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Tag Archives: Truffaut
December 2015 Viewing Diary
Christmas, Again (2015; d. Charles Poekel) So good. I reviewed for Rogerebert.com. Back Street (1932; John M. Stahl) Back Street is the story of a woman who allows herself to be a “back street” woman: a long-time mistress to a … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Belfast, dance, England, Greta Gerwig, Hal Ashby, Howard Hawks, Hungary, Ingmar Bergman, Iran, Iranian film, Ireland, Irene Dunne, Jennifer Lawrence, Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Kentucker Audley, Poland, Rocky, Star Wars, Supernatural, Sweden, Truffaut, Turkey
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The Books: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban
Next book on the Hollywood shelf: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban This slim volume by actor Bob Balaban about his experience filming Close Encounters of the Third Kind (in which he spent most of his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged books about Hollywood, Close Encounters, Steven Spielberg, Truffaut
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Francois Truffaut on Sgt. J.J. Sefton in Stalag 17
This is, perhaps, the best analysis of that character, played by William Holden, that I have ever read. Sefton is intelligent; that’s why he acts as he does. For the first time in films the philosophy of the solitary man … Continue reading
Francois Truffaut on Michel Simon:
Watching Michel Simon, moviegoers have always felt that they were not just watching an actor play a role, but watching the actor himself. His best roles were double roles: Boudu [in Boudu sauvé des eaux] is both a vagrant and … Continue reading
Professor Irwin Corey’s Latest Movie Quiz!
Presenting: his FOREMOSTLY AUTHORITATIVE SPRING BREAK MOVIE QUIZ . I eagerly await these quizzes – they’re always so terrific (and occasionally hard, too!) (Go check out Dennis’ site to see the answers from his commenters – a smart group of … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged His Girl Friday, Jeff Bridges, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Russell Crowe, Truffaut, Werner Herzog
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Close Encounters Up Close
Last night I read, in one sitting, Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary – by Bob Balaban. Balaban, of course, was in Close Encounters – which was one of the largest films he had ever been in – they … Continue reading
Faces I Love, Part 3
Here’s part 1. Here’s part 2. And here is the inspiration: Part 1 Part 2 More faces I love below. I love compiling these. I list them without commentary.
Posted in Miscellania
Tagged Diane Keaton, Gibson Girls, James Taylor, John Wayne, Madeleine L'Engle, Michael Chabon, Mickey Rourke, muppets, Oscar Wilde, Rebecca West, River Phoenix, Truffaut
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Close Encounters Story: Those Five Notes
At the Spielberg seminar, we spent (of course) quite a bit of time on Close Encounters. Spielberg told the story of the meteor shower (in Part 1), and also said that it had always been his dream, or fantasy, or … Continue reading