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Day 153: L’Avventura – bella + This Week is Bigger Than Ben Hur, But it Doesn’t Include Ben Hur

November 30, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

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 …

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Day 152: L’Avventura 1960 + Jour de fete 1949 + Directors who work without scripts

November 29, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

L’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 …

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Day 151: The Italian Adventure

November 28, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

The 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 …

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Day 150: Black and White & Blue – David, Marie and George

November 27, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Black 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 …

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Day 149: Wikipedia – Up to No Good + Black, White and a Little Blue

November 26, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Wikipedia – 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 …

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Day 148: I am terrible 2017 + Wikipedia could be Evil + Wikipedia has the power to change history if it wants

November 25, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

I 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 …

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Day 147: Ivan the Terrible Part II 1958

November 24, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Ivan 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 …

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Day 146: The Antidote to ‘Ivan the Terrible’ 1945

November 23, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

The 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 …

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JEAN RENOIR’S CAMERA

November 22, 2017May 1, 2018 - by Philip Powers

JEAN 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 …

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Day 145: Ivan the Terrible 1945 + ‘City Lights’ once again + ‘City Lights’ displays the Entire Bag of Chaplin

November 22, 2017March 10, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Ivan 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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