Tokyo Story
Director: Yasujiro Ozu Writer: Yasujiro Ozu, Kogo Noda Cast: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura Producers: Takeshi Yamamoto Music: Takanobu Saito Cinematography: Yuharu Atsuta Editor: Yoshiyasu…
Category: Cinematic Greens
In Cinematic Greens we evaluate classic movies and answer the question, which ones are hard work and which aren’t?
Blu-ray Review: The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice
Director: Yasujirô Ozu Writer: Yasujirô Ozu, Kôgo Noda Cast: Michiyo Kogure, Shin Saburi, Keiko Tsushima, Kôji Tsuruta, Chishû Ryû Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto Music: Ichirô Saitô Cinematography: Yûharu Atsuta Editor: Yoshiyasu…
Tears and Laughter: Movie Reviews
Tears and Laughter: Women in Japanese Melodrama runs until Wednesday 29th November at the BFI Southbank. For more information and to book tickets, click here. To read an interview with…
Blu-ray Review: The Life of Oharu
Welcome to Cinematic Greens Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Writer: Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda (screenplay), Saikaku Ihara (novel) Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune Cert: PG Running time: 137 mins Year: 1952 Accolades: 1952…
Blu-Ray Review: Multiple Maniacs
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #6 – Multiple Maniacs (1970) Director: John Waters Writer: John Waters Cast: Divine, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Cookie Mueller Cert: 18 Running time:…
Blu-Ray Review: Cul-de-Sac
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #5 – Cul-de-Sac (1966) Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach Cast: Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran Cert: 15 Running time: 112mins…
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #4 – The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Director: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack Writers: James Ashmore Creelman, Richard Connell (short story) Cast: Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks,…
M (1931)
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #3 – M (1931) Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Ellen Widmann Cert: PG Running time: 110mins Year: 1931 Accolades: National Board…
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #1 – All Quiet on the Western Front Accolades: 1929-30 Academy Awards Best Picture Best Director AFI 100 Years… 100 Movies (1998) Ranked #54 Contemporary review:…
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Welcome to Cinematic Greens #2 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Director: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tom Holt, Alfonso Bedoya, Bruce Bennett Cert: PG Running time:…