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Buster Keaton on-line

I have always been a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin and for a long time I knew him only as the king of silent comedies. Many years later I discovered other legends: Harold Lloyd, Max Linder and Buster Keaton. I … Continue reading

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We love Orson Welles

Here are six stupendous reasons why I love Datajunkie: "O" is for Orson!, "W" is for Welles!, "C" is for Campbell Playhouse!, "H" is for Harry Lime!, "M" is for Mercury Theater on the Air and "Z" is for Zither!. … Continue reading

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Ingmar Bergman Face to Face

Here are marvellous news, if you appreciate the works of Ingmar Bergman. Ingmar Bergman Face to Face, the official Bergman’s site now has an English version! Super! I had some hard times there using a translator, asking for help to … Continue reading

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Religious Affiliation of Film Directors

Ok, fast: what is your favorite director? And his/her religion? I don’t like films about religion, but I don’t care about the religious affiliation of movie directors, if this doesn’t influence the film in general. Does anyone care about it? … Continue reading

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Bad films

When I go to movies I check first the name of the director, the actors and the stories. The reviews? I don’t like to read them beforehand, because of the influence that they can have on my perspective of the … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time in Italy

Essential to western and Sergio Leone’s fans: Once Upon a Time in Italy . . . The Westerns of Sergio Leone. A great site of the exhibition with Leone’s trajectory, films, images, videos and related links. (via Bitter Cinema)

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Giallo In Italia

The Crime in your Coffee posted an awesome post about Gialli, a kind of Italian pulp books. Giallo (yellow) is also how some Italian terror films of masters like Mario Bava Web Page and Dario Argento, because of the influence … Continue reading

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On the set of “The Misfits” picture gallery

PBS has an excellent gallery of pictures On the Set of The Misfits taken by Magnum photographers, like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ernst Haas, Inge Morath and Eve Arnold. (via Flickhead) ————————————————————— Os Desajustados é o útimo filme de Marilyn e arrisco … Continue reading

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Film Noir links

Ten Shades of Noir – articles about 10 of the great noirs and introduce you to the femmes fatales, the two-bit losers, and the world-weary detectives – as well as the cinematographers and directors – that make film noir one … Continue reading

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Billy Wilder

I was searching for some information about Billy Wilder and I have to confess that I’m a bit disappointed. Or Google is totally crazy or the true is that there isn’t a fabulous site about him, as I hoped so. … Continue reading

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