Obituaries
Farley Granger
Veteran actor Farley Granger died on March 27. As a testament to the longevity of his career, his death came nearly 64 years after he started filming his first leading role, in Nicholas Ray’s directorial debut, They Live By Night, and with last screen credit, in The Next Big Thing (2001), a fairly recent memory, [...]
Interviews
Dustin Nguyen
Had he not died an early and unexpected death at the age of 32, Bruce Lee would have turned 70 years old this November 27th. We can only imagine what he would be doing if he were still alive, but what is for certain, his influence as an icon of cinema and Asian culture continues [...]
Film Guides
A Guide to Christmas Carol Adaptations
At this festive season of the year, it is more than usually desirable to watch a film adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. But with so many other versions to choose from, how does one decide which to watch? Scrooge, or Marley’s Ghost (1901) Directed by Walter R. Booth The earlies adaptation of Dicken’s beloved [...]
Movie Clothes
8 Women
Introduction 8 Women is one of the most beautifully stylized films of the last 20 years. Director François Ozon brought together the eight greatest—and most beautiful—working actresses in France. But this is much more a breathtaking pean to feminine beauty. It is also an ode to the Agatha Christie thriller and a homage to the [...]
Not Quite the Movies
Mad Movies With The L.A. Connection
When people ask me how I came to love classic movies, there is a simple and definitive answer I can give them. The problem is most people have no idea what I am talking about. “Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection” was the last TV show which I made a point of seeing each time [...]
MASH (1970)
As I have often mentioned on this blog, one of the many nice things about living in Tokyo is the chance to classic films on the big screen. Toho Cinemas at Roppongi Hills was one of the few cinemas open yesterday on New Year’s Day, and when I was there to see Mission: Impossible, I [...]