NYTimes Critics’ Picks: ‘In A Lonely Place’
New York Times film critic A.O. Scott looks back at Nicholas Ray‘s 1950 film “In A Lonely Place,” a dark and terrific noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame.
Blow Out (1981)
In this superlative paranoia thriller from Brian De Palma, John Travolta plays a B-movie sound man who accidentally records a political assassination when he's out recording sound effects. The assassination has a survivor: Nancy Allen, who should not have been…
Steve McQueen in ‘Bullitt’ (1968)
I’m still not sure what this movie is about, but it is wonderful to watch. Steve McQueen is the essence of cool in this 1968 caper directed by Peter Yates. Apparently, his character was modeled after San Francisco Police Department inspector Dave Toschi (portrayed by Mark Ruffalo in David Fincher’s 2007 film Zodiac), but minus the bow tie. In addition to McQueen and his inimitable style, as well as a beautiful young Jacqueline Bisset, Bullitt features one of the most exciting car chases ever put on film, with McQueen doing much of his own driving in a Ford Mustang GT 390 fastback.
Antonioni’s ‘Blow Up’ (1966)
One of the greatest English language films of the 1960s... A successful high-fashion London photographer believes that he has photographed a murder. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and the inimitable Veruschka. An absolute must-see.
A Brief History of Title Design
Art of The Title: An incredibly cool short montage/history of film title design, exquisitely done by Ian Albinson.