Oh boy, quick turn-around here. After enduring the never-ending (but good) Greed yesterday, (and the watching Yoji Yamada‘s The Hidden Blade later that night), today’s viewing brings us back to a more light-hearted movie. Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances, which, honestly, in today’s society woud be a short film. The premise is that Buster’s grandfather has … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 15 – Greed (1924)
Wow, where do I even begin. If you remember yesterday, I was silently hoping I didn’t get stuck watching the four hour restored version of Greed. Well, low and behold, here I am about six hours after I started watching this (I took a bunch of breaks) and I really don’t know where to start. This … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 14 – Our Hospitality (1923)
Buster Keaton in “Our Hospitality” I’m not gonna kid you, I’ve hit a wall. Even before I sat down to ingest the hour-long dramedy Our Hospitality starring Buster Keaton, I was dreading it. So my thoughts will be brief. Our Hospitality focuses on the long-running family feud between the Canfield and McKay families. Buster Keaton … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 13 – Robin Hood (1922)
I should’ve have known when the following message appeared before I had even pressed play to watch Robin Hood that things were going to be a bit odd. The message said, “If you are not German, press play.” And so, after quickly deducing that I had not a drop of German blood in me, I … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 12 – The Kid (1921)
There was really only one movie that could fit the bill for 1921 and though I’ve been on a Charlie Chaplin streak while cruising through the silent movie era, nothing comes close to the classic The Kid. Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, acted and scored the music for this movie which, almost 90 years after it … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 11 – Mask of Zorro (1920)
It’s so hot outside today, it makes the perfect excuse tostay inside and watch a movie. And while I was rather disappointed by Ten Shimoyama‘s ninja movie Shinobi, I did like today’s 100 Years movie, The Mask of Zorro. In short, he’s like the Spanish Robin Hood, defender of the weak and poor, crusader against … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 10 – Broken Blossoms (1919)
I’m so exhausted today. With no time to recover from Nisei Week’s opening festivites, I ground thru a nine-hour work day and then had to sit thru the true epitome of silent movies; D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms. There is no music, minimal dialouge or exposition. It’s literally sitting and watching an hour and a half … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 9 – Shoulder Arms (1918)
OK, I have a new favorite Charlie Chaplin movie. Move over Modern Times and say hello to Shoulder Arms. The flooded bunkhouse being my favorite sequence in this movie along with the Looney Tunes-style chase thru the forest with Chaplin dressed up as a tree. The movie takes place during WWI, with the Americans and … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 8 – The Immigrant (1917)
Nisei Week, the anual week-long Japanese festival held in downtown L.A. began today. Among the highlights were the ribbon cutting on the newly renovated Japanese village (it looks REALLY nice), the usual assortment of martial arts and anime enthusiasts and a special appearance by The Nocturnes, a kick ass surf rock band who’s origins date … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 7 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
I must say the first thirty minutes of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea are really entertaining. It starts out as an action adventure movie but then after about a half hour, it morphs into a romance/marine documentary type of movie. The romance comes from a lone woman who dresses like a female version of Tarzan, … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 6 – A Night in the Shows (1915)
Charlie Chaplin’s A Night in the Shows is a tale of two halves. The first half is incredibly tedious. The second half, however, is quite entertaining. Chaplin, who wrote and directed this silent comedy, plays two roles, The Pest (who can’t seem to find his seat in the beginning and ultimately ends up sitting off-stage) … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 5 – Tillie’s Punctured Romance (1914)
It’s only been five days, but I’m already eager to get into the era where there’s actual dialogue between characters. But since I’m still over a decade away from that moment in cinematic history, I guess I’ll have to grin and bear it, much like the actors in Tillie’s Punctured Romance. The bulk of this … Continue reading
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