February 2016
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This series is proving quite interesting. Here's a link to the latest entry, Janet writing about St. Joachim. And if you missed Grumpy on St. Thomas Aquinas, you should certainly read it. Also, here's a link to the whole set. And if you're planning to contribute, please check the schedule.
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Over the past few days I've watched Antonioni's Red Desert. A very striking film, though I haven't quite decided how good I think it is. It depicts a troubled young woman (Monica Vitti) whose difficulties seem to be connected to her environment, an industrial area near Ravenna. The contrast between the lush, fragile, and vulnerable beauty…
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The opening sequence of Yojimbo (The Bodyguard), Akira Kurosawa’s darkly comic samurai film from 1961, must have caught Japanese moviegoers quite off guard. First, there was the jazzy percussive score, with its almost African feel and slight nods toward Ravel’s Bolero. Second, the entire two-and-a-half minutes of the opening credits simply show a rear view…
Light On Dark Water 