the passionate moviegoer

a fan's notes by joe baltake devoted to movies neglected and mostly misunderstood

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

façade: Pierce Brosnan

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"Pierce Brosnan gives the strongest performance of his rather lazy career."   Huh? So wrote The New Yorker's David Denby ...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

cinema obscura: Ossie Davis' "Black Girl" (1972)

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In 1966, the great Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene made his first feature-length film, "La Noire de..." - better known in Amer...
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Monday, March 29, 2010

Lear's "All That Glitters" (1977) - and other forgotten gems

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Lois Nettleton and Robert DoQui in an episode from Norman Lear's 1977 ensemble comedy, "All That Glitters" (a still signed by...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

rothman's non-event

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Against my better judgment, I watched the Fox Movie Channel's Fox Legacy showcase of the 1960 Walter Lang film, "Can-Can," bas...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

cinema obscura: Hillary Brougher's "Stephanie Daley" (2006) surfaces! (under an alias)

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I'm not exactly sure "Stephanie Daley" qualifies as Cinema Obscura, at least not directly, but this curious little film acutel...
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