Monday, July 01, 2024
Chan is Missing
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Wood Moy Jo Marc Hayashi Steve Laureen Chew Amy Peter Wang Henry Presco Tabios Presco Frankie Alarcon Frankie Judi Nihei Lawer Ellen Yeung Mrs. Chan George Woo George Emily Woo Yamasaki Jenny Virginia Cerenio Jenny's Friend Roy Chan Mr. Lee
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1982
Directed by Wayne Wang.
Labels: Criterion8
Japón
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Alejandro Ferretis The Man Magdalena Flores Ascen Yolanda Villa Sabina Martín Serrano Juan Luis Rolando Hernández The Judge Bernabe Pérez The Singer Fernando Benítez Fernando Carlo Reygadas Barquín The Hunter
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2002
Directed by Carlos Reygadas.
Labels: Criterion8
Anatomy of a Fall
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Sandra Hüller Sandra Voyter Swann Arlaud Maître Vincent Renzi Milo Machado-Graner Daniel Maleski Antoine Reinartz Avocat général Samuel Theis Samuel Maleski Jehnny Beth Marge Berger Saadia Bentaïeb Maître Nour Boudaoud Camille Rutherford Zoé Solidor Anne Rotger Présidente du tribunal Sophie Fillières Monica Messi Le chien Julien Comte Légiste Pierre-François Garel Juge Janvier Savannah Rol Gendarme, Sandra Cécile Brunet-Ludet Juge Bollène Nesrine Slaoui Journaliste BFM
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2023
Directed by Justine Triet.
Labels: Criterion8
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Delphine Seyrig Jeanne Dielman Jan Decorte Sylvain Dielman Henri Storck 1st Caller Henri Storck 2nd Caller Yves Bical 3rd Caller Chantal Akerman Neighbor Voice
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1975
Directed by Chantal Akerman.
Labels: Criterion8
Man Push Cart
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Ahmad Razvi Ahmad Leticia Dolera Noemi Charles Daniel Sandoval Mohammad Ali Reza Manish Farooq Muhammad Duke Panicker Upendran Noori Arun Lal Father-in-Law Razia Mujahid Mother-in-Law Hassan Razvi Ahmad's Son Mustafa Razvi Pakistani Driver Altaf Houssein Altaf Bill Lewis Final Customer Shaana Levy Club Worker Bhavna Toor Ahmad's Wife Adrian Quezada Ahmad's Baby Atif Muhammad Mirza Atif the Stab Victim
If you find this film captivating, consider reading this article by Jim Emerson which functions as a sort of eulogy for Ahmad Razvi's story.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2005
Directed by Ramin Bahrani.
Labels: Criterion8
Secret Honor
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Philip Baker Hall Richard Nixon
Yes, that's right. This is a one actor play about a singular character. Attached to the actor's name in the table above is a memorium of the actor who played in this extraordinary film. Don't miss this movie, if possible.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1984
Directed by Robert Altman.
Labels: Criterion8, philip-baker-hall
Woman in the Dunes
- Commentary: Under construction.
Roger Ebert christened this movie one of his "Great Movies". His subsequent review is linked to the title of this post. It is also considered an example of Japanese New Wave.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Eiji Okada Niki Junpei Kyōko Kishida Woman in the Dunes Kōji Mitsui Village Elder Hiroko Itô Entomologist's wife
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1964
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Labels: Criterion8
black god, white devil
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Geraldo Del Rey Manoel Yoná Magalhães Rosa Othon Bastos Corisco Maurício do Valle Antonio das Mortes Lidio Silva Sebastião Sonia Dos Humildes Dadá João Gama Priest Antônio Pinto Colonel
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1964
Directed by Glauber Rocha.
Labels: Criterion8
The Thin Red Line
- Commentary: Under construction.
Take a minute to browse the cast below and the names of the characters. Does this movie seem to be the biggest male actor vanity project of all time, the subject, appropriately, being the biggest male vanity project of all time, war? Or, is it just me?
It shouldn't surprise you that I'll be writing more later, once I've watched the movie.
Oh, and, a note to me, what was going on in the world around the time the movie was being produced that caused anyone to think it would be a good idea?
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Sean Penn 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh Adrien Brody Cpl. Geoffrey Fife Jim Caviezel Pvt. Robert E. Lee Witt Ben Chaplin Pvt. Jack Bell George Clooney Charles Bosche John Cusack Capt. John Gaff Woody Harrelson Sgt. Brian William Keck Elias Koteas Capt. James Staros Jared Leto 2nd Lt. William Whyte Dash Mihok Pfc. Don Doll Tim Blake Nelson Pvt. Lysander Tills Nick Nolte Lt. Col. Gordon Tall John C. Reilly Sgt. Maynard Storm Larry Romano Pvt. Leonardo Mazzi John Savage Sgt. Jack McCron John Travolta Brig. Gen. Howard Quintard
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1998
Directed by Terrence Malick.
Labels: Criterion6
No Bears
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Jafar Panahi Himself Naser Hashemi Village Chief Vahid Mobasheri Ghanbar Bakhtiar Panjeei Bakhtiar Mina Kavani Zara Narjes Delaram Ghanbar’s Mother Reza Heydari Reza Javad Siyahi Jacob Yousef Soleymani Jacob’s Uncle Amir Davar Solduz Darya Alei Gozal Rahim Abbasi Villager Sinan Yusufoglu Sinan Ehsan Ahmad Khanpour Kid Iman Bazyar Soldier Aliye Tuzun Police (as Aliye Tüzün)
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2022
Directed by Jafar Panahi.
