I’ve finally made it to the grand master of the bravura sequence, or, more specifically, of the ending bravura sequence, King Vidor.
It isn’t surprising that a producer as knowledgeable as Selznick often ran to the services of the two major champions of “slice of cake” cinema and strong sequences, Hitchcock (Rebecca, Spellbound, Notorious, The Paradine Case) and Vidor (Bird of Paradise, Duel in the Sun, Light’s Diamond Jubilee, even Ruby Gentry), who, without a doubt, made the best films for Selznick.
Love Never Dies, Wild Oranges, Hallelujah, Our Daily Bread, Comrade X, Duel in the Sun, The Fountainhead, Ruby Gentry and their terrific denouements once made me write that Vidor was a director of film endings. No doubt I was exaggerating, but it isn’t for nothing that he hesitated for a long time between several different endings for The Crowd. I was also exaggerating because...
It isn’t surprising that a producer as knowledgeable as Selznick often ran to the services of the two major champions of “slice of cake” cinema and strong sequences, Hitchcock (Rebecca, Spellbound, Notorious, The Paradine Case) and Vidor (Bird of Paradise, Duel in the Sun, Light’s Diamond Jubilee, even Ruby Gentry), who, without a doubt, made the best films for Selznick.
Love Never Dies, Wild Oranges, Hallelujah, Our Daily Bread, Comrade X, Duel in the Sun, The Fountainhead, Ruby Gentry and their terrific denouements once made me write that Vidor was a director of film endings. No doubt I was exaggerating, but it isn’t for nothing that he hesitated for a long time between several different endings for The Crowd. I was also exaggerating because...
- 12/12/2011
- MUBI
The CineClub is presenting biweekly screenings at the Crowley Arts Centre here in Montreal every other Sunday. This week the screening will be Sunrise.
A married farmer falls under the spell of an urban siren who convinces him to drown his wife. Murnau’s first American film has been hailed as “the last high peak of German silent cinema.” In the 1950s, the French magazine Cahiers du Cinema named Sunrise as the “greatest film ever made.” In various international polls, Sunrise features prominently among the best and most significant films ever made. For your unique pleasure, this silent-era masterpiece will be accompanied by live music. Pianist: Simon Sloutsker.
If you have always wanted to visit the new space, this is your best chance! As you will see, experiencing this film in the same way that audiences did in 1927 will have you talking about it for weeks and it’s certainly...
A married farmer falls under the spell of an urban siren who convinces him to drown his wife. Murnau’s first American film has been hailed as “the last high peak of German silent cinema.” In the 1950s, the French magazine Cahiers du Cinema named Sunrise as the “greatest film ever made.” In various international polls, Sunrise features prominently among the best and most significant films ever made. For your unique pleasure, this silent-era masterpiece will be accompanied by live music. Pianist: Simon Sloutsker.
If you have always wanted to visit the new space, this is your best chance! As you will see, experiencing this film in the same way that audiences did in 1927 will have you talking about it for weeks and it’s certainly...
- 10/8/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The CineClub is presenting biweekly screenings at the Crowley Arts Centre here in Montreal every other Sunday, and this week’s screening is one of my favorite films of all time, Double Indemnity.
Below is a brief synopsis; Double Indemnity screens at 7pm; you can find the Crowley at 4325 rue Crowley, near Vendome metro. Admission is $8, or $6 with a student ID.
Double Indemnity – 1944- Billy Wilder. Adapted from a James M. Cain novel by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, Double Indemnity represents the high-water mark of 1940s film noir urban crime dramas in which a greedy, weak man is seduced and trapped by a cold, evil woman amidst the dark shadows and Expressionist lighting of modern cities. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) seduces insurance agent Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) into murdering her husband to collect his accident policy. The murder goes as planned, but after the couple’s passion cools, each becomes...
Below is a brief synopsis; Double Indemnity screens at 7pm; you can find the Crowley at 4325 rue Crowley, near Vendome metro. Admission is $8, or $6 with a student ID.
Double Indemnity – 1944- Billy Wilder. Adapted from a James M. Cain novel by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, Double Indemnity represents the high-water mark of 1940s film noir urban crime dramas in which a greedy, weak man is seduced and trapped by a cold, evil woman amidst the dark shadows and Expressionist lighting of modern cities. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) seduces insurance agent Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) into murdering her husband to collect his accident policy. The murder goes as planned, but after the couple’s passion cools, each becomes...
- 9/25/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The CineClub is presenting biweekly screenings at the Crowley Arts Centre here in Montreal every other Sunday, and this month’s first screening is a doozy – Charles Laughton’s ahead-of-its-time chiller Night of the Hunter. Below is a brief synopsis; Hunter screens at 7pm; you can find the Crowley at 4325 rue Crowley, near Vendome metro. Admission is $8, or $6 with a student ID.
Night Of The Hunter (1955, U.S., 93 min.) Charles Laughton. A serial killing preacher terrorizes two young children on the run. A visually innovative and stunning masterwork, this is actor Charles Laughton’s sole directorial effort and reveals that his brilliant talent extended to behind the camera as well. His collaboration with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (Magnificent Ambersons by Orson Welles) resulted in a striking cinematic work that will haunt you for weeks.
Visit the official website
Doors: 7 p.m. Film: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: 8$, 6$ (students & 65+)
With complementary coffee, tea and spring water!
Night Of The Hunter (1955, U.S., 93 min.) Charles Laughton. A serial killing preacher terrorizes two young children on the run. A visually innovative and stunning masterwork, this is actor Charles Laughton’s sole directorial effort and reveals that his brilliant talent extended to behind the camera as well. His collaboration with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (Magnificent Ambersons by Orson Welles) resulted in a striking cinematic work that will haunt you for weeks.
Visit the official website
Doors: 7 p.m. Film: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: 8$, 6$ (students & 65+)
With complementary coffee, tea and spring water!
- 9/11/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Sunday August 28th 7pm
Lord Of The Flies (1963, r.u./U.K., 92 min.)
What better cinematic subject than William Golding’s famed novel Lord Of The Flies? Experimental director Peter Brook took a risk in tackling this film with a cast of young amateur actors but he succeeds beautifully in making this a powerful work by way of realist camera technique and measured pacing. This haunting film is far superior to the 1990 version and is required viewing for fans of fine literature and edgey 60’s cinema.
Visit the official website
Doors: 7 p.m. Film: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: 8$, 6$ (students & 65+)
With complementary coffee, tea and spring water! (and cookies if you are nice.)
How to get there:
Bus, Metro, Walk
When coming to Crowley by public transport, we are an easy 4 minute walk from Vendôme station. From Vendôme head west on boulevard De Maisonneuve, continue onto Upper Lachine Road, turn left...
Lord Of The Flies (1963, r.u./U.K., 92 min.)
What better cinematic subject than William Golding’s famed novel Lord Of The Flies? Experimental director Peter Brook took a risk in tackling this film with a cast of young amateur actors but he succeeds beautifully in making this a powerful work by way of realist camera technique and measured pacing. This haunting film is far superior to the 1990 version and is required viewing for fans of fine literature and edgey 60’s cinema.
Visit the official website
Doors: 7 p.m. Film: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: 8$, 6$ (students & 65+)
With complementary coffee, tea and spring water! (and cookies if you are nice.)
How to get there:
Bus, Metro, Walk
When coming to Crowley by public transport, we are an easy 4 minute walk from Vendôme station. From Vendôme head west on boulevard De Maisonneuve, continue onto Upper Lachine Road, turn left...
- 8/28/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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