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Danny - A good Sirk retrospective might come aroun...

2008-06-02T00:36:00.000-04:00

Danny - A good Sirk retrospective might come around within our lifetimes. But if you get desperate, there are used VHS copies of the movie available online.

Oh know, in my post-Cannes daze I wrote this off i...

2008-05-27T23:07:00.000-04:00

Oh know, in my post-Cannes daze I wrote this off in favor of SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL! Will I ever get to see it again?

My only other experience with Powell/Pressburger i...

2008-05-27T02:22:00.000-04:00

My only other experience with Powell/Pressburger is THE RED SHOES, which I extremely liked-it was one of the reasons why I made it a point to see GONE TO EARTH. I've owned a copy of COLONIAL BLIMP for a few months now, but haven't gotten around to watching it yet.

I did see Madame De. . . and History Is Made At Night. I absolutely loved History-although some of the crowd didn't like it

Eric - glad you liked Cluny. It's a really smart ...

2008-05-26T23:12:00.000-04:00

Eric - glad you liked Cluny. It's a really smart satire of the English aristocracy, and yet completely loving. The title of my first movie, Polly Perverse Strikes Again!, was an homage to Cluny's last shot. Not that anyone was supposed to get it, or needed to.

As a side note, the Margery Sharp novel that the Lubitsch movie is based on is surprisingly good, though

Actually went to see Cluny Brown earlier tonight b...

2008-05-24T22:22:00.000-04:00

Actually went to see Cluny Brown earlier tonight based on your recommendation and thought it was pretty terrific. Intend on seeing History Is Made at Night and Earrings of Madame De. . . on Monday.

Caught Gone to Earth last week, but that didn't thrill me all that much. That's all I've been able to reach for the series.