July 2010
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See This Film: Inferno (1964/2009)
Inferno (L’enfer) is auteur Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished masterpiece. A film though incomplete, may well be one of the most inspired and avant garde films of it’s time. Clouzot wanted to make a film about a husband’s jealousy and how it consumes his thoughts and sense of reality. The new documentary Inferno compiles lost footage, reenactments and candid interviews...
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BONUS: L'eclisse (1962)
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The Honeymoon Killers (1970): I'm A Flirt.
There are five little words that will always give me more incentive to see a film. That’s it, just five. No, not “Nachos are on the house!”(Though that would work too) but Based on a True Story. Why? Because truth is stranger than fiction and usually makes for an entertaining or disturbing movie.In The Honeymoon Killers, Martha is a lonely and overweight nurse caring for her...
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BONUS: Dos Pistolas Gemelas (1966)
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More (1969): Can You Take Me High Enough?
When Stefan, a misguided grad hitchhikes to Paris looking for adventure, he has no idea he’ll meet a woman that will change his life forever. But don’t fret, More isn’t a shitty romantic comedy of errors starring Katherine Heigl or Sad Jen. Its a cautionary tale of drugs and free love with the lushly beautiful island of Ibiza as it’s backdrop.When Stefan first meets Estelle at a party, his...
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BONUS: Barbarella (1968)
Just watched Godard’s Tout va bien and fell in love with Jane Fonda all over again…
Babe City, Population: 1.