[3] March 4, 2013
Sex, cinema and fate – three of Pedro Almodóvar’s favorite subjects – are lovingly examined in his Broken Embraces [4]. So, for that matter, is Penélope Cruz, the Spanish auteur’s main muse.
[3] Sex, cinema and fate – three of Pedro Almodóvar’s favorite subjects – are lovingly examined in his Broken Embraces [4]. So, for that matter, is Penélope Cruz, the Spanish auteur’s main muse.
[6] Written and directed by Alex Proyas, Dark City [7] is a spectacularly visionary movie that has since achieved cult status, a bizarre blend of surreal imagery, ‘40s film noir, and gonzo sci-fi.
[9] At this stage of his career, Day-Lewis' total immersion into the characters he plays is legendary. But it was obvious nearly a quarter-century ago when he won his first statuette for playing Christy Brown in My Left Foot [10].
[12] The Flower of My Secret [13] is at heart a traditional "women's picture," but thanks to Almodóvar's unique style it comes off as a minor miracle, both for its heroine and for its writer/director.
[15] It is possible to pinpoint precisely the moment that Steve McQueen became a movie star. It comes in the last 20 minutes of The Great Escape [16]. It's so exciting you can taste it. And you know that the cocky, handsome, volatile actor was a bona fide movie star.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-broken-embraces-2009
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Lluis+Homar%22+title:%22Broken+Embraces%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19654#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-dark-city-1998
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Alex+Proyas%22+title:%22Dark+City%22
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19635#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-my-left-foot-1989
[10] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Daniel+Day-Lewis%22+title:%22My+Left+Foot%22
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-my-left-foot-1989#comments
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-flower-my-secret-1995
[13] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Pedro+Almodovar%22+title:%22Flower+of+My+Secret%22
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19624#comment-form
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-great-escape-1963
[16] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22John+Sturges%22+title:%22Great+Escape%22
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19570#comment-form
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=3
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=1
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=2
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=5
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=6
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=7
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=8
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=61