Christopher Saunders
I do not propose to recount my life in any detail, what is what. No damn business of anybody's, what is what. I am Groggy Dundee, *that* is what!
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Nothing is Written: A Film Blog
http://nothingiswrittenfilm.blogspot.com/
Reviews movies from all eras, countries and genres.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 653 )
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RIP John G. Avildsen
A few days late with this one: director John G. Avildsen passed away last Friday. Avildsen had quite an erratic career: exploitation fodder like Cry Uncle... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Watergate: Truth & Lies
As someone who's spent an ungodly amount of time reading, studying and writing about Richard Nixon, I am probably not the target audience for ABC's new 20/20... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Lawrence of Arabia Podcast!
Your not-so-humble blogger was interviewed this weekend by Giuliano Marinkovic for his new Inspirations podcast. We discussed Lawrence of Arabia, especially... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
History: The American Protective League and the War on Slackers, 1917-1919
On February 2nd, 1917, a Chicago businessman named Albert M. Briggs arrived at the city's Justice Department. Briggs, the vice president of an advertising... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
RIP Adam West
Lots of tributes coming in this weekend about the passing of Adam West, television's endearingly goofy Batman. I have nothing especially insightful to say, as... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
History: The Hun's Shadow in America, 1917-1918
Anti-German sentiment in the United StatesWhen the United States entered World War I on April 6th, 1917, their previous ambivalence towards the war vanished. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Groggy History Month
"Writing about history will prove that I'm not silly - I'm serious!"Lately, my mind has been geared away from movies into history-related topics. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
History: Joseph II and the Myth of Karansebes, 1788
One of history's most unbelievable anecdotes involves the "Battle of Karansebes." It's a staggering, unbelievable tale cited as the epitome of military... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Twelve O'Clock High
"I believe that to a certain degree, a man makes his own luck."Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High (1949) is one of Hollywood's best World War II films. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Christine (2016)
"We all have these different versions of ourselves competing to be the real us."Few movies even try to capture depression accurately, making Antonio Campos's... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Rules of the Game
"The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons."Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game (1939) wasn't appreciated in its day; its social satire... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Return (2011)
Since playing confused teen Lindsay Weir on Freaks and Geeks, Linda Cardellini has been a delight to watch, an unforced actress with heart, shyness and endearin... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) beautifully synthesizes several disparate genres: broad farce, gritty neo-realism, the high-toned heist... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Other Boleyn Girl
Interest in the Tudors never dies, allowing each generation a chance to relive Henry VIII's Great Matter and Elizabeth's Golden Age through tony bodice rippers... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Rosa Luxemburg
"I can't dance with you tonight and argue with you tomorrow."Margarethe Von Trotta's Rosa Luxemburg (1986) takes on the monumental task of humanizing Germany's... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Most Violent Year
(2014) is a measured thriller, impeccably shot and well-observed dramatically, yet occasionally distant and cold. Writer-director J.C. Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
History: Richard Nixon Tells Archibald Cox, You're Fired!
Prior to July 16th, 1973, the Watergate scandal remained containable. Despite the revelations of the Washington Post, the high drama of Sam Ervin's televised... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Whiplash (2014)
From its earliest scenes, Whiplash (2014) is unremittingly, intensely violent. Damien Chazelle, more recently of La La Land, treats music as psychological... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Winter Kills
"I'm all that's standing between you and darkest night, son. The other side of me, there's Chaos."Winter Kills (1979) came too late for the '70s conspiracy... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Viva Villa!
"You can't win a revolution with love, you need hate!"Here's the granddaddy of every Mexico-set "Zapata Western," from Vera Cruz and A Bullet for the General... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES