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February 06, 2015 Spine 113: Big Deal on Madonna Street
Mario Monicelli's spoofy 1958 heist film Big Deal on Madonna Street stands up even if you're not familiar with the films it's referencing, and Pat and I won't be for another two weeks as it's mostly taking the piss out of Rififi which Lost in Criterion will talk about two weeks from now. Maybe we should have waited? That seems like the professional thing to do. That's not in our bag.
52 min
February 06, 2015 Big Deal on Madonna Street
This week we watch a film that is largely a spoof of a film we will watch in two weeks. Way to go Criterion's numbering system.
52 min
January 31, 2015 PlayTime
PlayTime continues the trend of each Tati film we watch being my new favorite Tati film.
59 min
January 31, 2015 Spine 112: PlayTime
Every Jacques Tati film we watch is my new favorite Jacques Tati film. This week it's his third M. Hulot film PlayTime (1967). Playing on the same anti-modernism themes of his earlier work, PlayTime is, well, even more playful. Massive, repetitive, dehumanizing sets, delightfully subtle comedic moments.
59 min
January 31, 2015 PlayTime
PlayTime continues the trend of each Tati film we watch being my new favorite Tati film.
59 min
January 23, 2015 Mon Oncle
In our second M. Hulot film, Tati really turns the social satire up to 11.
57 min
January 23, 2015 Spine 111: Mon Oncle
In our second M. Hulot film, Tati really turns the social satire up to 11.
57 min
January 16, 2015 Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Jacques Tati's M. Hulot is the comedic character we've been missing all our lives, filling a hole we didn't even know existed to be filled.
58 min
January 16, 2015 Spine 110: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Jacques Tati's M. Hulot is the comedic character we've been missing all our lives, filling a hole we didn't even know existed to be filled.
58 min
January 09, 2015 The Scarlet Empress
Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlet Empress was among the last pre-Code Hollywood films. It shows.
48 min

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