Category Archives: Film
August Newsletter: Lords of Dogtown, Dylan’s Infidels and Trails Worth Hiking
Photos: Classiq Journal “This was a magical time in the ’70s when this burst of creativity came from these kids who were from the wrong side of the tracks.” Catherine Hardwicke, director of Lords of Dogtown … Read More
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The Man’s Fedora Hat, and Its Narrative Role, As Seen on the Heroines of Ozu, Godard and Sautet
Romy Schneider in “Max et les Ferrailleurs”, 1971 A bleak, dark detective story that taps into noir, Claude Sautet’s Max et les ferrailleurs is more than a “policier” film. It draws two fine character studies: Michel Piccoli’s Max, a … Read More
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This Summer We’re Channelling: Grace Kelly in “Rear Window”
One evening this summer, when a cool breeze was starting to push the heat from the earlier scorcher into more bearable a memory, we watched Rear Window in the garden. I have watched it on repeated times throughout the … Read More
July Newsletter: So Cal, ‘Round Midnight, and Timeless Pagnol
Photos: Classiq Journal “It’s like life really; you start out with a rough overall design for it, but the dream is always changing, evolving and you have to be open and adaptive to the unexpected. I … Read More
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Read Instead…in Print
“Silence is very powerful. Just not saying anything is already a powerful statement.” Read instead…in print #33 Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel is a soulful approach to the life and career of one of Hollywood’s most … Read More
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