Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Post

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Mark DuPré

The Post has been called second-tier Spielberg, and that’s true. Of course, second-tier for SS means it’s more finely crafted than 95 percent of other films. But in spite of the political perspectives brought to the film by many viewers … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged All the President's Men, Ben Bagdikian, Ben Bradlee, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, David Cross, Jason Robards, Kitty Genovese, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, National Board of Review, New York Times, Spotlight, Steven Spielberg, The Post, Tom Hanks, Tracey Letts | Leave a comment

2018 Oscar Noms—First Thoughts

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Mark DuPré

I love Oscar season. Each year is fascinating for different reasons. While genuinely good work gets recognized (and some good and great work gets ignored), the other factors that figure into the nominations, and then the final awards, change each … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2018, Aaron Sorkin, All the Money in the World, Allison Janney, Amy Adams, Blade Runner 2049, Brooklyn, Call Me By Your Name, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Kaluuya, Darkest Hour, Denzel Washington, Dunkirk, Frances McDormand, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Get Out, Greta Gerwig, I Tonya, J.K. Simmons, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, James Ivory, Jordan Peele, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Leslie Manville, Margo Robbie, Mary J. Blige, Molly's Game, Mudbound, Octavia Spender, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Rachel Morrison, Richard Jenkins, Ridley Scott, Roger Deakins, Roman J. Israel Esq., Sally Hawkins, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, The Big Sick, The Disaster Artist, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Winston Churchill, Wonder Woman, Woody Harrelson | Leave a comment

Phantom Thread

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Phantom Thread is exquisite. That’s neither a compliment nor a criticism, but just a description. It follows the story of a 1950’s London fashion designer described early on in the film as “too fussy.” That’s one way of describing him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Allison Janney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, Inherent VIce, J. Alfred Prufrock, Judith Anderson, Laurie Metcalf, Lesley Manville, Mrs. Danvers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Pretty Woman, Radiohead, Rebecca, Reynolds Woodcock, The Master, There Will be Blood, Vicky Krieps | Leave a comment

Three by Boyer: Liliom (1934), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Charles Boyer was thought of as retro and a subject of satire when I was young. He was somewhere between the worlds of my parents and grandparents, and most of us knew that he was the model for Pepé Le … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged Algiers, An Affair to Remember, Carousel, Cary Grant, Casablanca, Charles Boyer, Charles Farrell, Deborah Kerr, Ecstacy, Ekstase, Fritz Lang, Gene Lockhart, Hedy Lamarr, Hungary, Irene Dunne, James Wong Howe, Jean Gabin, June Lockhart, Liliom, Michael Curtiz, One Way Passage, Pépé le Moko, Pepé le Pew, Rita Wilson, Rogers and Hammerstein, Sleepless in Seattle, Tom Hanks, Victor Garber, Walter Wanger | Leave a comment

2018 Golden Globe Thoughts

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Ah, yes, the relatively meaningless Golden Globes. Well, since the shelf life for interest in this first awards show of the season is so very short, I must needs get my thoughts out rather quickly. Again, the Golden Globes only … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Allison Janney, American Crime Story, Christian fundamentalism, Christopher Darden, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Kaluuya, Dunkirk, Elizabeth Moss, evangelicalism, Frances McDormand, fundamentalism, Gary Cooper, Gary Oldman (Dark Hour), gene kelly, Get Out, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, Guillermo del Toro, High Noon, I Tonya, James Franco, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, O.J. Simpson, Old Testament, Oprah, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Seth Meyers, singin' in the rain, The Disaster Artist, The Handmaid's Tale, The Martian, The Shape of Water, This is Us, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Time's Up | Leave a comment

Darkest Hour

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Mark DuPré

What I recently wrote about the 1961 film Two Women (https://film-prof.com/2017/12/31/two-women-1960-1961/) could just as easily applied to Darkest Hour—that the main point of interest was the central performance, but that the evolution of the director’s style was also worth noting. Darkest … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Anna Karenina, Atonement, Ben Mendelsohn, Best Actor, Christopher Nolan, Churchill's Secret, Cinderella, Clemmie Churchill, Darkest Hour, Downton Abbey, Dunkirk, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Pip Torrens, Pride and Prejudice, Romola Garai, Samuel West, Stephen Dillane, The Crown, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Two Women, Winston Churchill, World War II | Leave a comment

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The Post

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