the passionate moviegoer

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

Monday, February 28, 2011

death by awards show

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How difficult is it to hand out movie awards to avaricious recipients who are more than willing to accept them? It's apparently overwhe...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

cinema obscura: Robinson Devor's "The Woman Chaser" (1999)

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The television show "Seinfeld" was not only a comedy phenomenom in its own right, it also provided a wonderful springboard/showcas...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

the horror! the oscars!

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So I settled in last night and watched The Independent Film Channel which was showing Brian De Palma's "Carrie" (1976), a fa...
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

movies, newspapers and plagiarism

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Cary encouraged Roz to plagiarize in "His Girl Friday" In his ever-fascinating column, The Ethicist, in the New York Times magaz...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

the hills are alive...

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Ingrid Bergman made one of the most memorable comebacks in screen history. While making "Stromboli" in Italy in 1950, she fell i...
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