October 16, 2019
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
DescriptionDescription One of Ray Bradbury's favorites (he claims to have seen it at least two dozen times) The Adventures of Robin Hood is a true classic of the swashbuckling genre and one of the great "fun" movies of all time. In 1938, Variety said this about the film "Robin Hood and his Sherwood Forest gangsters...
October 16, 2019
THE DAY OF DESPAIR (O DIA DO DESESPERO)
DescriptionDescription The 1992 AFI Fest tribute to Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira was a revelation for Los Angeles. His latest film is another major work, saluting Portugal's greatest novelist. "Characterized as a blend of JeanMarie Straub and Max Ophuls, Manoel de Oliveira's filmmaking always concerns the precise rendering of the sense of mystery and astonishment...
