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Drifting Clouds Cinema: ‘Top 10 Peculiar Pairings’

19.07.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 38 Comments

Follow @distractedfilm This list came about because I was piqued by the pairing of Ingrid Thulin and Robert Mitchum in Sheldon Reynolds' Foreign Intrigue. We associate them with different cinematic cultures - Thulin with European arthouse, Mitchum with classical Hollywood. This differential creates a gap in...

Movie Monocles | Top 10 List

03.07.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 11 Comments

Monocles. They are other-worldly, eccentric, subversive. They imply a certain erudition as well as add mystery - people who wear monocles seem to know something we don't. Anyway, thanks again to everyone who made suggestions. [caption id="attachment_175660365" align="aligncenter" width="1278"] Fritz Lang. Nominated by @eliza2854, @Mara1937 and @lintlvieno.[/caption] [caption...

FILM LISTS: “10 Cafes-In-Cinema”

12.06.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 17 Comments

The number of responses for this one was overwhelming, and I found it almost impossible to narrow it down to ten titles, and actually impossible to select only one image for each. Further, filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard and Jim Jarmusch merit a list of their...

“From Canvas To Celluloid: Edward Hopper On Film”

31.05.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/168252768 By Jose Sarmiento "A look at how the film SHIRLEY: VISIONS OF REALITY by Gustav Deutsch transforms the paintings of Edward Hopper into cinema. A video essay by José Sarmiento Hinojosa. More at fandor.com/keyframe."...

FILM LIST: ‘Top 10 Cinema Spectacles’

28.05.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 18 Comments

Follow @distractedfilm Cinema Spectacles was suggested by Whizzmop68 and we had a tremendous response, with some wonderful titles having to be left out. Spectacles, in cinema it seems, are primarily a tool for the absurd...

Iconic Bandages | Top 10 Film List

15.05.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 12 Comments

With titles suggested by Distracted friends, our latest high class list is here, Iconic Bandages. Notable omissions this time include The Skin I Live In and Ash Wednesday. Bandages in cinema it seems, signify some change to the individual's identity. They are mysterious: the viewer wants...

Drifting Clouds Cinema: ‘The Eyes Of TAXI DRIVER’

04.05.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/165183411 'Celebrating one of cinema's most unique anti-heroes on TAXI DRIVER's 40th anniversary year. A video essay by Jacob T. Swinney. More at fandom.com/keyframe' ...

Is This The Nose That Launched A Thousand Ships? – Top 10 Cinema Noses

25.04.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 0 Comments

Once again, I turned to Twitter friends to create a film list. As always, the final selection is entirely subjective, and I hope you will forgive me for excluding some notable titles, such as Raging Bull, Pinocchio and Apocalypse Now. The list is in no particular...

The Top 10 Bearded Performances

29.03.2016 , Distracted, Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog, The Great Acting Blog , 14 Comments

Once again I turned to friends on Twitter to create a film list. There was a wonderful response, and many notable performances didn't make it onto the list, including; Rex Harrison in The Ghost And Mrs Muir, Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter and...

Drifting Clouds Cinema: “Visconti: Art And Ambiguity”

19.03.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 0 Comments

https://vimeo.com/159368968 "An audiovisual essay for Fandor exploring the idea of ambiguity in the films of Luchino Visconti. The accompanying notes can be found here." By Pasquale Iannone....

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