tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post2021708589455531451..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Thursday Movie Picks: Just One Daythevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-8225070137971640682018-03-15T12:30:04.762-07:002018-03-15T12:30:04.762-07:00@joel65913-I love High Noon and Ferris Bueller as ...@joel65913-I love <i>High Noon</i> and <i>Ferris Bueller</i> as I was hoping to do something different. I could've done a theme within a theme since a lot of Richard Linklater's early films are all set in the span of the day but I thought that was too easy.<br /><br />@Sonia Cerca-See it. Everyone has to see at least one Agnes Varda film.<br /><br />@Brittani-YAY!<br /><br />@vinnieh-See it! Agnes Varda is a must.<br /><br />@Wendell-<i>Cleo from 5 to 7</i> is one of those films of the French New Wave that is essential.<br /><br />@Birgit-I hope you see those films. With <i>Alexander</i>, it's a family film but it never takes itself seriously which is a good thing. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-24469385889814293772018-03-12T18:38:39.165-07:002018-03-12T18:38:39.165-07:00I haven’t seen any of these but they sound quite g...I haven’t seen any of these but they sound quite good. I am all for New Wave, I do like Scorsese and I really like Steve Carrell so...hopefully one day, I will:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-12561615060413393422018-03-10T18:56:22.563-08:002018-03-10T18:56:22.563-08:00I've only seen your last pick. Honestly, I was...I've only seen your last pick. Honestly, I wasn't a big fan but it wasn't totally terrible. I really need to see Cleo.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-39545546556695228972018-03-10T14:12:41.936-08:002018-03-10T14:12:41.936-08:00Something tells me Cleo from 5 to 7 is a film I re...Something tells me Cleo from 5 to 7 is a film I really must watch. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-61334656852702743742018-03-09T04:41:11.281-08:002018-03-09T04:41:11.281-08:00I've only seen Cleo from 5 to 7 which I adored...I've only seen Cleo from 5 to 7 which I adored. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-62336096847249189362018-03-08T22:25:59.426-08:002018-03-08T22:25:59.426-08:00It's not the first time I hear of Cleo from 5 ...It's not the first time I hear of Cleo from 5 to 7 this week but I didn't know it was Angès Varda's. I'll watch it soon. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-81898789205361800942018-03-08T18:51:59.949-08:002018-03-08T18:51:59.949-08:00Well I haven't seen your last but YA to After ...Well I haven't seen your last but YA to After Hours which is just such a quirky delight in its odd weirdness. I'm variable on Scorsese but this is one film of his that I truly enjoyed.<br /><br />We match!! I don't think Cleo from 5 to 7 is a masterpiece but it's an intriguing film in the Nouvelle Vague movement. <br /><br />I hadn't realized how many films were set in a single day until I started looking for picks for the week. It made it easier than I expected.<br /><br />High Noon (1952)-Just married to his Quaker bride Amy (Grace Kelly) that morning Sherriff Will Kane (Gary Cooper who won the Oscar for this performance) has quit his post and plans a quiet farm life away from the town. Word comes that a killer he had imprisoned 5 years ago has been paroled and is arriving with his gang on the noon train intent on a showdown. Ignoring advice from all to flee, including successful businesswoman Helen Ramirez (an outstanding Katy Jurado) his former mistress, Will tries to gather help to stand up to the outlaws but finds all the townsfolk turning their backs on him and he must face them alone at High Noon. A thinly veiled allegory for the blacklist which affected many involved with the film.<br /><br />Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)-A young singer, Cleo (Corinne Marchand) must wait two hours for the results of a biopsy and drifts around Paris seeing friends and considering the exigencies of life. Part of the Nouvelle Vague movement this isn’t for everyone but it has its charms. <br /> <br />Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)-“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” That’s the credo of uber popular high school student Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) who decides that today is too perfect to be wasted in school. After convincing his parents he’s sick he gathers up his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) for a day of adventure in the city while his suspicious principal Mr. Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) tries to catch him red-handed. Broderick is madly charismatic in the lead and surrounded by a fantastic cast including Edie McClurg who is hysterical as Rooney’s secretary. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com