Ferdy on Films, etc.

I Want Action!* About this time last year, I was just moving about my daily life--going to work, having a home life, and writing this blog. ...

Viridiana (1961) Director : Luis Buñuel In his excellent autobiography, My Last Sigh , Luis Buñuel said, "When I was younger, my so-cal...

1900 (Novecento, 1976) Director : Bernardo Bertolucci By Roderick Heath In the mid 1970s, Bernardo Bertolucci was a figure with the financia...

Angel Heart (1987) Director : Alan Parker When the hubbie suggested to me that we watch Angel Heart , I had trouble placing the name. Someth...

Alice's Restaurant (1969) Director : Arthur Penn I harbor a somewhat jaundiced view of the 1960s. From my point of view, the legacy of ...

Footlight Parade (1933) Director : Lloyd Bacon Dance Director : Busby Berkeley In 1933, Warner Bros. Pictures provided audiences with three ...

Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno, 2006) Director : Guillermo del Toro The cineaste world has gone wild over Pan’s Labyrinth . The fil...