Philip Powers reviews the greatest and most influential films ever produced
L’Avventura – bella Introduction I’ve known of Antonioni since 1982. I was seventeen, in the middle of my study of drama and film, when I saw several films which were …
Read MoreL’Avventura 1960 I have just had a very unlikely experience. I watched a film, restored by Criterion, on Blu-Ray, played through a 4K player (with a built-in up-scale), and projected …
Read MoreThe Italian Adventure Hooked up my brand-new, just out-of-the-box, Philips American Blu-Ray player, into the Australian transformer, inserted the Criterion “L’Avventura” disc. I’m ready for Antonioni Week. The big one …
Read MoreBlack and White & Blue – David, Marie and George It went well. Seven very intense hours. Right now, however, my stomach is still protesting against either gluten or sucrose …
Read MoreWikipedia – Up to No Good They now control information and comment on it and allow it though there’s no need for proof of anything they print. Black, White and …
Read MoreI am terrible 2017 OMG. I have just realised the fascist power of Wikipedia. I have always been a supporter of free information and a public encyclopedia and contributed to …
Read MoreIvan the Terrible Part II 1958 OMG This is surreal. Part II is brilliant. I did a complete number on Part I, but this film is made by a master …
Read MoreThe Antidote to ‘Ivan the Terrible’ 1945 I have read every entry of all books in my library which references Eisenstein to get a hint of an explanation of why …
Read MoreJEAN RENOIR’S CAMERA An Observation by Philip Powers Jean Renoir sees film as just one thing: a film. Not in its components. Of course, it has the components, but it …
Read MoreIvan the Terrible 1945 I decided to jump into what I thought would be Russian filmmaking in the silent era – because I’m already there – only to discover that …
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