ANDY: The Consequences of Love (Sorrentino, Italy, 2004)
THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE (Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore) is a film about a mystery. At first the mystery may seem to be “What on Earth is this film about?” as its […]
Category Archives: Andy’s List
ANDY: A Matter of Life and Death (Powell & Pressburger, UK, 1946)
Between 1941 and 1957 Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known when their powers combined as the Archers, delivered so many undisputed classics of British cinema that any attempted list of […]
ANDY: Let’s Get Lost (Weber, US, 1988)
I am no jazz aficionado. Confronted with a more esoteric piece of jazz noodling I tend to think of the late, great Tony Wilson’s maxim that “Jazz is the last […]
ANDY: The Innocents (Clayton, UK, 1961)
Ambiguity in film can be one of the hardest things to pull off successfully. Unlike in literature where the novelist has the potential use of internal monologue and an assorted […]
ANDY: Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, US, 1957)
Before we are introduced to J. J. Hunsecker in the flesh his influence is felt as we see a close-up of his eyes adorning the sides of a fleet of […]
ANDY: Z (Gavras, Algeria/France, 1969)
If there was ever any doubt that Z is based on a true story the filmmakers put it to rest with a bold disclaimer over the opening titles: “Any resemblance […]
ANDY: Stalker (Tarkovsky, USSR, 1979)
Andrei Tarkovksy made several films that are generally held in higher esteem, but none of them capture my imagination to the same degree as STALKER. The Stalker of the title […]
ANDY: In a Lonely Place (Ray, US, 1950)
If there’s one thing Hollywood has always loved making movies about it’s Hollywood itself. With the possible exception of the police detective, no other professions are so well represented on […]
ANDY: The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada (Jones, US, 2005)
Superficially, Tommy Lee Jones’ debut theatrical feature as director THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA might seem to have much in common with Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 film BRING ME THE […]
ANDY: An introduction to my list
“What really matters is what you like, not what you are like” When august film critic Derek Malcolm contacted me to ask if I would contribute to his world-renowned film […]
The Dirk Malcolm Alternative 