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The first shot of Blind Date (Blake Edwards, 1987) is worth more than all of the frames of every Judd Apatow movie, ever.

I. First a quote: Here's a highly speculative thesis, and one I'm not especially prepared to defend, though I've long suspected it has some truth. Starting in the late 1960s audiences became more self-conscious that they were going to the cinemah.... more

Previous blog entries:
May 19	-	Speed Racer
May 7	-	Thoughts on: Batman, Super Heroes, Special Effects
Apr 15	-	I mean, it's practically begging you...

Topaz

A fascinating movie that is much better than its reputation. This isn't in Hitchcock's top tier of Vertigo, The Birds, Rear Window, Shadow of a Doubt, etc., but it's still far ahead of the movies by most other filmmakers. The frequent shifts in... more

Previous reviews:
Jun 7	-	Mon Oncle
Jun 7	-	Run Silent, Run Deep
Jun 7	-	Track of the Cat