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Aaron Hunter
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Hey film fans!
I have a PhD in film studies and I lecture at Trinity College in Dublin. My academic areas of interest include 1970s Hollywood, Women in Film and Television, music and sound, screenwriting, Hungarian cinema and more. But I'm an all-around lover of film and television, which is why I started this channel.
You can find me on twitter at: @aaron_m_hunter
I have a PhD in film studies and I lecture at Trinity College in Dublin. My academic areas of interest include 1970s Hollywood, Women in Film and Television, music and sound, screenwriting, Hungarian cinema and more. But I'm an all-around lover of film and television, which is why I started this channel.
You can find me on twitter at: @aaron_m_hunter
WMtFG | Gerwig-Swanberg Double Feature
Discussing Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008).
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More on the film:
EXPLAINING THE STRIKE:
www.vulture.com/article/wga-strike-2023.html
On the Strike and CZcamsrs:
mashable.com/article/sag-wga-strike-content-creators-how-to-support
THE FILMS
The original AV CLUB review for Hannah Takes the Stairs (in which Noel Murray calls the major characters "ninnies"): www.avclub.com/hannah-takes-the-stairs-1798203029
A look back at Hannah from the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/features/hannah-takes-stairs-looking-back-greta-gerwigs-mumblecore-breakthrough
Interview with Joe Swanberg on Hannah's release: filmmakermagazine.com/1278-joe-swanberg-hannah-takes-the-stairs/
Again for the old AV CLUB, Noel Murray reviews Nights and Weekends: www.avclub.com/nights-and-weekends-1798205061
A nice review of Nights from Salon: www.salon.com/2008/10/11/nights_weekends/
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Title music: "Adventure" www.bensound.com
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More on the film:
EXPLAINING THE STRIKE:
www.vulture.com/article/wga-strike-2023.html
On the Strike and CZcamsrs:
mashable.com/article/sag-wga-strike-content-creators-how-to-support
THE FILMS
The original AV CLUB review for Hannah Takes the Stairs (in which Noel Murray calls the major characters "ninnies"): www.avclub.com/hannah-takes-the-stairs-1798203029
A look back at Hannah from the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/features/hannah-takes-stairs-looking-back-greta-gerwigs-mumblecore-breakthrough
Interview with Joe Swanberg on Hannah's release: filmmakermagazine.com/1278-joe-swanberg-hannah-takes-the-stairs/
Again for the old AV CLUB, Noel Murray reviews Nights and Weekends: www.avclub.com/nights-and-weekends-1798205061
A nice review of Nights from Salon: www.salon.com/2008/10/11/nights_weekends/
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Title music: "Adventure" www.bensound.com
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What Makes this Film Great | Humpday (2009)
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Continuing my series on Mumblecore with a discussion of Lynn Shelton's thoughtful, nuanced exploration of gender norms and masculinity. - - - - - - More on the film: Shelton looks back on the film - and her career - ten years later with Kate Erbland at IndieWire (2019): www.indiewire.com/features/general/humpday-turns-10-lynn-shelton-reflects-interview-1202158646/ A thoughtful review from Roger...
What Makes this Film Great | The Puffy Chair (2005)
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Continuing the series on Mumblecore films with another early key film from the era, and the first feature from indie powerhouse duo the Duplass Brothers. - - - - - - More on the film: This review by Nick Schager at Slant (2006) seems typical of a lot of reviews that read the characters' poor decisions and unlike-ability as hard to care about, which is interesting to read, but, I think, kind of ...
2K - Thank You!
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2K followers isn't a lot in the CZcams-verse, but it means a lot to me! Thanks to all of you who've found my channel and stuck with it! - - - - - - Title music: "Adventure" www.bensound.com
What Makes this Film Great | Funny Ha Ha (2002)
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Kicking off a new series on Mumblecore by taking a close look at the film that started it all. - - - - - - More on the film: A short but thoughtful review from Robert Koehler at Variety who puts the film in its DIY context (2003): variety.com/2003/film/reviews/funny-ha-ha-1200540899/ Old-school capsule review from Scott Tobias at the AV Club, classic-era (2003): www.avclub.com/funny-ha-ha-17981...
