Thoughts: Torment is part of the Criterion Eclipse series for early Ingmar Bergman work. Bergman wrote the screenplay for this and it is very well done. Jan-Erik Widgern (Alf Kjellin) is tormented by his mean Latin teacher Caligula played wonderfully by Stig Jarrel.
(M) Kris (Crisis). (Ingmar Bergman, 1946) Grade: C+
Thoughts: Crisis is part of the Criterion Eclipse series for early Ingmar Bergman work. This was Bergman’s first directorial debut and not too shabby. The film was more like a play with highly over dramatic scenes.
(M) Helvetica. (Gary Hustwit, 2007) Grade: C+
Thoughts: A documentary regarding typography, graphic design and global visual culture of the font Helvetica. It was informative enough but they filled a lot of time just showing Helvetica in everyday life which got tiresome. It would be a great movie for designers and graphic people.
(M) Dial M for Murder. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) Grade: A-
Thoughts: Based upon the play by Federick Knott, Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), an ex-tennis pro is trying to murder is cheating wife Margot Mary Wendice (Grace Kelly) by using an old crooked college mate. An excellent murder mystery film; Hitchcock churned out some of the best stuff back in the days.
(M) Singin’ in the Rain. (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952) Grade: A
Thoughts: A wonderful classic film musical that still holds up after so many years. In 1927, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) are the darlings of Hollywood. Offscreen, Don, aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Conner), has to dodge Lina's romantic overtures, especially when he falls for chorus girl Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds).
(M) Dan In the Real Life. (Peter Hedges, 2007) Grade: C
Thoughts: Dan (Steve Carell) finds out the woman (Juliette Binoche), he met randomly in a bookstore and is in love with, is his brother's(Dane Cook) current girlfriend. It was very predicatable but I really liked Dan’s youngest daughter for the innocence she provided.
Movie Count: 27
2 comments:
C+ for Helvetica?! It deserves a B+. Man, typographers are cool.
A B+ for what? For showing Helvetica used in everyday life, I can do that by walking outside. It is really good for design people and that's about it. I guess you have to be interested in the subject matter.
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