Posts Tagged ‘French New Wave’
Scene Stealer | “Band of Outsiders” The Madison Dance
If you are a film buff, odds are you are familiar with Jean-Luc Godard. Along with Francois Truffaut, Claude Charbol, and others, Godard was a film critic turned filmmaker and helped to launch the now legendary French New Wave. Best known for Breathless, Godard ushered in a sixties cool consisting of crime and romance. He has directed countless great films such as: the aforementioned Breathless, A Woman is a Woman, Contempt, and Made in U.S.A, but the film that has made a lasting impression on me is Band of Outsiders. Read the rest of this entry »
The Stream | Vol. 3
The Stream is a new column that acts a venue for Filmdogs writers to post shorter reviews of movies they have watched on streaming video services such as Netflix, Hulu, or even YouTube. Let’s get started.
Black Dynamite
Where do I begin with Black Dynamite? It’s a modern update of a classic Blaxploitation film, except it’s still set in the 70s. It’s also really funny, but it’s not a spoof. The movie stars martial artist Michael Jai White (Spawn, The Dark Knight) as the title character, Black Dynamite, a guy who makes Shaft look like Urkle. The Plot? Well, it’s weird. However, it starts simply enough with Black Dynamite bustin heads in search of his brotha’s killer. He kills tons of thugs and sleeps with all the women. Plus, there is some great Kung Fu on display. What more could you want?
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Across the Pond | France’s: Le samouraï
When people think of foreign films they often simply pass them off as being too pretentious and experimental for their liking. Yet, one of the things I’ve discovered about films from oversees is how their main influence is often American. Which makes sense when you think about it, Hollywood is in the U.S. after all. Such is the case with director Jean-Pierre Melville and his 1967 hitman masterpiece Le samouraï. Read the rest of this entry »
