Distracted | @Distractedfilm Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Decoy" (1959, directed by Arnold Levan). Nominated by @Bakerdave76, @lintlevieno and @12pt9. Chungking Express (Kar-Wai Wong, 1994). Thanks to @12pt9. The Defector (Raoul Levy, 1966). And thanks @SkotArmstrong. Mr Arkadin (Orson Welles, 1955). And thanks to @AllanHolloway for this. Charulata (Satyajit Ray, 1964). Thanks @Chandanrawal316. "Why do you say jump?" "Because...
Read Morehttps://soundcloud.com/theeconomist/the-economist-asks-what-is Davis Mamet on terrific form discussing his new play, Bitter Wheat, inspired by an interchange he had with an actress, #metoo and Harvey Weinstein. Here's an excerpt from the interview...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm Laurel and Hardy with Ethel in The Chimp (James Parrott, 1932). @StefP nominated this one. Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment (Karel Reisz, 1966). Thanks to @KafkaBoots for this. Max Mon Amour (Nagisa Oshima, 1986). @Kafkaboots nominated this one too, as did @PaulvonMitchell. Marlene Dietrich, Blonde Venus (Josef Von...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm "it's only the execution that counts" - Jean Renoir on filmmaking. Cinema happens when the intention of the filmmaker meets reality, and it happens only then. That vision that the director sees in their mind’s eye? It’s not a vision. That thing in their mind...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm Brigitte Bardot with Marcello Mastroianni in A Very Private Affair (Louis Malle, 1962). Thanks to @HansHerklots for this. James Cagney and Mae Clarke in Public Enemy (William A. Wellman, 1931). Suggested by @MissVanos13. Sophia Loren in A Countess From Hong Kong (Charles Chaplin, 1967). Bourvil and Louis De...
Read MoreIn Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, Ray Milland delivers one of the great Hollywood performances. He plays Don Birham, a writer so plagued by self-doubt that he addicts himself to alcohol in order to cope. The action takes place over four days: Milland is supposed...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion (Elio Petri, 1970). His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940). Thank-you @GloriaBB2. [caption id="attachment_175662469" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] The Soft Skin (Francois Truffaut, 1964). Thanks to @MrIvanJohnson for sending this. Billion Dollar Brain (Ken Russell, 1967). Suggested by @norwest. Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970). Thanks to @SimoneNomegia. The Big Heat...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm https://vimeo.com/205950129 Our series of posts reflecting on Distracted continues...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm Thanks to @SkotArmstrong for this Andy Warhol double bill...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm Children Of Paradise (Marcel Carne, 1945). Nominated by @AlexaCitron, @Heero99, @RosemaryGolding and @VIFFSTER. The Dresser (Peter Yates, 1983). This was suggested by @egorm. Opening Night (John Cassavetes, 1977) And @ThoCl suggested this. The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (Luis Bunuel, 1972). Thanks to @sondosmusa. The Last Metro (Francois Truffaut, 1980). @JHPCine nominated...
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