What Makes this Film Great | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
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Wrapping up the Punk Cinema series with this fascinating probe into the life of Poly Styrene, lead singer of seminal '70s punk band X-Ray Spex. - - - - - - More on the film: Fantastic review by Rae Alexander for KQED (2022)www.kqed.org/arts/13906331/poly-styrene-documentary-i-am-a-cliche-70s-punk-rock-uk Short, thoughtful review from Peter Bradshaw at The Guardian (2021): www.theguardian.com/fi...
Owen Roizman (1936-2023), RIP
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Some thoughts on the passing of Owen Roizman, one of Hollywood's greatest cinematographers. - - - - - - More info: Thumbnail photo credit: Kirk McKoy Stills sequence films: The French Connection (1971) Network (1976) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) Three Days of the Condor (1975) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Wyatt Earp (1994) The Addams Family (1991) The Exorcist (1973) A nice obit from ...
What Makes this Film Great | A Band Called Death (2012)
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Documenting the firey Detroit band that was "punk before punk!" - - - - - - More on the film: A heartfelt, thoughtful review by Sheila O'Malley at rogerebert.com (2013): www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-band-called-death-2013 Ally Schweitzer interviews the band's current iteration for BandWidth (2015): bandwidth.wamu.org/10-favorite-world-music-albums-of-2013/video.html - - - - - - Title music: "Ad...
The Week in Movies | 11 November 2022
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A surprise in the Paul Haggis story, an old callback haunts Warren Beatty, America's ass, Duran Duran, and the passing of a generational voice. - - - - - - www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/paul-haggis-found-liable-rape-lawsuit-1235259805/ www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/warren-beatty-clyde-sued-for-coercing-sex-with-a-minor-in-1973-1235258908/ www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
What Makes this Film Great | The Living End (1992)
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Exploring the beauty and rage of this 1992 New Queer Cinema - and punk! - classic. www.patreon.com/AaronHunter - - - - - - More on the film: A mostly positive, thoughtful review from Janet Maslin, NYTimes (1992): www.nytimes.com/1992/04/03/movies/review-film-festival-the-living-end-footloose-frenzied-and-hiv-positive.html Peter Travers gets it in this capsule review for Rolling Stone (1992): ww...
What Makes this Film Great | Repo Man
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Reconsidering Alex Cox's 1984 punk satire classic -could its "classic" status have dulled its punk energy? www.patreon.com/AaronHunter - - - - - - More on the film: Ebert gets and admires its vibe, but still only 3 stars (1984): www.rogerebert.com/reviews/repo-man-1984 Great review by Sam McPheeters for Criterion (2013): www.criterion.com/current/posts/2736-repo-man-a-lattice-of-coincidence Gwe...
What Makes this Film Great | The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
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Penelope Spheeris's groundbreaking documentary about the Los Angeles punk scene circa 1980. www.patreon.com/AaronHunter - - - - - - A long article by Nick Pinkerton at Film Comment (2015) that covers several films about the early '80s punk scenes, including Decline of Western Civilization - worth a read for more resources: www.filmcomment.com/blog/bombast-where-were-you-in-82/ A key figure in t...
Sex Pistols on Disney? | Capsule Review of PISTOL (2022)
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A few thoughts on the recent FX/Hulu/Disney series on the life and times of the Sex Pistols. www.patreon.com/AaronHunter - - - - - - A short, but mostly positive review from NME (El Hunt), who've been writing about the band since they were a band: www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/pistol-review-the-sex-pistols-danny-boyle-3236555 2-star review from the Guardian (Rebecca Nicholson) that's also surp...
My Movie Memories | Alone at the Movies
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Hey Film Fans, do you like going to the movies on your own? I do - and I have for a long time! www.patreon.com/AaronHunter The Western podcast I mentioned (Legend of the Lone Ranger is about half-way down the list of episodes): westernpodcast.buzzsprout.com - - - - - - Title music: "Adventure" www.bensound.com
What Makes this Film Great | Sex Pistols Double Feature
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What Makes this Film Great | Sex Pistols Double Feature
Punk Cinema: an Interview with Dr Temmuz Gürbüz, doctor of punk!
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Punk Cinema: an Interview with Dr Temmuz Gürbüz, doctor of punk!
