Distant Voices, Still Live, made in 1988, is a jewel in the crown of Davies’ small but distinguished oeuvre.
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988): Terence Davies’ Personal Masterpiece (LGBTQ, Gay)
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Poison: Queer Film as AIDS Metaphor
May 5, 2006 by
Arguably the most provocative movie about the AIDS crisis to date, Poison, a socially conscious art movie and the kind government agencies should subsidize.
Dazed and Confused (1993): Linklater’s First Masterpiece
February 4, 2006 by
Linklater's follow-up to Slacker, Dazed and Confused was also generationally specific, the tale of one eventful night in May 1976 (the last day of high school), contained within otherwise uneventful lives of suburban teenagers. With a larger budget ($6 million), it displayed Slacker's distinctive vision but with a more accomplished visual style. Linklater's wish was to make a film about diverse characters who are not connected except by the movement of the narrative itself.
Birds, The (1963): Hitchcock’s Last Undisputed Masterpiece, Tale of Family Members as Insiders and Outsiders, Both Internally and Externally
August 11, 2005 by
The narrative of “The Birds” (1963) follows closely the three unities of place, time, and action. Unfolding over the course of three days, the story takes place at Bodega Bay, California.
