Cinematographer: Gordon Willis

Pennies From Heaven (1981)

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Wow! I have a new favorite movie, which is not something that happens very often these days. Pennies From Heaven is not my all-time favorite, which would have to be Vertigo, but it is definitely up in the top 20. Although I am a big fan of British TV series, I have not gotten around [...]


Stardust Memories (1980)

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Today is Woody Allen’s 75th birthday. I wrote a long guide to his movies to mark the occasion, but I did not have time to make it as comprehensive as I was hoping to make it. Maybe I can expand it before his 80th birthday. I also wanted to celebrate the day by watching one [...]


The Paper Chase (1973)

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After the 1930s, the 1970s are my favorite decade for American. In fact it is hard for me to find a major film from the ’70s that I haven’t seen yet, and so it is always a pleasure when I watch one for the first time. I had never seen The Paper Chase, although I [...]


Random Quote

“Room filled with empty people.”
-Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers)
from Murder By Death