Analysis & Commentary Rick on 04 Apr 2008
Forty years ago last Wednesday (April 2. 1968), 2001: A Space Odyssey had it’s world premiere. At Movie City Indie, Ray Pride has a set of links to, among other things, some of the critical reaction at the time, including this quote from Roger Ebert:
It was e. e. cummings, the poet, who said he’d [...]
Tags: 2001, Ebert, Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick
Analysis & Commentary and Ingmar Bergman Rick on 14 Jan 2008
Way back in August of ‘07, after the death of Ingmar Bergman, Jonathan Rosenbaum launched an attack on his legacy. Of course, that was his right, and I appreciate Mr. Rosenbaum’s criticism . . . it goes beyond the synopsis-and-a-three-stars-style of many critics. But his attack, which seemed mean-spirited so soon after Bergman’s death, sparked [...]
Tags: Bergman, Ebert, Fanny & Alexander, Film, Rosenbaum
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