Posted in articles on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ingmar Bergman, 1918-2007
Perhaps in a decade, when the centenary of his birth occurs, a new generation of filmmakers and filmlovers alike will (re-)discover the work of this master, just as many have finally caught on to Ozu in the past few years since his own 100th birthday. Bergman instructed the world just how deep [...]
Posted in recommendations on July 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
weekly film recommendation
CAFE LUMIERE (2003)
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
With: Yo Hitoto & Tadanobu Asano
Written by: Hou Hsiao-Hsien & T’ien-wen Chu
Conceived of as a dedication to Yasujiro Ozu, Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s first film to be shot in Ozu’s native Japan, Cafe Lumiere provides not only the banner image for this site, but a sense of quietude and graceful [...]
Posted in articles on July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As a child growing up in Texas, I found the video store to be, if I may, the chimney that shot you up onto the rooftops of London, the wardrobe that lead to Narnia, the DeLorean that whizzed off to centuries past and future. (There weren’t yet hidden passageways behind mirrors that lead to Hogwarts.) [...]
