"Uh, well, sir, I ain't a f'real cowboy. But I am one helluva stud!"
The year is 1969. America is in turmoil. The civil rights movement is raging and the Vietnam war is at its peak. The country has just been handed over to the Nixon administration, perhaps America's most contraversial government of the 20th century. In the film industry things were finally looking up. Young and in touch directors finally struck a chord with a…
Warning Spoilers for: ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE and ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
Perhaps you may view this analysis as far fetched or rather pretentious sounding but I truly believe that Leone may have unconsciously made an attempt to capture these ideas in his filmography not only making diligent observations of genre but also the very essence of cinema itself.
"Is this Your Way of getting revenge?"
"No, It's…
Truly one of the most sexually liberating films ever made, a real treat to sit through lead by two very captivating performances and a brilliantly written duolouge which kept me completely hooked throughout for being completely built on at times unbearable sexual tension. This is a movie that probably won’t interest you or went under your radar but I urge you to give it a go because I honestly think you would be pleasantly surprised at just what it has to offer.
LICORICE PIZZA is a film that rides off its vibe. If you don't vibe with it you probably won't like it, but if you do vibe with it, you'll love every minute. Admittedly this is a film with plenty of flaws, it's very disjointed and very self indulgent but at the same time it's all amazing stuff. Sure characters appear and disappear but that's life and I think PTA knows this. He takes from films that preceded it like FAST…
