WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1964)
WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1964) Time Out – 100 to watch IMDB’s rate: 8.5 by 13,000 voters which puts it in the Top 50 films (but which is not reflected in the Top 250 List) A…
Essays
BLADE RUNNER (1982)
IT’S NOT GENOCIDE – IT’S RETIREMENT A Few Observations by Philip Powers, 17 November 2017 Introduction #69/100 2012 Sight & Sound Critics List #67/100 2012 Sight & Sound Directors List The film is based on…
JEAN RENOIR’S CAMERA
An Observation by Philip Powers Jean Renoir sees film as just one thing: a film. Not in its components. Of course, it has the components, but it all works together to create a finished film…
WHEN WATCHNIG MOVIE5 BECOMES A DISORD3R
A Few Observations by Philip Powers A New Disorder – OCFD When film watching becomes a disorder or neurosis – obsessive compulsive film disorder. Unexpected Consequences In fifty days, I’ve seen, on the 100 Best Films…
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
A Few Observations by Philip Powers Background A lot has been read into Paul Schrader’s creation, Travis Bickle. The words psychotic and psychopath are used in reviews to explain his psyche and the behaviour that…
MOTHER!
A Few Observations by Philip Powers Introduction: The Entire Bible – Genesis to Revelation – in 121 minutes Introduction Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the film director Darren Aronofsky, in his…
KINGSMAN: ONE AND TWO
The first film was a hoot. This one was more of a shoot. As long as you’re fine with the fact that violence is a big fat joke, and Colin Firth’s recovery from violence isn’t…
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – THE VISION
A Few Observations by Philip Powers 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) I watched the film. I thought about it for two weeks and then I started writing. Today was just a day of writing and…
AU HASARD BALTHAZAR [1966]
AU HASARD BALTHAZAR [1966] General Regard – 2012 Academics: #16 Ever – All-Films 2012 Directors: #21 Ever – All-Films 2002 Academics: #19 Ever – All-Films 2002 Directors: Doesn’t feature – All-Films EMPIRE MAGAZINE World 100: Doesn’t feature in…
IL CONFORMISTA 1970
BERTOLUCCI’S NON-CONFORMIST FILMMAKING A Few Observations by Philip Powers General Regard – 2012 Academics: #102 Ever – All-Films 2012 Directors: #59 Ever – All-Films 2002 Academics: Top 100 Ever – All-Films 2002 Directors: #42 Ever – All-Films EMPIRE MAGAZINE World 100: #85 in Best Foreign…
L’ATALANTE 1934
IT’S A BARGE A Few Observations by Philip Powers General Regard – 2012 Academics: #12 Ever – All-Films 2012 Directors: #22 Ever – All-Films 2002 Academics: #16 Ever – All-Films 1992 Academics: #6 Ever – All-Films 1962 Academics: #10 Ever – All-Films…
THE DEMISE OF FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S ZOETROPE STUDIOS
A few observations by Philip Powers Coppola the studio chief, the auteur and the collaborationist After reading – in July and August 2017 – many books quoting interviews, and newspaper articles, I came to have…
WINTER LIGHT (1963)
A Few Observations by Philip Powers Background Winter Light (1963) is the second film in Ingmar Bergman’s three consecutive films which became known as the ‘Faith trilogy’; or the “Silence of God” trilogy. Even though…
INSIDE ‘THE OUTSIDERS’
Inside ‘The Outsiders’ -S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola – The Miracle of Creation Another few observations by Philip Powers In Hollywood, The Insiders have the clout and The Outsiders are the filmmakers. The Outsiders are hired…
THE GODFATHER (1972)
Does The Godfather Live Up to it’s Reputation? I watched The Godfather one night, then my wife went to bed and I picked up my remote control, pressed ENTER, and watched it again, all 2…
VERTIGO 1958
A PATCH OF RED A Few Observations by Philip Powers General Regard – 2012 Critics/Academics: #1 Ever – All-Films 2012 Directors: #6 Ever – All-Films 2002 Critics/Academics: #2 Ever – All-Films 2002 Directors: #6 Ever…