by Evie Lovelle
“Oh Anatol” is what I guarantee you’ll be sighing throughout The Affairs of Anatol as you follow our hapless hero (played by Wallace Reid) through a series of ill-fated advances on a variety of female archetypes. Continue reading
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Game of Scones recipes, Two Views of Hateful 8, Long Island Iced Tea & Mamma Mi (a), Wild Western Shorts
Dear Friends,
You are curious about Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight aren’t you? Is it great or has he run out of ideas? You can expect a lot of controversy but that isn’t new with QT. Two of our critics take sides and tell you what they think in this week’s Critics Corner. As a bonus you will find information about Quentin’s push for 70mm showings, where you can see it that way in the full-length version, Samuel Jackson explaining how they made it, the search for 70mm projectors, QT’s favorite Westerns and much more in Quentin Tarantino’s Wild Wild West on the Really BIG SCREEN. Continue reading
EAT MY SHORTS Go West
Two major Westerns open this Winter, The Hateful Eight and The Revenant. We thought it would be fun to look at short form Westerns through the history of cinema. We review The Hateful Eight this week in In Critics Corner and will be back with more Western shorts on January 8 when The Revenant will be reviewed. Continue reading
Nice Things Destroyed – (Book Review) THE GAG MAN (Clyde Bruckman) by Matthew Dessem
Scan the credits of some of the best-known comedy films of the silent era and one name appears again and again: Clyde Bruckman. Continue reading
Letter from the Editors
Dear Friends,
We know that you are busy at this time of year and don’t want to overwhelm you. This week we have chosen a few offerings to provide you some laughs and good holiday cheer. Continue reading
Critics Corner: HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
François Truffaut’s many hour of interviews with the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock resulted in a book that influenced several generations of filmmakers. It helped film lovers understand the language of cinema as Truffaut integrated images with their discussions in a truly special collaboration. Continue reading
Hitchcock, Truffaut, Carbon Negative Craft Cocktails and James Dean’s Favorite Foods.
Dear Friends,
Ever heard of Hitchcock or Truffaut? Most likely you have seen some of their movies—possibly more of the work they directed than by other filmmakers. Our focus this week is on the new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut as the French director’s daughter Laura and independent filmmaker Roger Leatherwood take turns writing about it. Pam Grady interviews the doc’s director, Kent Jones, who also offers an essay on growing up discovering these movies. As a bonus we offer a selection of most unusual trailers in Eat My Shorts. Continue reading
The Hitchcock Films in Truffaut’s Life
The Director of Programming at the New York Film Festival has made his third movie about the movies. Kent Jones offers personal memories about growing up with Truffaut and Hitchcock as his guides. Pam Grady then interviews the maker of Hitchcock/Truffaut. Continue reading
Eat My Shorts: Hitchcock-Truffaut
Neon Bar Signs on a Cold Night in Late November
by Tom Downs
Neon Photos by Al Barna
(Join us as EatDrinkFilms co-presents a night of Neon and Noir at San Francisco’s Balboa Theater on Saturday, December 12th, 2015. Special features include a compilation of San Francisco home movies from the Prelinger Archive that showcase San Francisco’s neon heritage, neon shorts plus Dark Passage, a classic noir directed by Delmer Daves and starring Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart set in San Francisco. Complete details below.) Continue reading
All Right For Now: An Egg-snake of Memories Called Up By the Film ROOM
by Tara DeMoulin
Some films defy conventional review. Roger Ebert once called movies a powerful empathy machine; and in special cases we must approach a film first and foremost on those terms. Room is an experience more than a product, so I’ve been compelled to do that here. Continue reading