The Hunter

The Hunters (1958)
dir. Dick Powell

Star Wars (1977)
dir. George Lucas

The Elevator Shaft

Die Hard (1988)
dir. John McTiernan

Beyond the Black Rainbow (2012) (trailer)
dir. Panos Cosmatos

The Head Aloft

David and Goliath (1866?)
Gustave Doré

Clash of the Titans (1981)
dir. Desmond Davis

Conan the Barbarian (1982)
dir. John Milius

The Director

Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullman, Sven Nykvist and Ingmar Bergman take a break during the filming of Persona in 1965. (1965)

Unknown

Stardust Memories (1980)
dir. Woody Allen


Anyone know who took that Persona photo?

The Last Shot

This post reveals the endings of A Serious Man and Take Shelter

The Ski Racer

Ski Racer (1969)
dir. Paul Ryan

Downhill Racer (1969)
dir. Michael Ritchie


Ski Racer and Downhill Racer were both shot at the 1969 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. Paul Ryan's camera crew is even in the background of Michael Ritchie's film. Downhill Racer has entered the canon, but Paul Ryan's excellent direct cinema film seems to have slipped through the cracks. I only discovered it through in a Film Quarterly back issue. It's worth a watch and the intertextuality - as it usually does - enhances both films.

The Villain with the Cat

Shinobi no mono (1962)
dir. Satsuo Yamamoto

You Only Live Twice (1967)
dir. Lewis Gilbert


When English author Roald Dahl saw Shinobi no mono on a visit to Japan, he was sufficiently impressed to borrow from it for his screenplay for the James Bond script of You Only Live Twice.