Monthly Archives: January 2022

I watched Wim Wenders’ “Wrong Move.”  Two of the cast members were Hanna Schygulla and Nastassja Kinski.  The film was supposed to be an adaptation of Goethe.  I do not see “Wrong Move” as one of Wenders’ great films.  “Paris, … Continue reading →

I received a photo of the blizzard from a friend in Cambridge, and I was glad that I didn’t live there.  I went to the theatre to see “Rifkin’s Festival.”  It seemed that Woody Allen has run out of ideas.  … Continue reading →

I watched “King of Kings,” the 1927 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.  It thought it was generally a very strong film about the last days of the life of Jesus Christ.  I thought many of the scenes cried … Continue reading →

I went out to have a set of spare keys made, and I found that the new keys were very light.  I went to Amoeba Music and bought a Fleetwood Mac album.  I was sleepy, but I watched “Meantime,” a … Continue reading →

I watched “The Assistant,” a 2019 film that was written and directed by Kitty Green.  The star of the film was Julia Garner.  It shows one day in the life of Garner’s character Jane, an employee of a New York … Continue reading →

It was discount day at the theatre, and I used the afternoon to go out and see “The Velvet Queen,” and unusual documentary showing wildlife in Tibet.  The movie had a hypnotic quality, although the hypnosis induced drowsiness in me.  … Continue reading →

I took a break from watching the morning news and watched “The X from Outer Space,” a ridiculous Japanese monster movie from 1967.  The so-called up-to-date scientific information was bogus, and the physics of space travel went totally out the … Continue reading →

I watched “Le mariage de Chiffron,” which was directed by Claude Autant-Lara and released in 1942.  I thought it was a rather amusing little film.  There was one scene with the butler Jean that made me laugh out loud.  Autant-Lara … Continue reading →

I went out to see “Nightmare Alley.”  I don’t know why Guillermo del Toro decided to do a remake, since the original was interesting but not great.  Bradley Cooper did not convince me that he was a great actor.  Cate … Continue reading →

I watched the 1931 film “Kameradschaft.”  The director was G.W. Pabst.  After a coal mine collapse, German miners come to the aid of the French miners who are trapped.  The spirit of co-operation in this film made me think about … Continue reading →