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Strike-1925
Strike (Russian: “Стачка”) is a 1925 silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eisenstein. It was Eisenstein’s first full-length feature film, and it is the story of a strike by… more →
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Quest to watch/review all of AFI's 100 Best Films
BigVBDude wrote 4 months ago: Ok…so I have been on this “quest” to watch and review all of the American Film Ins … more →
Strike-1925
bennythomas wrote 6 months ago: Strike (Russian: “Стачка”) is a 1925 silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eise … more →
Raging Bull-1980
bennythomas wrote 8 months ago: Raging Bull is a 1980 biopic on Jack La Motta and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Schrader and Mar … more →
2001:A Space Odyssey-1968
bennythomas wrote 8 months ago: This film was based on the 1948 short story The Sentinel, by English science fiction author Arthur C … more →
Tokyo Story-1953
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bennythomas wrote 9 months ago: Aka. Tokyo Monogatari, 1953 is one among the best 100 films. It is directed by Ozu. Any film of Ozu … more →
L'Age D'Or-1930
bennythomas wrote 9 months ago: After the groundbreaking, experimental work of Un Chien Andalou (1928) Buñuel and Dali were expressl … more →
Aguirre,the wrath of God-1972
bennythomas wrote 9 months ago: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes to the Germans, is an independent 1972 German film written and directed by … more →
Il Conformista-1970
bennythomas wrote 9 months ago: The film (aka. The Conformist) is based on the 1951 book of the same name, by Alberto Moravia. The s … more →
Dekalog#7-8
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Dekalog 7 ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’ In the seventh episode Kieslowski poses the question of whether you … more →
Dekalog #2 and #3
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Dekalog 2 Inspired, though not chained to, the second Commandment, Dekalog 2 deals with a hospital c … more →
Drifting Clouds-1996
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Drifting Clouds (Finnish:Kauas pilvet karkaavat) is a 1996 Finnish film directed by Aki Kaurismäki a … more →
Sunrise-1927
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Sunrise is the first feature film directed by F.W Murnau for Fox Film Corporation. It was released w … more →
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant-1972
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (German: Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) is a 1972 German … more →
L'avventura-1960
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: The Cannes Film Festival, 1960. Over two hours into a new Italian film, a woman runs down the imposi … more →
Pandora's Box-1929
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bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: (German: Die Büchse der Pandora) The title is a reference to Pandora of Greek mythology, who upon op … more →
The Joyless Street-1925
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: (in German Die Freudlose Gasse) Before I discuss the two films by GW Pabst let me put the film in a … more →
Rules of the Game-1939
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bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: La Règle du Jeu, one of the greatest films in French cinema had a checkered career. When it was firs … more →
Cries And Whispers-1972
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Cries and Whispers (Swedish: Viskningar och rop) is a brilliant film from Ingmar Bergman, dealing wi … more →
Dekalog-1988
bennythomas wrote 1 year ago: Is decalogue relevant in this time and age? In the ten part series Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieslowski exa … more →
