Repeat
Tonight we're going to see an Ingmar Bergman movie at a friend's house in Denver. Apparently they have a huge new flat TV (wish we could get one!) and are doing regular movie nights.With all the remakes coming out these days, I've been thinking that a great movie night would be to see an old version of a film and then the remake. I'm not sure how many people are film-famished enough to watch the "same" story twice over, but I'll bet it would be a hoot in the case of, say, Bewitched. Though I guess that was a TV show.
Could do the radio show of War of the Worlds and then go watch the Tom Cruise vehicle.
Speaking of Bergman, when I was at Georgetown University, we had to take a year of theology and a year of philosophy. One of my theology courses was entitled "Ingmar Bergman and the Problem of God," taught by Father Rocco Porecco. He was so memorable I named a character after him.
I guess I'm partial to Jesuits.
posted by Price of Silence @ 2:51 PM
4 Comments:
Not a fan of old movies. But Rocco, what a great name.
It just came to me: with my obsession for classic cinema and old movies, I've never once watched a Bergman movie, for some reason.
Maybe I should try to get one at our library...
JeR: I would suggest The Seventh Seal for a start. The one we watched last night, Autumn Sonata, was basically a long conversation between a mother and daughter about how much they hated each other. The acting was great, but man, the angst... maybe the Swedes like that.
In the Seventh Seal, if I remember correctly, a man plays chess with the grim reaper.
Persona is also cool, though more experimental.
Wild Strawberries is Bergman's version of a "light" film.
Double, I love old movies. I've been getting into silent movies lately. I seem to remember liking African Queen, but it's been so long.
Blockbuster sucks. Hollywood Video is soooooooo much better, but do they have one near you?
Well, I've been watching Tom Cruise's movies all in a row. I liked The Firm and Interview with the Vampire more than I expected. After I'm done with that I'm going to watch Billy Wilder's movies because I liked The Apartment. What else have I liked lately? I watched Starship Troopers again (guilty pleasure movie). The Motorcycle Diaries was great--I assume it's out on video now. Also, if you've never seen The Hustler (with Paul Newman) or Dr. Zhivago, I would recommend those two.
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