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Post by cineclassics on Mar 26, 2023 18:16:46 GMT
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Post by BunnyWhit on Mar 26, 2023 21:46:21 GMT
North by Northwest
Ernest Lehman's writing is so very good, as his Oscar nom for this film indicates.
I think I prefer Robert Burks' cinematography in Rear Window (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955) to his work here -- but I have split ends it's splitting hairs, really.
Citizen Kane
Pretty hard to argue with Orson Welles' and Herman J. Mankiesicz's Oscar win for writing, and I can find no fault in Gregg Toland's cinematography, as usual.
It's Rosebud for me.
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Post by cineclassics on Mar 26, 2023 23:47:53 GMT
One of the most entertaining of all films for me (NxNW) vs the film that is impeccable in all aspects, whether it is Toland's chiaroscuro cinematography and deep focus, the masterful performance from Welles, or the still very modern editing techniques. It's also Rosebud for me.
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Post by uncle charlie on Mar 27, 2023 0:04:39 GMT
I realize this will be a lopsided tally for Citizen Kane but I went with NXNW if only because it entertains me from start to finish and I don’t feel the same about Kane. When I’m flipping channels and land on NXNW, I watch the rest of the movie. When I land on Citizen Kane, I keep flipping.
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Post by dianedebuda on Mar 27, 2023 2:48:29 GMT
I realize this will be a lopsided tally for Citizen Kane but I went with NXNW if only because it entertains me from start to finish and I don’t feel the same about Kane. When I’m flipping channels and land on NXNW, I watch the rest of the movie. When I land on Citizen Kane, I keep flipping. |
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Post by sepiatone on Mar 27, 2023 22:38:51 GMT
I realize this will be a lopsided tally for Citizen Kane but I went with NXNW if only because it entertains me from start to finish and I don’t feel the same about Kane. When I’m flipping channels and land on NXNW, I watch the rest of the movie. When I land on Citizen Kane, I keep flipping. I do the same with both movies. But here Kane got the nod for several reasons, mostly it's cinematic innovations and method of storytelling. And of course, Toland's touch doesn't hurt.  Sepiatone |
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Post by sagebrush on Mar 27, 2023 22:48:54 GMT
I think I prefer NORTH BY NORTHWEST because there's some fun scenes in it; it's just that it was so over-aired a few years ago.
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Post by Swithin on Mar 28, 2023 1:29:12 GMT
I love Hitchcock but feel North by Northwest is one of his weakest films. But I recognize that a great arty director needs to make a big Hollywood-pleasing film once in a while, for financial reasons. But perhaps, like Hamlet:  |
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