On this day, 63 years ago, Akira Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' (1961) was released in Japan.

'One of the many things that makes Al Pacino such a fine actor is the way he moves. He's an incredible mover. When we were making 'Carlito's Way' (1993) I couldn't wait to get out & start shooting, just to see him walk around while shooting a scene.'

--- Brian De Palma

Ms .45 (1981)
Director: Abel Ferrara

I’M FLASH! (2012) dir. Toshiaki Toyoda

'I love the scene in Vittorio De Sica's 'Bicycle Thieves' (1948) when the father & son go to a restaurant to spend the last of their money to eat something, and at another table is a different family, with a young boy who is looking at the son.'

--- Ruben Östlund

Blade Runner (1982)
Director: Ridley Scott

L'Eclisse (1962, Antonioni)

'Michelangelo Antonioni has not influenced me but he is a very interesting director.'

--- Akira Kurosawa

''Red River' [1948]—it’s a superb film; cinematically, an extraordinary piece of work. And what [Howard] Hawks did in terms of the reality of a cattle drive is, to me, on the level with what [John] Ford did with 'Stagecoach' [1939].'

--- Sidney Lumet

What's the greatest 'dream' sequence you've ever seen?

What's the best 'home invasion' movie you've ever seen?

I'll begin:

Angst (1983)
Director: Gerald Kargl

Door (1988)
Director: Banmei Takahashi

A housewife living in an urban high-rise apartment accidentally injures the hand of a salesman. He starts to stalk her. make prank calls & becomes increasingly obsessed with her. Things escalate one day, when her child goes missing.

Happy 84th birthday, Al Pacino!

What is the most original movie you've seen that is from the 21st century?

My pick:

Boyhood (2014)
Director: Richard Linklater

Nostos: Il ritorno (1989)

'I always knew that feelings of love would fade, just like old photographs. But for you... you will always remain in my heart, as you are in my last moment.'

8월의 크리스마스 Christmas in August

James Cameron on the set of ‘Aliens’ with Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton and Jenette Goldstein.

(1986)

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La Maman et La Putain (1973) dir. Jean Eustache
The Room (2003) dir. Tommy Wiseau

Barbara Stanwyck in a publicity shot for THE PURCHASE PRICE (1932).

Christine Keeler, photographed by Tom Blau, 1963.

#OTD Hal Ashby's 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) had its stateside release. A screen adaptation of Lawrence Block's 1982 novel that stars Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder, a former police detective on an alcoholic downward spire who gets caught in the dangerous world of a drug ring.