talking about
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Review: Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration

Tar... <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' itemprop='url'/> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Unknown</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-tarzan-centennial-celebration.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-tarzan-centennial-celebration.html?m=1' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-11-26T04:58:00-08:00'>04:58</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-tarzan-centennial-celebration.html?m=1#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <div class='mobile-link-button goog-inline-block' id='mobile-share-button'> <a href='javascript:void(0);'>Share</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='date-outer'> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Friday, 23 November 2012</span></h2> <div class='date-posts'> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='9023291475312860415' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='777297075765256618' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='777297075765256618'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/film-friday-weekly-roundup_23.html?m=1'>Film Friday Weekly Roundup</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-777297075765256618' itemprop='articleBody'> Now that the American's have gorged themselves on turkey and are out in shops right now fighting over discounted televisions, it's official - the holidays are upon us, people! Whether that statement fills you with dread or joy, it is time to start ma... <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' itemprop='url'/> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Unknown</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/film-friday-weekly-roundup_23.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/film-friday-weekly-roundup_23.html?m=1' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-11-23T07:48:00-08:00'>07:48</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/film-friday-weekly-roundup_23.html?m=1#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <div class='mobile-link-button goog-inline-block' id='mobile-share-button'> <a href='javascript:void(0);'>Share</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='date-outer'> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, 21 November 2012</span></h2> <div class='date-posts'> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='9023291475312860415' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='3636661572561242213' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='3636661572561242213'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-spanish-dancer-1923.html?m=1'>Review: The Spanish Dancer (1923)</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-3636661572561242213' itemprop='articleBody'> My review of <em><strong>The Spanish Dancer</strong></em>, a silent costume drama from director Herbert Brenon, could really be six words long Pola Negri, Pola Negri, Pola Negri. She is dazzling in this 1923 programmer. Sure, there's action and roman... <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' itemprop='url'/> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Unknown</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-spanish-dancer-1923.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-spanish-dancer-1923.html?m=1' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-11-21T03:00:00-08:00'>03:00</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-spanish-dancer-1923.html?m=1#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <div class='mobile-link-button goog-inline-block' id='mobile-share-button'> <a href='javascript:void(0);'>Share</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='date-outer'> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Monday, 19 November 2012</span></h2> <div class='date-posts'> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='9023291475312860415' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='8327797387782081765' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='8327797387782081765'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/watch-our-hospitality-1923.html?m=1'>Watch: Our Hospitality (1923)</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-8327797387782081765' itemprop='articleBody'> Buster Keaton's <em><strong>Our Hospitality</strong></em> was released on November 19, 1923. I'm pretty sure I don't need to tell you anything more than its BUSTER KEATON. But you can slip away for an hour today, watch Our Hospitality, and marvel ove... <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' itemprop='url'/> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06849270869866163575' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Unknown</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/watch-our-hospitality-1923.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/watch-our-hospitality-1923.html?m=1' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-11-19T06:49:00-08:00'>06:49</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/watch-our-hospitality-1923.html?m=1#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <div class='mobile-link-button goog-inline-block' id='mobile-share-button'> <a href='javascript:void(0);'>Share</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='date-outer'> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Friday, 16 November 2012</span></h2> <div class='date-posts'> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='9023291475312860415' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2179047229465989448' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2179047229465989448'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://prettycleverfilms.blogspot.com/2012/11/film-friday-weekly-roundup_16.html?m=1'>Film Friday Weekly Roundup</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2179047229465989448' itemprop='articleBody'> Crikey! I just looked at the clock and it's 1:07 pm. But better late than never right? Here's the best of the bestest from around the interwebs this week. Happy reading and happy viewing!<br /><br />The Film Experience tells us about when <a href=
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Thursday, 15 November 2012

Akira Kurosawa - Japan's Greatest Director?

Here's a piece I wrote for The Toronto Film Scene wherein I wonder if Akira Kurosawa is Japan's greatest filmmaker. My takeaway is - impossible to say. Impossible for me, at least, because I don't know much about Japanese cinema beyond, well, Akira K...
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PCF mentioned on the See You Next Wednesday Podcast

There are lots of people in this world that just love, love. love movies. They will spend an enormous amount of time seeing them, talking about them, writing about them. They'll listen to podcasts, make podcasts, and start websites.

But, in my exp...
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The White Shadow is Streaming Now!

Remember how 3 reels of the 6 reel The White Shadow were discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive? And how we all got excited because this is the earliest surviving work of Sir Alfred Hitchcock, who worked as the assistant...
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Watch: Raggedy Rose (1926)

Raggedy Rose is a cute little silent comedy from 1926 starring Mabel Normand. Rose works for a cheap-skate junk dealer and dreams of romance with a wealthy bachelor. I say: who doesn't, sister?

There's not a lot that's tr...
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Movie Moustache #18: Charles Laughton in Island of Lost Souls

Movie Moustache #18 – Charles Laughton in Island of Lost Souls


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Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Movie Moustache #19 - Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind

Movie Moustache #19 - Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind


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Movie Moustache #20 - Humphrey Bogart in Virginia City

Movie Moustache #20 - Humphrey Bogart in Virginia City


Movember! A glorious month when otherwise rational men grow upper lip fuzzies in the name of prostate cancer.

Odd? Yes. Delightfully fun for the rest of us? Absolu...
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Saturday, 3 November 2012

Watch: Just Rambling Along (1918)

The earliest surviving Stan Laurel movie and the first film he made with Hal Roach, the silent Just Rambling Along, was released on November 3, 1918. The story is what you might expect - a nice boy gets into scrapes until he...
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Friday, 2 November 2012

Film Friday Weekly Roundup

What a totally awesome fun week I've had! First, I got a year younger and then it was Halloween. I got the amazing Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray and now I have something to play in the Blu-ray player that I got a month ago for ...
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray Report: Saboteur (1942)

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray: Saboteur Blu-Ray


Saboteur (1942) treds familiar Alfred Hitchcock narrative ground with "an ordinary man put in a bizarre situation," ...
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Thursday, 1 November 2012

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray Report: Rope

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray: Rope (1948)

"Innovator" might not be the first word that springs to mind when thinking of Alfred Hitchcock, but a casual glance over his long career reveals a master f...
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