Comments on: Fellini’s Amarcord

By: ZZMike

ZZMike — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:28 +0000

I ought to clarify: it’s more a “retro” film series than a classic. They ran “Firefly” a week or so ago. It’s neither retro nor a classic. (It’s a good movie, just not a great one.)

I figure a “classic” is none that’s been around a while – like “Casablanca” – and has a good story, well told.

By: Celtmaidn

Celtmaidn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:15:15 +0000

I have such a hard time relating to movies like “The Goonies” as a “Classic Film” LOL I guess it just shows my age! To me, “Classics” are films like “Creature From The Black Lagoon”, “Singin’ In The Rain”, “Maltese Falcon” and such. But, I do realize that the “new” movies are indeed Classics. Many new films are well made, well acted, well scripted and the special effects are very well done. I just need to open my mind a bit more to the fact that the new films are indeed classics. Thanks for giving me the correct perspective!

By: ZZMike

ZZMike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:25:22 +0000

It’s a pity that it’ll only be shown in those 8 theaters. Our loss.

We have a theater that does “Classic Films” one day a week. Recently, they’ve done “The Goonies”, “The Maltese Falcon”, “2001″, “The Great Escape”, … The showings are usually well-attended.

By: ElizabethJ

ElizabethJ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:05:47 +0000

When he reviewed Amarcord on TV, the late film critic Gene Siskel called the peacock scene a perfect Fellini moment. Indeed it is.

By: medusamorlock

medusamorlock — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:18:09 +0000

If, as you probably accurately report, interest in repertory film programs is waning, hopefully posts like this can motivate folks to at least check it out for themselves at home. Not the same as seeing it in your theatre, but certainly better than not seeing it at all.

I enjoyed this lively post, boobs, peacocks and all!