Tag Archives: Mike Leigh

Cinema as a Parallel Universe: March ’14 in Film

Posted on 31 March, 2014 by Lyzette

Hello folks! It’s been a while. It feels like years for me. I’m starting to feel that almost-post-grad noose begin to tighten. Yet somehow, in between all the hustle and bustle of “being an adult”, I’ve managed to slip in … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Recaps | Tagged 10 Things I Hate About You, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, animation, anime, Barry Purves, Bollywood, British, Chinese, Enter the Dragon, Fritz the Cat, Hong Kong, Indian, Iranian, Ivan the Terrible, Ivan the Terrible Part One, Ivan the Terrible Part Two, Japanese, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Lynne Ramsay, Mamoru Hosoda, Mike Leigh, Monthly Recap, Nashville, Polish, Ralph Bakshi, Ratcatcher, Robert Altman, Russian, Samira Makhmalbaf, Scottish, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Parajanov, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, short, Soviet, Summer Wars, The Apple (1998), The Decalogue, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Hustler, Vera Drake, Wolf Children, Zanjeer | Leave a comment

Weekly Film Log: February 23 – March 1

Posted on 4 March, 2014 by Lyzette

This post is coming several days late, due to my having schoolwork, Oscars, and other stuff being placed at a bit of a higher priority. Nonetheless, it’s complete now! I’m awfully proud of the volume of material I watched last … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 2000's, 2010's, A Liar's Autobiography, A Morning Stroll, A Wild Hare, animation, Ben Hardaway, Benjamin Timlett, Bill Jones, Bob Clampett, Brandon Oldenburg, Brazilian, British, Bus 174, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Chuck Jones, Danish, Day of Wrath, Disney, documentary, Duck Amuck, Elmer's Candid Camera, Frank Tashlin, Grant Orchard, How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, Jeff Simpson, Jose Padilha, Looney Tunes, Mike Leigh, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, PES, Porky in Wackyland, Porky Pig's Feat, Porky's Hare Hunt, Rabbit Seasoning, Robin Hood, Roof Sex, Rudolf Ising, short, Smile Darn Ya Smile, Tex Avery, The Case of the Stuttering Pig, The Daffy Doc, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Sword in the Stone, Vera Drake, Western Spaghetti, What's Opera Doc?, William Joyce, Wolfgang Reitherman | 2 Comments

Weekly Film Log: January 26 – February 1

Posted on 2 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Contrary to what I predicted last week, I was still able to get a lot of film-watching done last week, despite me embarking on the chaos that is my last semester of college (!!!!!). The catch? LOTS of short animated … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1940's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, animation, Anthony Harvey, Astronomeous, Away From Her, Betty's Blues, British, Broken Embraces, Canadian, Christopher Guest, documentary, Dollar Dance, Emile Cohl, Fantasmagorie, Felix the Cat, Flim Flam Films, Francois Truffaut, French, Gertie the Dinosaur, Hungarian, I'm Here, Japanese, Marcell Jankovics, Mike Leigh, Moonstruck, musical, Norman Jewison, Norman McLaren, Otto Messmer, Passing Strange, Pedro Almodovar, Peter Parr, Possessions, Remi Vandenitte, Sarah Polley, short, Shuhei Morita, silent, Sisyphus, Spanish, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Summer Dream, The Automatic Moving Company, The Crows, The Flying House, The Hasher's Delirium, The Last Metro, The Lion in Winter, Topsy Turvy, Waiting For Guffman, Winsor McCay, Yoji Curi | Leave a comment

Weekly Film Log: January 12-18

Posted on 19 January, 2014 by Lyzette

No work and no school makes Lyzette an over-caffeinated movie-crazed gal. Working Girl (1988) – dir. Mike Nichols Watched on 12 January Format: DVD Rating: 7/10 Working Girl is a pleasant sort of film, though undoubtedly one of the weirdest Best … Continue reading →