How much is 'too much'?

May 30

GPOYW.

Blow Out (1981)*****.

Definitely my favourite by Brian De Palma. I liked it so much I saw it twice in 24 hours, and had a hard time sending it back.

“…this movie is inhabited by a real cinematic intelligence.” Roger Ebert’s FULL REVIEW.

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May 29

Art Deco K.J Henderson Motorbike, 1936.

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Ben Hur (USA, 1959)*****.

I saw this masterpiece in a glorious 70mm-print at Arclight a few weeks ago and since then, I find myself reading everything about it. The production involved is so grand that I still have no words to describe what I saw. It blows my mind that even though this movie was made 63 years ago, it still looks better (and is better) than most movies made in the past 10 years.