Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 10, 2012

The superb folks at Anomalous Material gave me a white card and a mic. It wouldn't be long that I would use this speaker to spread the love for movies, films, pictures, talkies. Well, call them anyway you want but I now have a new place to write and it's...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 9, 2012

A Matter of Life and Death aka Stairway to Heaven (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946) First, a film from the 1000 Greatest Films of All-time at They Shoot Pictures, then, one of the most celebrated offering of the association of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger commonly called Th   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 8, 2012

Film writer Sam Fragoso from Duke & the Movies has prepared an interesting blogathon this week. This is the procedurals: “Extraterrestrial forces land on Earth. Unknowing of our planet and society, you can pick five films from the history of cinema that represent humanity. What titles wou   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 7, 2012

1. Blow Out (1981) 2. Carrie (1976) 3. The Untouchables (1987) 4. Carlito’s Way (1993) 5. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 6. Dressed to Kill (1980) 7. Femme Fatale (2002) 8. Scarface (1983) 9. Obsession (1976) 10. Casualties of War (1989) 11. Mission Impossible (1996) I still need to   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 5, 2012

In November 1947, the 25th precisely, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy “declared” war against the REDS in the USA with the first Hollywood blacklist. This list was populated by ten writers and directors that refused to answer to the House of Committee on Un-American Activities. There we   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 4, 2012

Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983) This smart imitation of the documentaries of specialized History oriented channels has everything of the clever comedies of Woody Allen and the content of his more introspective psychological dramas. With his constant obsession for Freud, Religion, Politics, and social i   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 2, 2012

Eat Pray Love (Ryan Murphy, 2010) Adapted from the best-seller written by Elizabeth Gilbert, this feel-good movie is exactly the kind of film that gives the crave to go on a trip with only the bare necessities and live like the residents of the country you are visiting. It also...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 30, 2012

Often regarded as one of the most succesful Western director, the ambassador of Spaghetti Westerns Sergio Leone made his mark with a unique storytelling approach and superb color cinematography. His revisionists films characterized by some critics, read here Pauline Kael, as violent even fascists, d   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 27, 2012

Since I’m not really a paid Film critic by any associations or whatever organization, I wouldn’t refuse any offer by the way, I haven’t been asked to submit a list of ten films that are categorized as the greatest films of all time. However, just like any other film buff...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 26, 2012

Shame aka Skammen (Ingmar Bergman, 1968) Through the 1950’s and 1960’s, Ingmar Bergman kept a pace of a film per year almost like a Woody Allen of its time. Nowadays, Allen is more of a hit or miss case with his more recent films. In the case of Bergman, it...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 25, 2012

The Cinématographe is the name that Robert Bresson gave to his work, by opposition to the Cinema, a photographed theater. It was his way in explaining the dependence of film to theater, first with the use of actors, then by their replacement with models from A Man Escaped until his...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 23, 2012

One of the most interesting filmmakers of Cinema. His Films are amongst the most bizarre and profoundly meaningful around. Entering a Lynch movie is like going to the asylum where nothing and everything makes sense. "Lynch uses the cinema to express non-rational energy in tangible form (visually an   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 22, 2012

Ever since the new Quentin Tarantino film have been announced, movie buffs from around the world started to get pumped up mainly because every new Tarantino is worth the wait and also because of the subject of the story. Borrowing the cult character of the violent spaghetti Westerns of Sergio...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 20, 2012

La dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960) Of the many monoliths of Cinema one can count Citizen Kane, Vertigo, 2001: A Space Odyssey, La règle du jeu, Tokyo Story, Seven Samurai, The Godfather (see Sight and Sound’s 2002 Top 10 http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/polls/topten/) one can easily a   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 19, 2012

Note: this review is a translation of my original review of the movie I've seen in 2009. Since it was one of my first long reviews I've decided to translate it for everyone's benefit. I will do series of re-edits for the films that actually were reviewed in French in...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 18, 2012

Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) Famously released in the same year that Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Michael Powell’s first film without Emeric Pressburger since the 1940’s divided critics and audiences for his subject matter and the treatment of it all. After Peeping Tom, Powell   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 16, 2012

1. The Evil Dead (1982) 2. Evil Dead II (1987) 3. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 4. Spider-Man (2002) 5. Darkman (1990) 6. Drag Me To Hell (2009) 7. Army of Darkness (1992) 8. The Quick and the Dead (1995) 9. Spider-Man 3 (2007) I still need to see: Crimewave (1985) A...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 14, 2012

John K. Samson - Provincial New Release! Being a fan of Propagandhi, then The Weakerthans it is needless to point out that the solo career of singer/writer/guitarist John K. Samson would interest me very much. The quirky cheesyness of the aforementioned The Weakerthans isn't really prominent on Sams   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 12, 2012

When spring comes in Québec it doesn’t signify Baseball, Soccer, or Basketball. It means the NHL playoffs! With the Montréal Canadiens out of the playoffs (frankly my dear I hate the Habs) many people don’t know who to cheer for in the French Canadian area. Since I am waiting for...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 5, 2012

I've been nominated twice for this award lately Bonjour Tristesse and John from The Droid You're Looking For were very kind to list me. Here it goes: The Rules:1. Tell everyone something that no one else knows about you.2. Link to a post I think fits the following categories: The...   read more