tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post114287385803482253..comments2024-01-05T19:38:36.676-06:00Comments on LIVERPUTTY: "I think Ernst Lubitsch was the greatest movie director who ever lived, with Akira Kurosawa following close behind."Wagstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09197425222788144402noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1142967318735618592006-03-21T12:55:00.000-06:002006-03-21T12:55:00.000-06:00Not that this relates directly to Lubitsch or Kuro...Not that this relates directly to Lubitsch or Kurosawa, but they are planning a blog-a-thon for March 27 on Abel Ferrara (whom I have nothing to say about) but now they are also planning one for April 19 on Angie Dickinson. Details <A HREF="http://sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1142886924097769772006-03-20T14:35:00.000-06:002006-03-20T14:35:00.000-06:00I'll go halvsies with you for a room. Lubitsch is...I'll go halvsies with you for a room. Lubitsch <I>is</I> going to be there, right?Jeffrey Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923435451049982632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907198.post-1142884972695371882006-03-20T14:02:00.000-06:002006-03-20T14:02:00.000-06:00With Lubitsch, there is just a staggering amount o...With Lubitsch, there is just a staggering amount of invention. He anticipated darn near every style that came after. That goes for Ozu, Hitchcock by way of Lang, of course Billy Wilder, and a myriad others. "Trouble in Paradise" is the Citizen Kane of screwball pictures. Silents like "The Marriage Circle" are as expressive as anything in Bergman. In fact, it's hard to talk about Lubitsch in Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197425222788144402noreply@blogger.com