Monthly Archives: February, 2012

"Written by the legendary script doctor Ben Hecht – winner of the first ever writing Oscar for Underworld in 1927 - Notorious is as lean and spare as a haiku. Through just a few laser focused scenes, Hecht and Hitchcock establish their characters’ histories, tendencies and motivations without a single wasted word or gesture. "

"Winner of the Oscar for best picture in 1941, Rebecca was director Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film. It also continued producer David O. Selznick’s amazing hot streak, coming on the heels of his Oscar win for Gone with the Wind in 1940. The two films cemented Selznick’s reputation as the world’s leading purveyor of gothic chick flicks, while Rebecca proved that Hitchcock, already considered Britain’s top director, could function just fine on American soil."

"Often compared to Sam Peckinpah, Gosha’s briskly paced katana operas are frequently drenched with sweat and assorted other bodily fluids. But Gosha is not interested in violence for its own sake, but as an inevitable consequence of his competently constructed and efficiently executed scenarios. If Kurosawa is the Stanley Kubrick of the Samurai genre, then Gosha is its Alan Parker."

After a shopping spree that consisted of Berlin Film Festival winners in Taviani Bros.’ Golden Bear winner "Caesar Must Die", Christian Petzold' Silver Bear for Best Director winning "Barbara", and Ursula Meier's Special Prize Silver Bear winning “Sister”, the Adopt Films folks turn their attention to EFM market item/TIFF preemed Quebecois title from Jean-Marc Vallée.

"Jeter is certainly expressive, as is this film, it’s just done in a strange way that doesn’t exactly take full advantage of the feature narrative format and medium."