A Belmondo Birthday Salute

Tomorrow Jean-Paul Belmondo will be celebrating his 77th birthday. He’s one of my favorite actors but I haven’t had the … More

Modern Mondays: Love Songs (2007)

When I first mentioned that I was going to start “Modern Mondays” at Cinebeats I briefly discussed how much I … More

The following four videos make up a fascinating 40 min. film by D.A. Pennebaker called Two American Audiences: La Chinoise … More

I’ve mentioned before how much I dislike blog memes. I find most of them really dull and pointless, but occasionally … More

I’ve been trying to write out my thoughts about Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le fou (1965) for days, but even after … More

Pictured Above: High and Low (1963), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Eyes Without a Face (1960) Rocco and His Brothers (1960), … More

I love soundtracks. I listen to film scores almost daily and as my last.fm charts show, I never get tired … More

The Cannes Film Festival turns 60 this week and that’s reason enough to celebrate all things fabulous and French, so … More