Musical Monday: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Wonderful World of t... Read full article

YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 23: The Brothers Rico (1957)

Like a handful of my other YouTube recommendations this month, I’d only seen today’s film once, years ago, before reviewing it again for today’s post. But once was enough. I remember being pleasantly surprised when I discovered the movie – I didn’t know anything about it going in, except t... Read full article

Beat, Pray, Love: The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

It ain't a party if there ain't no Gypsies In Which William Shatner Is the Least Emotional It had been a long time since I'd seen The Brothers Karamazov (1958), which I remember liking well enough and not giving much thought to, and an even longer time since I'd read... Read full article

The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)

The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (“Todake no kyodai”) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Yasujirô Ozu and Tadao Ikeda 1941/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus War seems very far away in Ozu’s 1941 film that presages his treatment of similar is... Read full article

Short Film Saturday: The Brothers Quay

Here again I present to you one short, somewhat representative work of brilliant, bold, experimental, surrealist animators. This short is the results of a BBC commission that was subsequently rejected. No doubt it was a case of not truly understanding who the artist are. For more information on them... Read full article