So, if memory serves, I remember a dinner at Doyle's awhile back in which you and Lisa claimed to envy Michelle and I for having 'cool jobs.' But she's doing work with Peabody Essex, going to China, and running LARPs in her classroom? Methinks you were holding out on us!
Other Kurosawa flicks I can recommend:
"Throne of Blood" and 'Kagemusha' are so very very cool. Definitely rent those. "Hidden Fortress" is in rotation on IFC right now, I watched a bit on Saturday after finally seeing 'Ghost Dog' (I have to admit, I'm not a big Jarmusch fan, I can't really see what all the hullabaloo about him was amongst my elitist snobbish film school peers) Anyways, Hidden Fortress is worth seeing, but it's not one of my faves. "Yojimbo" and it's sequel 'Sanjuro' are fun. I've caught them on IFC or TCM within the past month.
There's been A LOT of Kurosawa on cable recently, so fire up your TiVo!
For non-samurai flicks: 'Dreams' is slow, ponderous in parts (the story about the mountain climbers especially) but every frame is gorgeous. Like watching a painting. 'High and Low' is a great crime drama.
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Other Kurosawa flicks I can recommend:
"Throne of Blood" and 'Kagemusha' are so very very cool. Definitely rent those.
"Hidden Fortress" is in rotation on IFC right now, I watched a bit on Saturday after finally seeing 'Ghost Dog' (I have to admit, I'm not a big Jarmusch fan, I can't really see what all the hullabaloo about him was amongst my elitist snobbish film school peers) Anyways, Hidden Fortress is worth seeing, but it's not one of my faves.
"Yojimbo" and it's sequel 'Sanjuro' are fun. I've caught them on IFC or TCM within the past month.
There's been A LOT of Kurosawa on cable recently, so fire up your TiVo!
For non-samurai flicks:
'Dreams' is slow, ponderous in parts (the story about the mountain climbers especially) but every frame is gorgeous. Like watching a painting.
'High and Low' is a great crime drama.