2015: 178
2016: 162
2017: 85
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What am I looking forward to in 2018?
Renowned Belgian film director Agnès Varda is coming to the Harvard Film Archive! Varda, who is known for her influential creative style, especially during the French new wave, will be entering her 90th year (!), and she is still producing films. On Friday, Feb 22, she will attend the screening of her 2017 documentary Faces Places (Visages Villages), and on Saturday Feb 23 she'll be present for Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi) from 1985. I expect she'll make some comments and take audience questions. I haven't yet had the opportunity to see any of this 'trailblazing woman's' films, but this is my opportunity, and to get to hear her insights live is certainly a great privelege. The HFA is also screening a number of her other films during the month of February.
The 2018 TCM Film Festival (of COURSE!) in Hollywood, April 26-29. This year, the theme is Powerful Words: The Page Onscreen, promising film adaptations of novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, or any other written medium. A few films have already been announced, and the entire program won't be available until shortly before the festival starts. This may be my chance to finally see the Laurence Olivier version of Hamlet! Catching up with film friends will be a highlight, as well, and making some new friends. I may also take time away from Tinseltown to catch a Dodgers game before the festival starts. My sources tell me the reigning National League champs are in town! Check out the 1-min promo clip below:
From www.berklee.edu |
McFarland Books will releases Derek Sculthorpe's latest biography, this time of film noir queen Claire Trevor. I look forward to reading about this underrated actress whose film career lasted over 50 years. You may know her best as John Wayne's love interest in Stagecoach (1939) or as the sultry singer from Key Largo (1948).
Claire Trevor (IMDb.com) |
Happy New Year everyone! Gotta get ready to party!
William Powell and Myrna Loy celebrate New Years' as Nick and Nora Charles in After the Thin Man (1936) |
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your sharing this upcoming interesting year in film.
Thanks, and back at you! :-)
DeleteI can't imagine how cool it must be to see Varda in person! I recently got a I <3 Agnès Varda pin from Unifrance, and it is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great year in your cinephile life!
Kisses!
Thank you, Lê, and best wishes for you as well! I will definitely post about the Agnès Varda experience. Can you share a picture of the pin?
DeleteA Claire Trevor biography is something to look forward to in 2018. I like her performance in two films noir: Born to Kill and Crack-Up. Both are worth a peek.
ReplyDeleteMarianne
http://makeminefilmnoir.blogspot.com/