Monthly Archives: January 2013

Scary Cinematheque Movies

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kathy

My blog neglected the Cinematheque movies last week. I didn’t feel compelled to write about them, but last night I overcame some trepidations and saw and enjoyed This Must Be the Place, a 2001 film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, with a whacked … Continue reading →

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The Bride Wore Black

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Kathy

  I’m looking forward to The Bride Wore Black this weekend at the Cinematheque, not because I’ve seen it before but because I haven’t. I consider myself a fan of the director Francois Truffaut, but this 1968 thriller represents a gap … Continue reading →

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Shopping with George H. W. Bush

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Kathy

You remember when the first President Bush seemed flummoxed by the scanner at the grocery-store checkout? You can Google “Bush scanner” and read all about it. (Turns out it’s an urban legend, but it made a good story at the time.) … Continue reading →

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His Girl on Friday

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kathy

Howard Hawks’s His Girl Friday (1940) is not to be missed. It stars Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, and it’s funny. How do they talk so fast? See it at the Cinematheque Friday at 7:30 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, the … Continue reading →

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Films, Belatedly

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Kathy

This weekend, after a holiday hiatus, is so chockful of good programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, I’ll hardly be able to see all I want to see and am going to … Continue reading →

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