This nearly silent, black-and-white film that utilizes many of the techniques of silent movies -- camera angles, opticals, and so forth -- brilliantly illustrates some of the problems of the transition from silent to sound. The story is mash-up of "Singin' in the Rain" and "A Star is Born," yet, it is totally original.
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Started by Lippy, Nov 28 2011 02:29 PM
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 02:29 PM
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 02:10 AM
Saw it last night and enjoyed it a great deal.
Even in B&W, the costumes are gorgeous.
Even in B&W, the costumes are gorgeous.
[M]ost of the pastas hover around $25. This ought to be enough to buy bucatini that is cooked on both ends. -- Pete Wells on Caravaggio ( * review)
Tonight, there was a dessert of coconut, rhubarb, and black olive. Obvious in its execution how innovation and experiment, when introduced for their own sake, are annoying. --irnscrabblechf52, May 9, 2013
notorious stickler -- NY Times
deeply annoying and nitpicking -- Molly O'Neill, One Big Table
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 04:21 PM
It's a classy work and the costumes are lovely. I thought the story moved a little too slowly at times. It was sweet listening to comments of older viewers after the film. They really liked it, almost as if it made them feel younger.
I'd give it all up, for just a little bit more.
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Posted 04 March 2012 - 04:53 AM
Just saw it tonight at Big Picture Seattle after dinner at El Gaucho. Big Picture is a great theater for watching a movie if for no other reason than 1) There are no coming attractions... the movie starts at the published time. Wow! What a concept! You don't have to sit through 20 minutes of commercials you see everyday on your own TV! 2) You can get a beer, wine, or martini at the bar and bring it into the theater and sit in the big, comfy chair. "Would you like us to replenish your drink at the half-way point?" Yeah, 
sure, okay
I thought the movie was very good, but the editor in me noticed the French punctuation in the English title cards. I was distracted. Which means my wife was distracted at me. Which means I shut up and enjoyed the movie.
sure, okay I thought the movie was very good, but the editor in me noticed the French punctuation in the English title cards. I was distracted. Which means my wife was distracted at me. Which means I shut up and enjoyed the movie.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 05:04 PM
I LIKE coming attractions. (I guess it's cuz I don't watch TV.)
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 09:00 PM
Me, too. For the same reason, plus:I LIKE coming attractions. (I guess it's cuz I don't watch TV.)
- I get to make nasty comments about how awful and stupid and the same every movie looks (I swear, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between Coriolanus and Ben Hur, based on previews)
- I get to say things like, "That's what he looks like nowadays?! Man, he hasn't aged well at all."
- they offer justification for my not going to the movies more than once a year (twice in a big year)
[M]ost of the pastas hover around $25. This ought to be enough to buy bucatini that is cooked on both ends. -- Pete Wells on Caravaggio ( * review)
Tonight, there was a dessert of coconut, rhubarb, and black olive. Obvious in its execution how innovation and experiment, when introduced for their own sake, are annoying. --irnscrabblechf52, May 9, 2013
notorious stickler -- NY Times
deeply annoying and nitpicking -- Molly O'Neill, One Big Table
