What do the movie Casablanca and the cartoon character Pepe Le Pew have in common? No, this is not a trick question. They were both influenced by Algiers. Pepe Le Pew is the amorous deep voiced skunk who is based on Pepe Le Moko, played by Charles Boyer in Algiers. The dark, smoldering Gallic lover is certainly more suave than the skunk.
See full postThe thing I really liked about Charade is how the film is a little of everything: thriller, mystery, romance, comedy. Grant and Hepburn are strangely composed considering that the threat of murder is all around them. They find time for comedy, romance, and dinner on a riverboat. The least you can do is find time for Charade.
See full postFrom the opening moments of the film, as the camera moves across the barren winter landscape, Winter Lily creates a desolate world which nonetheless draws viewers into its cold embrace. Canadian filmmaker Roshell Bisset uses Winter Lily to explore some bizarre and disturbing themes, using a beautiful setting and talented cinematography to contrast these sometimes off putting themes.
See full postGrowing up in the fifties, tv was black and white. Our family was probably the last to get color. I thought it would be nirvana when we got to see everything in different hues. As one gets older, it is hoped, tastes become more sophisticated. So it is that one realizes, monochromatic cinema oft has its own charm. After viewing The Third Man, you will realize it would have been poorer in color.
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