Peter Archive

  • La battaglia di Algeri (The Battle for Algiers)

    La battaglia di Algeri (The Battle for Algiers)

    I loved this movie because of the realism that it portrayed with the guerilla conflict that had ensued during the...

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  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

    Industrial era meets humanity. In an era which is believed to be one of the most tumultuous and exceedingly depressing...

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  • Eraserhead

    Eraserhead

    This movie made me want to get into filmmaking. The eeriness of the movie as a whole (sound and visuals)...

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  • La haine (The Hate)

    La haine (The Hate)

    Shot in black and white with superb camera angles, a great script, and a great cast. La Haine is a...

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  • The French Connection

    The French Connection

    This is probably my third favorite movie of all time and I sometimes find myself watching this movie two times...

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  • Rumblefish

    Rumblefish

    What Francis Ford Coppola has done for the film industry deserves high marks and a reputation that far exceeds that...

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  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia is one of the most beautiful and captivating movies that I have ever seen. Winner of ten...

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  • Quadrophenia (1979)

    Quadrophenia (1979)

    The ending thirty minutes of this movie are worth the watch alone.  The Who’s music plays formulaically with the lead...

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  • The Wind that Shakes the Barley

    The Wind that Shakes the Barley

    I believe that Ken Loach’s filmmaking style is what Hollywood should start looking at and try to imitate. This movie’s...

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  • Salvador

    Salvador

    “I hate Yuppies!” is the fore cry bellowed by James Belushi’s character Doc Rock as he and James Woods exit...

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