the grizby style guide
THE PALM BEACH STORY Preston Sturges pushing the limits of what's capable in the screwball genre. Every character leaps off the screen in this 2 page-per-minute madcap roadshow. Bang! Bang!
LE SAMOURAI Alain Denon serves up the LOOKS in this style exercise. Paris serves as the backdrop to a man on the run. Melville, master of the French crime picture, lets the city do most of the talking.
SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER Truffaut brings heaps of style to this New Wave take on American Noir. It's black and white. It takes place in the city and the country. Say no more.
BREATHLESS The film that launched a thousand Indies. Godard re-writes the language of cinema. Belmondo sizzles as a wannabe criminal in over his head. New York Herald Tribune!
DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE Keyword here is Style. All of it is on display in this blackest of black comedies. No aspect of society is safe from this ruthless satire of everything sacred.
BAND OF OUTSIDERS More Godard. Naturally. Proof that a heist should never go according to plan. This picture oozes cool. The dance sequence alone is worth the viewing.