An article I read recently about legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman mentioned that the extreme dramatic intensity he often depicted allowed satirists to poke fun of this supreme artist's majorly serious and probative portrayals of relationships. This SCTV take-off, bookended by the fictional TV show's regular "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre", is entitled "Whispers of the Wolf" by Ingmar Burgman. Hopefully this parody is one in which Burgman (make that Bergman) fans in particular will get a kick out of!
Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)
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Just some thoughts on current happenings:
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These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2017 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
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Exploring The Artefacts is a series in which I examine some unique and significant components, or by-products, of cinema storytelling that are often under-appreciated.
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I'll continue with some of cinema's most treasured images. For those familiar with the scenes represented they're bound to invoke a strong emotional response. The narratives' indelible moments are the primary reason these captures were selected.
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These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2017 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
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Just some thoughts on current happenings:
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These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2017 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
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I'll continue with some of cinema's most treasured images. For those familiar with the scenes represented they're bound to invoke a strong emotional response. The narratives' indelible moments are the primary reason these captures were selected.
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Exploring The Artefacts is a series in which I examine some unique and significant components, or by-products, of cinema storytelling that are often under-appreciated.
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Just some thoughts on current happenings:
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Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)
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These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
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These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
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The Cinema Cafe has a chat room on Facebook that readers are welcome to join here. On Mondays, we have a movie trivia game called "Match-up Mondays" where the object is to name the common denominator between all of the films pictured and also correctly identify them.
Like Quiz #6, there is a commonality between the films depicted here, but this time, instead of the characters having something in common, it is one of the scenes in each of the films represented below. Can you name the films shown and what each of their scenes has in common? Feel free to use all resources that are available. The first person to complete the answers here will win their choice between a Region 4 (Australia) DVD of Top Ten Guilty Treasure Let It Ride or the Michael Curtiz/Elvis Presley film King Creole, neither of which are presently available on Blu-ray.
#Edit: On closer inspection, it's been discovered that the selected scene from The Getaway (previously #4) does not actually occur at the same type of location as the others. It has therefore been replaced by another film that does fit the criteria and an additional film has been added bringing the total to 6.
Here are the (now) 6 films (Good luck!):
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Ever since silent pictures were shown with live organ accompaniment, music has been an important asset in enhancing the dramatic development of a cinematic story.
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