Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 4, 2013

This is a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. All my life the 4th of July was my father’s birthday and since I’m Canadian I can’t relate to much of the...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 3, 2013

Cry-Baby (John Waters, 1990) Earlier this year I made a promess to myself and my readers that I would tackle a list of directors that I’ve never seen a movie they directed. This list includes many great and recognized names : from Maurice Pialat to Ermano Olmi and from Russ...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 3, 2013

This is a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. As many readers know my hometown is Québec City and today July 3rd we celebrate our 405th Anniversary. The movie of the...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on July 2, 2013

This is a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. Canada Day and this hilarious film: A great laugh! What do you think of this suggestion? Did I forgot another movie that...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 27, 2013

This is a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. Yesterday, I was pointing out Lemmy Kilmister’s health problems but now I must point out to another great man’s last moments :...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 26, 2013

This is a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. Okay if you don’t know who Lemmy is and that he is terribly ill I suggest you read this first. As a...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 25, 2013

Some Came Running (Vincente Minnelli, 1958) Staring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine this vibrant CinemaScope shot film is also the first movie of Sinatra and Martin on the same credits. Adapted from James Jones’ novel of the same name, Some Came Running is a dense story that   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 25, 2013

The first of a not so daily feature that presents in a few lines a movie and why I choose it to be the movie viewing of the day. Of the many viewers and readers of this blog, few people know that June 24th is the day that Québécois celebrate...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 22, 2013

This week we came back with a selection of two albums. One that may have been on the forefront of the releases and another lesser known band that should have had a wider spread. Let’s do this alright? Black Sabbath – 13 – 2013 When I first heard that Sabbath...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 21, 2013

Steve McQueen : A Biography (Marc Eliot, 2012) First, I must thank the fine folks over at Three Rivers Press that sent me a bunch of great movie/ movie stars related books. It took me a while getting to read those books, because I’m such a slow reader. But I...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on June 1, 2013

This week we came back with a selection of more accessible albums that may or may not have been on your radar. Let’s do this alright? Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 2013 Honestly I have carried the opinion that electro wasn’t music and that it wasn’t worth   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 31, 2013

As the poll closed this morning with a clear advance by Preston Sturges we can now declare that the Summer of 2013 will be tainted with the films directed by Preston Sturges. There are fourteen titles found in his directorial credits and if time and availability are present there might...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 27, 2013

Limitless (Neil Burger, 2011) Based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, Limitless is the story Eddie Mora (Bradley Cooper) a writer who has troubles writing a novel, loses his girlfriend (Abbie Cornish) and slowly falls into alcoholism. One day he meets his ex-brother in-law and discovers a   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 24, 2013

As a theme for this summer I’ve chose to do my first director retrospective. Narrowing down to four choices wasn’t that easy. Especially, since I could have put 500+ names down there for you to vote! Taken from Andrew Sarris’ American Directors and Directions. They are all American   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 20, 2013

À nos amours (Maurice Pialat, 1983) Suzanne (Sandrine Bonnaire) is sixteen years old and she sleeps with a different boy every night. This makes her family mad and her parents even split. She seems to be empty and needs the presence of boys to fill a neverending void. Made in...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 17, 2013

L’enfance nue (Maurice Pialat, 1968) François is a ten years old boy who lives in a foster family. He doesn’t get along with his sister, he steals, he hurts her cat, and he misbehave in every way possible. Later he goes to a new family, the Thierrys. His new brother,...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 15, 2013

Fahrenheit 451 (François Truffaut, 1966) Set in the future of an imaginary country, this tale of a dystopian future was originally written by Ray Bradbury in his novel of the same name. Starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie this film directed by François Truffaut was one of the films I...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 13, 2013

Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973) Thorn (Charlton Heston) lives with Sol (Edward G. Robinson) in 2022 and they form a team of detective and researcher respectively. Sol being older has regrets of the evolution of the world and how just food isn’t the same anymore. Instead of eating crac   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 11, 2013

Last year I posted few times about music but I felt that it might not be the right place to do so here on Le Mot du Cinephiliaque. But the nice blogger, Chris over at Movies and Songs 365, is doing half and half movie reviews and music/album reviews. This...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 10, 2013

Assault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter, 1976) This low budget (100 000$) precursor to the action film genre is one of the most interesting movie made by director John Carpenter. Openly influenced by Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo and George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, Assault on Prec   read more