Film Friday | Weekly Roundup

Well it’s another week done gone, ladies and gents! The weather in Toronto is a little nutty, ranging from downright nippy to warm enough for a/c in a single day. In true Canadian fashion, as soon as the sun peeks out, every man, woman, and child heads outside under the banner of “this might be the last nice day!” (Canadians go a bit fruity about summer, ya’ll.) But Pretty Clever Film Gal, for one, is looking forward to a beautiful autumn, shorter days, and longer nights for movie watching! October is a fine month on TCM with tons of Buster Keaton and drive-in horror movies, so warm up the dvrs. Now let’s get down to it and take a look at the best and brightest the interwebs had to offer this week. Happy reading and happy viewing!

Film Friday | Weekly Roundup

It’s been a busy week here at Pretty Clever Headquarters! Exciting things are happening, Pretty Clever Films joined the LAMB, and life is good. Well, there’s one problems, the perennial problem – so many movies, so little time! Though as far as problems go, that’s a great one to have. Never fear, despite my overfull TIVO, Pretty Clever Film Gal has taken the time to round of the best of the interwebs just for you. Happy reading, happy viewing, and let’s get to it!

Film Friday | Weekly Roundup

Another week down, y’all! Pretty Clever Film Gal is gearing up for a long weekend and plotting her TIFF strategies. Whether you’re celebrating Labor Day or Labour Day, I hope you have a few great movies queued up for weekend viewing. Before you hit the multiplex, the arthouse, or the couch,enjoy some of the best the interwebs has to offer this week. Happy reading and happy viewing!

Film Friday | Weekly Roundup

Well here we are at the end of a very long week, at least for me. Lots of work and a very sick puppy got in the way of movie watching and blogging, but we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Stay tuned for a review of the wonderfully weird The Lost World from 1925 and more interesting bits and bobs. In the meantime, take a tour through the news and goings on in classic movie cyberspace. Happy weekend and happy viewing!

• Check out this lovely piece from The New York Review of Books on Buster Keaton by Charles Simic.
• Another rare Chaplin film turns up, this time in a junk shop. If this happens again, it’ll almost be a non-event.
• If you have a spare $2,475,000, you can snatch up Clara Bow’s house.
• Who doesn’t love a good heist. Jake Hinkson takes a look at some classic heist flicks at criminalelement.com.
• If you happen to by in NYC, drop by my beloved (and dearly missed) Film Forum for the “Essential Pre-Code” film series.
• Don’t miss Mr. Gable’s Netflix Instant Bad Movie Marathon this Saturday. Find all the deets at Mr. Gable’s Reality.
• Aaaannnd…. speaking of Netflix. It’s not news anymore that Netflix effectively doubled its prices this week by splitting dvd rental and streaming into different subscription streams. Personally, I eschewed the dvd thing a while ago, so the price hike doesn’t affect me, but the LOTS of people are VERY upset. It’s a bold move on the part of Netflix. Here’s a smattering of what peeps are saying: Immortal Ephemera, Jennifer Garlan for The Examiner, Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings, She Blogged By Night, Hollywood Revue, Film School Rejects, Film Junk
• On a lighter note, take a peek at this cute and funny film from students Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco & Torsten Strer. Thanks for ViaMargutta51 for posting about “The Alfred Hitchcock Cookbook”:

Related Posts:

• Pretty Clever Films- Film Friday | Weekly Round Up – July 8, 2011
• Pretty Clever Films- Film Friday | Weekly Round Up – July 1, 2011
• Pretty Clever Films- Film Friday | Weekly Round Up – June 24, 2011
• Pretty Clever Films- Film Friday | Weekly Round Up – June 17, 2011
• Pretty Clever Films- Film Friday | Weekly Round Up – June 10, 2011