Justice

The Human Condition (2/3) : Nostalgia/The Fog of War

A continuing look at Masaki Kobayashi’s monumental 9 hour trilogy, and its second part.

July 31, 2017

Alex

The Human Condition Trilogy, Uncategorized

Cinema, Conflict, Faith, Film, Film Pravda, History, Judgement, Justice, Kunie Tanaka, Masaki Kobayashi, No Greater Love, Pacifism, Pain, Philosophy, Resilience, Road to Eternity, Survival, Tatsuya Nakadai, The Human Condition, Violence, War, Yoshio Miyajima
Serpico: Observations and Thoughts

A look into Serpico, Sidney Lumet’s profoundingly affecting ethical police drama based off of real life officer Frank Serpico. and why its still relevant today.

December 18, 2016

Alex

Serpico

Al Pacino, Cinema, Corruption, Crime, Dino Laurentiis, Film Pravda, Humanistic Storytelling, Italian Cinema, Italian Neo-Realism, Justice, Mikos Theodorakis, Morals and Ethics, Norman Wexler, Police, Serpico, Sidney Lumet, Social Justice, Truth, Waldo Salt
In The Heat Of The Night – Observations and Thoughts

A look at what makes Norman Jewison’s classic so good on so many levels.

August 19, 2016

Alex

In The Heat Of The Night

Analysis, Cinema, Duties, Film, Film Pravda, Hal Ashby, Haskell Wexler, In The Heat Of The Night, Justice, Norman Jewison, Quincy Jones, Racism, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Warren Oates (also known as Hershell from the Walking Dead)