Day 304: Journey to Italy 1954 ‘Viaggio in Italia’
Day 304 Monday 30 April 2018 5.13pm Viaggio in Italia (aka. Journey to Italy) 1954 A Roberto Rossellini Film “If you hadn’t called me now, I would have thrown myself into …
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Day 303: ‘Rossellini 1945 and 1948’ 2018
Day 303 Sunday 29 April 2018 3.32 ‘Rossellini 1945 and 1948’ 2018 I saw Rome: Open City when I was studying film at NSW University in 1983. The film didn’t …
Read MoreDay 303: The Wild Bunch 1969
Day 303 Sunday 29 April 2018 11.10pm The Wild Bunch A Sam Peckinpah Film “Damn that Deke Thornton to hell.” “What would you do in his place? He gave his …
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Day 303 Sunday 29 April 2018 2.56pm ‘Rossellini 1945 & 1948’ 2018 I saw Rome: Open City when I was studying film at NSW University in 1983. The film didn’t mean …
Read MoreDay 302: ‘Desperation insists I watch two Rossellini films tonight’ 2018
Day 302 Saturday 28 April 2018 11.23pm ‘Desperation insists I watch two Rossellini films tonight’ 2018 I have to watch two Roberto Rossellini films tonight, Rome Open City (1945) and Germany …
Read MoreDay 302: Les enfants du paradis 1945
Day 302 Saturday 28 April 2018 3.47pm Les enfants du paradis 1945 A Marcel Carné Film What a wonderful film. It has one of the saddest and funniest of scripts I’ve …
Read MoreDay 301: Intimate Lighting 1965
Day 301 Friday 27 April 2018 11.45pm Intimate Lighting 1965 An Ivan Passer Film Ivan Passer was a director who I knew well because of three films in particular: Silver Bears …
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Day 301 Friday 27 April 2018 11.10pm ‘Watching the children of Paradise’ 2018 I’m watching the film, Les enfants du paradis (1945) – as in right after pressing Publish – about which I’ve …
Read MoreDay 300: ‘David Stratton’s A History of Cinema – Week 11’ 2018
Day 300 Thursday 26 April 2018 11.26pm ‘David Stratton’s A History of Cinema – Week 11’ 2018 Tonight was the second last week of my twelve-week film course. I thought that …
Read MoreDay 299: ‘Early to Bed, Early to Rise’ 2018
Day 299 Wednesday 25 April 2018 11.24pm ‘Early to Bed, Early to Rise’ 2018 Unwell today, as I was for the last 48 Hours. We’re in the Blue Mountains. Got up here …
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