What Makes this Film Great | Jubilee (1978)
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What Makes this Film Great | Jubilee (1978)
What Makes this Film Great | Punk Cinema, an Intro
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What Makes this Film Great | Punk Cinema, an Intro
My Movie Memories | First Trip to the Cinema
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My Movie Memories | First Trip to the Cinema
What Makes this Film Great | Une Affaire de Femmes (1988)
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What Makes this Film Great | Une Affaire de Femmes (1988)
What Makes this Film Great | Chocolat (1988)
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What Makes this Film Great | Chocolat (1988)
Break the Scene | Shoot The Piano Player, "The Audition"
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Break the Scene | Shoot The Piano Player, "The Audition"
What Makes this Film Great | Le Boucher (1970)
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What Makes this Film Great | Le Boucher (1970)
Quick Announcement | Reviewing The Offer
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Quick Announcement | Reviewing The Offer
What Makes this Film Great | Le Samouraï (1967)
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What Makes this Film Great | Le Samouraï (1967)
Break the Scene | Breathless, "Jumping around Paris"
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Break the Scene | Breathless, "Jumping around Paris"
What Makes this Film Great | Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
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What Makes this Film Great | Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
What Makes this Film Great | Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
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What Makes this Film Great | Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
What Makes this Film Great | Meek's Cutoff (2010)
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What Makes this Film Great | Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Pam and Jonny | The Ethics of Depicting Living People Onscreen
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Pam and Jonny | The Ethics of Depicting Living People Onscreen
I thought the mid-atlantic accent was used in those 'putin-on-the-Ritz' dramas of rich people in the 1930s - a kind of arch fakism to seperate that fantasy world from the realities of the 1930s. When you had those song and dance films about chorus girls in the 1930s, they had exaggerated Brooklyn accents. Westerns with Gary Cooper from the same time don't have mid-atlantic accents. And so on. Anyway, I have a 3 minute recording of my Canadian mother and father made in a booth on their Honeymoon in NYC in 1954, and there voices are also high pitched, tinny and they speak with that amped - up enthusiasm - I think the sound is connected with the microphones, and the speaking manner is how people spoke then. The queen of England is the best documented example of how her accent and 'sound' changed over time.
You said yourself that the film treats its audience as if it has intelligence. For an average audience, the film is too convoluted and there are too many characters doing there seperate things. Walter Matthau was right, a mass audience needs exposition and spoon feeding, it doesn't mean people are necessarily stupid, they just don't go to the movies to be challanged
Thank you
David Lynch is a huge fan of SUNSET BLVD (see MULHOLLAND DR). In TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME he plays an FBI agent named Gordon Cole.
This really is a favorite film of mine, one of my favorite romantic comedies especially. But why do I always get the gnawing feeling that they'd be divorced in five years. LOL
Great analysis of one of my all-time favorite films. Agree with your final points about the political situation that the country found itself in once Nixon got in back in 1968. To that I would only add that it sounded very similar to what has happened to us very recently. in other words: 1968 = 2016. Just my take, for what it's worth, about how we got here now.
Reminds me of the game Driver
What do you think/interpret about the scene at the police station where Whoopi and everyone else starts laughing and Tim Robbins goes crazy? I'm not sure If I got everything the movie was trying to say there.
Love this movie. Love Charles Grodin. As they leave on their honeymoon, you can see Grodin become more and more disillusioned, you can read his mind "what did I marry". When she gets egg salad on her face, eating in bed, on and on. So spot on.
Watched it for the first time the other evening. Your discussion is great, just as good or better than the historical reviews. The title is what struck me as relevant. I somewhat knew that it would be an iconoclastic statement about the industry and I was not disappointed, especially in the brilliance of Holden and Swanson. Thank you for a great analysis.
A rom com with more heart and substance than flash and superficiality.
You're right, whether you like it or not. Original ideas, great casts, and directed with skill pacing and a love for the craft.. no woke messages, no agenda for casting equality.. just great stories, told in a gripping way.
Hester Street is a gem. Thank you for sharing your views.👍😊 I am not Jewish. But I remember my father telling me how when they went to Ellis Island to pick up the relatives from Ireland that one of the first things they did was to buy the women a hat rather than have them pull their large (Galway) shawls[1] over their head when out in public. Back then everyone wore some sort of hat/head covering when outside of their home. 1.) Galway-style shawls are similar in design to the Scottish woman's Earasaid (female great kilt) although, not always composed of fabric in woven plaid design. Also, by the late 19th -- early 20th century, not as large as an Earasaid. Women owned both a winter (in a heavy wool) and at least one summer Galway shawl.
