Recent content by Rob W

Anyone wanna start a support group called "Harris Anonymous" ???

70mm is nice (and nostalgic for many of us) but I wouldn't hesitate to see this in a proper 4K DCP presentation based on Mr. Harris' comments in various threads about digital vs film presentation and the differences & difficulties between the two. Back in the pre-digital era, part of the fun /...

TCM's Scott McGee introduced the film at The Egyptian as his favourite film and claimed it's why he named his son Ethan.

The print & visual presentation at The Egyptian was certainly beautiful - it almost seemed like we were watching digital as the picture was so clean and almost totally free of any dirt or dust - I think I actually noticed two specks in the entire presentation. I thought the colors were not...

Leonard Maltin is introducing the 1936 version on April 19 at the TCM Classic Film Festival - in 35mm !

The restoration of Man's Castle premiered at last year's TCM Classic Film Festival. Don't have a memory of a racy nude bathing scene but that's what happens when you see five films per day....

Which showtime are you seeing, Joe ? Doesn't seem to be a lot of decent seating available for the first two days...

Gratuitous ? They didn't bother me at all - in fact, if in reality Oppenheimer was the womanizer he's portrayed here it made him a fully-rounded character rather than deifying him.

I know Nolan's excuse was that he didn't intend every bit of dialogue to be audible, but while realistic, it shatters the artificial world that has been created between the film and the audience. Every time there is a bit of dialogue that I assume should be clearly heard but isn't, it...

My recollection is that the trailer for the film started the complaints about Hardy's dialogue and Nolan may have factored that in to the final sound mix.

The book included in the set points out that the link between all of the titles is "an exploration on the formation and dissolution of the romantic relationship".

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Currently $175 at Amazon Canada....

I recommend catching Colin at the 1 a.m. show in the lounge - that's when he "goes blue ".

I'm the exact opposite of Jake ; when I heard the official title I thought it was brilliant and would instantly connect with the millions of fans the film has developed over the decades. I hope the film itself is half as clever.