Ten Favorite Films (Today)

Point Blank, directed by John Boorman

No, Sight and Sound magazine did not call, but here is a ten favorite films list from me anyway. To get to know me.

The Sweet Smell of Success, directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
High and Low, directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Nothing But a Man, directed by Michael Roemer.
The Passenger, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Playtime, directed by Jacques Tati.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford.
The Bad News Bears, directed by Michael Ritchie.
Le Samourai, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
The Long Goodbye, directed by Robert Altman.
Point Blank, directed by John Boorman.

As you were.

Directorial Chronology - 1977

In The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929 - 1968, Andrew Sarris provided an extremely useful and entertaining appendix he called "Directorial Chronology." It was basically a best American film of the year list with a highly auteurist, idiosyncratic bent. So you would see things like Man'

TCM Look-Ahead - May 15

A weekly feature here on Big Heads that looks forward to the week ahead on the mighty Turner Classic Movies, for your viewing and recording pleasure. Not quite the Treasure Trove last week was, but still a few gems to be plucked. Friday, May 15 Gregory Peck day on TCM

Directorial Chronology -1976

Expressive Esoterica

If you are wondering what this is all about, please read this Introduction. These are the unsung directors with difficult styles or unfashionable genres or both. Their deeper virtues are often obscured by irritating idiosyncrasies on the surface, but they are generally redeemed by their seriousness and grace. (Notable films

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Directorial Chronology - 1977

TCM Look-Ahead - May 15

Directorial Chronology -1976

Expressive Esoterica