Hard to image a straight male hairdresser
Was this an homage of Jay Sebring or Jon Peters
I first saw this film when I was 21 it changed my life a adored it , so camp. Gloria Swanson is amazing. Iv see the musical about 18 times . I'm now 66 and hope one day it will be made into a movie. It a GLORIAS PIECES OF WORK.
Elaine May is the mother of Jeannie Berlin who played 'Lila'.
The contradiction between anarchy and poetry. Great film
I fuckin love this movie, truthful and tragic
What makes this film especially great are the non-verbal scenes throughout the movie! This is especially true with Sidney Poitier and the woman who is being interviewed by chief Gillespie about possible rape. Poitier finds her nonverbally through eye contact, and she does the same, but no words are spoken. It’s very powerful.
Very nice choreography by Polanski, all in one shot but the movement within the shot and the dialogue keep it going.
Salome was Herod’s step daughter.
REALLY LIKED this movie and have seen it a few times; great plot; great cast; glad he got away with the loot at the end.
GREAT MOVIE- great very precise and accurate review. Just picked up the BLU RAY of this movie.
My girlfriend came downstairs to ask me what I was watching because it just sounded like people talking over each other 😅
Unbelievable that this absolute gem of a film faced so many obstacles to get to the cinemas.
I recommend this film to everyone it’s perfect,thank you
This one is probably my favorite movie of all time. I watch it a few times a year. What I love most is how Charley pulls everyone's strings the whole time and brings about his desired outcome. The long pan scene at the end that focuses on his coveralls burning in the trunk, along with Schiffrin's perfect score, gives me chills every time. Brilliant film.
What I always found funny about this movie: At night, it's hot and everyone is sweating. In the daytime scenes, you see people wearing coats and sweatshirts. Makes no sense.
I think verric is one of best.
Sidney Poitier made this movie great. RIP
Thank you for your commentary. This is one of the best films I've ever seen. Its conclusion is heartbreaking.
The scene where John Lydon breaks down and cries is heartbreaking.
I love this film. One of Delon's best, although he's been so great in so many others. I never get tired of watching him. I loved your analysis. Great observations. You're very good at this. Thank you.
the sad part of this movie is we seem to be going backwards instead of forward. all the progress made in the last 60 years seems to be lost in one presidential term.
Youre spot on the charter lenny he a Douchebag with no morals. a Me too attitude, and caring only about himself ....Typical of a secluar society, as the saying goes you reap what you sow
id always heard it was about real life peeps, notably Peter Guber.. but no mention of that..🙊
thank you.. for this perspective ✌
Downey overdubbing his voice adds an extra layer of absurdity and thought provocation
Just watched yesterday, love the film and I'm loving that you did this long analyses! Already subscribed and hope for more like this one, cause it was really good!
When Reigert tears into Irvings characters smug superiority, very powerful drama, yet a small comedic touch as they part. Great film.
I love this film. My favorite scene is one at the very end when Izzy and Sam are in her kitchen and she is struggling with her feelings for Sam. She calls him “a nice guy” and their relationship is really on a knife’s edge. It could go either way, but Sam makes a bold move to earnestly tell Izzy how he feels about her. He kisses her and all at once she understands that he’s more than a nice guy, he’s a man that she could really fall in love with.
The Denzel Washington remake is really bad, does not hold a candle to the original. In the original Laurence Harvey is good, but Angela Lansbury is simply excellent.
Control 🧐
That was a dreadful film. Poorly written, badly-paced & with DREADFUL acting from the leads.
Carol Kane made me cry in this movie. Her enough is so perfect, so relatable. Finally, just, enough.
Wow, great channel. Only seeing this now. Like others have said, it's like a college class you've always wanted to attend. Thanks for your efforts!
I loooooooove this film! Hackman’s best dramatic role. (The Reichart film is great too lol)
It's a beautiful film. I remember also The Children's Hour. Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine. Desert Hearts was an amazing film.
Long shots, establishing shots part of the era Heel turn for narrative, up to now his sympathetic pov Gothic instability, close up shot and lots of reveals/twists. Hollywood using people and then victims becoming perpetrators. Vampiric element. Unsettling things like speaking from the dead. Betty as real tragedy, lured in from innocent position