tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post7204510432564585055..comments2024-03-26T11:14:33.896-07:00Comments on Seattle<br> Film<br> Blog: Melville's Bad Memoriesmwhybarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877398873047521007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-63557950482464038942006-10-18T18:07:00.000-07:002006-10-18T18:07:00.000-07:00I am really impressed!I am really impressed!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-5113571325398725332006-10-06T03:19:00.000-07:002006-10-06T03:19:00.000-07:00For those who missed the August run of "Army of Sh...For those who missed the August run of "Army of Shadows," I just noticed that it's moved downtown, so you've got a few more days to catch one of the year's best films on the big screen: Big Picture (2505 First Ave., 206-256-0572), Sat.-Thurs. at 5 and 8pm (no Wed. screenings).<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-41181665945276979152006-09-01T02:54:00.000-07:002006-09-01T02:54:00.000-07:00So glad you caught this on the big screen! Upon it...So glad you caught this on the big screen! Upon its original release, "Army of Shadows" did okay at the box office, but was met with mixed--occasionally hostile--reviews. Cahiers du cinéma, for example, dismissed it as "Gaullist" (you may recall that de Gaulle decorates a Resistance member in the film). It's now considered a classic, but the lukewarm reception prevented it from receiving wider distribution.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-74220925851671164042006-08-31T23:33:00.000-07:002006-08-31T23:33:00.000-07:00I'm so pleased I caught this on closing night,...I'm so pleased I caught this on closing night, before its gone for who knows how long! Kessel & Melville offer a perspective on the French Underground movement of the second World War different than I've seen before. I'd love to read the French reviews from the original release to see just how they took it in '69. Thanks for putting it on my radar.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com