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This is a follow-up to the three previous installments of Selected Takes. In 1996, I started keeping a log of films I saw. Initially, I wrote notes for each film expressing my reaction to it, but eventually wrote less and … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some are candid while some are obviously posed for promotional purposes. … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some are candid, some are obviously posed, and some are portraits. … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid and some are obviously posed, but … Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to the two previous installments of Selected Takes. In 1996, I started keeping a record of films I saw. Initially, I wrote notes for each film expressing my reactions to them, but eventually wrote less and … Continue reading →

As with previous editions, this consists mainly of shots of actors and directors caught in off-camera moments during the making of a movie, sometimes off-set, at home and elsewhere. Some of these are candid and some are obviously posed, but … Continue reading →

____________________________________________________________ How to Come Alive with Noman Mailer — Q&A (12:30) ____________________________________________________________ Thelma Schoonmaker interview re Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (22:54) ___________________________________________________________ Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat — AFI interview with director Johan Grimonprez (12:14) Inside the Arthouse interview with … Continue reading →

For his post, I originally intended to list only films I’d actually seen, which are the first eleven title below.  Normally I’d say that’s how you ought to do it, but when I started reading up about some of the … Continue reading →

_____________________________________________________________ With two exceptions, the following videos are all from last year’s New York Film Festival. Running times are indicated. _____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – Making of  (23:40) ____________________________________________________________ A Compete Unknown – New York Premiere Q&A  (34:01) _________________________________________________________ The Brutalist – … Continue reading →

I saw a total of 350 films in 2024, both new and old,  218 in theaters and 132 streaming or on video discs. I’ve come up with 30 films that are the best of what I saw, or at least … Continue reading →