29. They Don't Let Children Do what they Want, Anyhow
30. Willard
31. Citizen Kane
32. The Third Man
33. The Three Lives of Thomasina
34. Genevieve (1953)
35. Pinocchio
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Humanities Film Forum
The Radio Literacy Project's visual media committee, the HumanitiesFilm Forum, seeks to post commentary, encourage the diversity of, and publicly show films, videos, and photo essays.
Submitted commentaries are desired for this site, but first are screened and verified. Authors need not reveal their true identities, and editing of articles shall not change original meanings. The Forum archives films, but discourages the donation or loan of DVD's and videos, with strange copyprotect features that can cause problems, or impair the quality of the viewing. From amateur to obscure to large company, the films and their sources are treated with equality, on their merits. On a lesser note, the Humanities Film Forum web pages may announce member films, amateur or not.
The Humanities Film Forum solicits no fees. Please contact
Prof. Alex Klystron.
Committee address: Humanities Film Forum RLP
P.O.Box 23 Hamden, NY 13782 USA
FILM REVIEWS & NOTES:
7. Planes Trains and Automobiles(John Hughes, 1987)
An early Hughes masterpiece. Neil Page (Steve Martin) is a lucky successful Chicago familyman, who sours to stewardesses and service people, when dissappointed. In an ever worsening Thanksgiving holiday trip home, Neil runs into and reservingly allies with a chummy casual Dell Griffith (John Candy). Neil, Dell and the audience share a journey of discovery into white lies, irony, throw away people, and Dell's advice to "go with the flow like a twig on a mighty stream." Planes.. has a fantastic soundtrack and was the high acting roles for Steve and John. Forgive a few goofy antics.
10 stars out of 10. ********** PAK .
21. Gorillas in the Mist (1988, Michael Apted)
The story of a resourceful and determined naturalist, who studies and stretches the limit of how she can save the mountain gorillas in Africa from extinction. Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver) is under siege from tribal poachers, who see her as the menace. She schemes " they want a witch, I'll give them a witch". Dian's resident students are put on protective patrols and she puts a crowbar to an animal trader's microbus door. In the heat of strain, Diane is saved from her course of blaming staff, by her aide. "I'm on your side". Gorrillas is as meticulous in its recreation of 1960's Africa as in its primate interactions & runs off with the whole constellation.
