Coming Home

Well, it was made in 1978 and is titled "Coming Home". I kinda guessed what it was going to be about and yes-I was correct. A response to the Vietnam War, but not in an Apocalypse Now way, it was more of a Deer Hunter meets Forest Gump and JarHead. It was directed by Hal Ashby and won 3 out of 10 oscar nominations. It was slow, but intense and very emotionally gripping. The characters were welled formed to create a massive amount of conflict throughout the whole film culminating with the ultimate decision of who Jan Fonda playing Sally Hide will chose; her Husband or her new love, the paralyzed war vet. The composition was very diffused but yet it was very beautifully shot. I liked the Husbands performance the best, but didn't dislike the other two main characters performances.

All that Jazz

Boom baby, loved this movie. Cinematography-Lovely, Acting-superb, great composition and movement within each shot (granted thats easy to do with a dancing piece like this, but still. impressive. It shows as well because it had 11 oscar nominations and 6 wins including best set decorator, best actor, best picture, best director etc. Th editing almost was Requiem for a Dream and Spun style (All that Jazz coming first, premiering back in 1979) but none the less, I liked it and like that quick close-up cut away style. It worked well with the piece because it gives the audience a little jerk awake each time the we are brought in at a close-up level and at the same time our main character Joe Gideon, played by Roy Schneider, is being propelled on by his speed pills.
Although we didn't get a chance to finish the movie what I saw I really enjoyed. I would recommend it and am going to go out and rent it soon so I can finish it. (Note to self)

Citizen Cane

Obviously a classic, enjoyed it but was the fourth time I had seen it with a 3 month span and therefore it was a little redundant. What I like about the film and what stood out for me this time particularly was the use of dutch angle throughout the film and it becoming more dramatic as Cane's character arc progressed into a crazy mad state.
I love the large and extravagant sets put together for the film and the many crane shots. What I didn't like was the editing, it became too slow, stuck in the mud really towards the end giving me at least a feeling of boredom and craving for the film to simply end...Ok, I didn't a few things...Rosebud? What is that even?-Never explained enough, too vague and disgruntling.
However, I did like a great deal too-dont get me wrong. I was impressed with Orson Wells performance in particular, and the fact that he directed it was even more of a feat.