David Thomson on Films: ‘Sweet Smell of Success’
David Thomson on Films: ‘Mildred Pierce’
David Thomson on Films: Can You Watch?
David Thomson on Films: ‘From Here to Eternity’
It was a Friday night, and Turner Classic Movies were doing “Thirty-One Days of Oscar,” so the network played From Here to Eternity (1953). It’s a film I’m fond of (being twelve when I first saw it), and, when you’re that familiar with a picture, you’re not quite watching any more. But then, something happened. I tuned in to this screening halfway through, so I was paying attention, and the film hit me. READ MORE >>
David Thomson on Films: The 2011 Best Picture Oscar
David Thomson on Films: ‘Just Go With It’
David Thomson on Films: Remembering Maria Schneider
David Thomson on Films: ‘Inside Job’
I have some reservations about the movie Inside Job (made by Charles Ferguson, a man I know a little and like), and I’ll address them. But they don’t matter. They don’t begin to alter my estimate that, if Inside Job is not among the ten nominations for Best Picture Oscar, it will be one more travesty that points to the feebleness and the lost soul of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. READ MORE >>
David Thomson on Films: ‘The Last Command’ (1927)
It’s about time for this column to look back for a moment and delve into our library of DVD treasures. The reason is obvious: Most people passionate about film now spend as much time with that library as with new pictures. I’m talking about 1928, a very good year. READ MORE >>
