Recent content by lark144

Will, I think you may have been misunderstanding me. MR & MRS SMITH is not a screwball comedy, nor the others I referenced. According to my old film prof Jim Harvey, they're "comedies of re-marriage". Screwball, as you state, are more farces, like BRINGING UP BABY or NOTHING SACRED. These are...

From my perspective, it's more a comedy of remarriage, along with films such as THE AWFUL TRUTH, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY & MY FAVORITE WIFE. The husband & wife either divorce or discover, as in MR AND MRS SMITH, their marriage is invalid, decide to play the field but keep running...

One of my faves! More Walsh, especially from WB in the 1940's, is always welcome. And with the recent releases of THE ROARING TWENTIES, THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT, GENTLEMAN JIM and now THE MAN I LOVE, plus the upcoming PURSUED from KIno, it's turning into a wave. Hooray!

Alan, this is a technical question which you may know more about than me. I also recall THE MUSIC LOVERS being in stereo, which I saw opening day at the Coronet in NYC. Though I may be mistaken, my understanding is at that time, optical soundtracks were unable to reproduce stereo, and most...

Yes, that generic description, "remastered in high definition" definitely gives me pause. Especially considering the BFI blu of WOMEN IN LOVE states "new 4k restoration from BFI national archives". Most of their releases are very specific when it comes to picture and sound, whereas this is so vague.

That link took me to Amazon.com, the US website with no mention of the BFI Blu-Ray. I tried searching for it on Amazon.uk also, but keep getting a service unavailable message. Here's a link to the BFI Shop. https://shop.bfi.org.uk/the-music-lovers-blu-ray.html

Wonderful commentary. may be one of Eddie's best, with a periodical millinery alert. In his view, Claire Trevor's hat changes from one scene to the next constitutes a secondary aesthetic movement.

The other 4 volumes are only on DVD, so that shouldn't extend your BD want list too much.

My first viewing of this film was at the Lyric on 42nd and yes, the audience was very vocal, enthusiastic and involved, maybe a little too much. My second viewing was 20+ years later, at the Anthology Film Archives. When that scene arrived, there was total, reverential silence. What a...

Yeah. I went up to Amazon.uk & almost pulled the trigger, then realized the Blu-ray might be the old, DVD-era master. If Arrow had been releasing it, the Blu-ray would be from the same master as the UHD. But with Paramount, you never know.

A magnifying glass--at our age--might also help. Of course, this is purely for aesthetic purposes, to explore that compositional mastery. Seriously, though, I always considered AMERICAN GIGOLO Schreder's version of Bresson's PICKPOCKET, and in spite of the film's emphasis on over-the top...

Got mine today, ahead of schedule. Already watched it. Didn't intend to. Was checking the disc quality, and got caught up. This film is a whole lot better than I remember. Not sure if it's the 4k scan from the OCN or the vicissitudes of old age.

Yes. In 2006.

Hey Matt! Great review! Makes me want to see the film again, especially with this gorgeous master. I was talking to Bruce Eder today, and he said the last time he added anything to the commentary was in 2006, when it went from Laser Disc to DVD. He hasn't touched it since.

And I grew up not knowing anything about it. I remember the first time I saw The Gospel According to St. Matthew, I was on the edge of my seat, wondering what would happen next.