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Fantastic review of Three Days of the Condor! I was Sydney Pollack’s assistant from 1979 to 1985 (Electric Horseman to Out of Africa). Three days of the condor was one of my favorite films of Sydney’s. You covered it very well and in depth. Your channel is fantastic. Keep up the great work!

What a wonderful Movie! 💋

Some Like It Hot!!! Fabulous! Marilyn! Sunset Blvd, a High Drama masterpiece! Gloria!

I did not know who Scorsese was in high school but when friends told me my favorite film composer died after scoring this movie I went to see it. Because of this movie I discovered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and am devoted to all his past and present work.

I was 10 y old in 1961 and my cousin living in NY and her friends who were in NYU took me to see the 10th anniversary of the film In an Art House. It is one of the top 25 films and of course the poet and genius writer/director Billy Wilder. All his films are great

Wonderful exposition of this wonderful movie. Thank you! I'm in my late seventies which didn't make me a part of the first run audience though it did leave me appreciating Bill Holden and so Sunset Boulevard. That led to looking into the work of Gloria Swanson and Eric von Stroheim. "It's the pictures that got small," has never seemed so apropos.

My favorite movie!

Trump is Norma Desmond, aging, has-been, waving at people that are not there! This anniversary is timely! GRIN

An all time classic crime movie! Whenever someone talks about how great Heat is, I always think of To Live & Die In LA 👍

This is a very superior analysis, a head and shoulders above the usual RUclips video. You are right also about modern audiences ability to connect with older films generally. A great deal of rubbish is made in today’s cinema but that has always been the case. Cinema has always been a business first which is the reason that relatively few films become classics compared to the number that have been made. I do believe that there will always be people who appreciate great films from every era. As you rightly mentioned, Billy Wilder did eventually fall out of favour but he left behind an incredibly impressive body of work. Sunset Boulevard is an incredible film. I wish Gloria Swanson had won an Oscar for her performance but it doesn’t really matter, she was deeply invested in making this film. Gloria Swanson was not Norma Desmond but there were elements of her in the character, she had lived that period and she stars who had become like Norma. There was a slight cruelty in Wilder’s nature that showed in his work and gave it an edge, this was true in the “waxworks” scenes.

I think this is a grotesque misreading of the film. That you attempt to portray progressivism through the eyes of an angry henchman - the presumptive moral center here - is an absolute joke. Who the F are you kidding?

The perfection of the Searchers, apart perhaps from Natalie Wood's lipstick, is indisputable, not just in how in looks but what it says. As relevant in 2024 as ever. Ethan is more archetypal than ever.

0:50 made me realize the origin of the fatboy slim song vocals

I think the delusional alien is a bit far fetched. While alcohol and addiction are definitely a theme, I don’t think they are all there is. The alien actually had a higher purpose, but he gets defeated by his lack of understanding of human nature, including his own.

I think the delusional alien is a bit far fetched. While alcohol and addiction are definitely a theme, I don’t think they are all there is. The alien actually had a higher purpose, but he gets defeated by his lack of understanding of human nature, including his own.

Rip brother.

Terrific movie but that's all it is. A movie. Entertainment. It makes a point and gets you thinking but it's not a documentary. It's fiction. And if anything Higgins is right at the end. People won't care how you get what they need if it comes to that.

It would be great if you could talk about "The Electric Horseman" and "Little Fauss and Big Halsy", two films that don't get enough attention.

Caught this [again] recently on TCM, and it has stood the test of time better than most films from the 70's, and perhaps any movie, from any time period. Likely other examples I'll miss with this observation, but Turner was MacGyver, before there was a MacGyver.

Shame you used the awful redubbed opening scene that toned down the Cockney for US audiences, eg nose for bugle.

I’ve loved the movie for years but hate the musical selections used throughout the film. Even for the time period of the production, the music is light and la dee dah. It doesn’t ever convey the amount of drama or intrigue in the film.

You said Carter embraced the past. Here in 2024 who can blame him? Best film ever, best British actor ever, when he’s gone, we will look back and see what we had, and oh how I miss it😢

And the book was written by a college student.

The road to he'll is paved with good intentions. One of the GREAT L.A. MOVIES! BRAVO.

Great take on a great 80's film. Thanks!

This was a great movie. Very colorfully photographed and by one of my favorite directors. Thank you for your insights. Some things that I would never have thought of that you brought up.

Cliff Robertson's self-justification in the movie's finale reminds me of the chief plotter's motivation in another great 70s conspiracy movie "Executive Action".

Interesting take on this ,great channel here

It's not really paranoia when they are actually out to get you. It's simply being cautious and in this case his caution kept him alive.

Apparently caine based his character on a real gang enforcer/hitman. He met with and discussed the nuances and expectations of said character with the man.

absolute fantastic review of a undeniable classic.

love this, The film of the three williams (Willem) i hope you will do manhunter., Another great film from William Peterson

fantastic film analysis.

such a great film

Damn! The 90's really did knock it out of park in every way.

Excellent take on Condor, plus the three directors who made the kind of smart, topical films few bother with any more.

I was 17 when I saw this film in a theater after it was released . So much has happened in the world since then . And as I make this post , Americans are facing an existential crises from within , whether or not our democracy will continue . And the planet and the democracies of our friends abroad depend in large part on the outcome of the political struggle in America .

GREAT movie, AND your contribution is brilliant! New Subscriber!!! (and THANK YOU!)

Well don't watch the RUclips version it's slashed to bits. That whole scene where Kathy goes undercover to help Condor isn't even in it.

well done

When this movie was made the idea of the USA invading the Middle East seemed far fetched. Of course, it turned out to be prophetic. The confrontation between Higgins and Turner near the NY Times offices is especially relevant when Higgins observes that faced with shortages of energy or food the American general public won't care what methods or means the government uses to satisfy their needs: "They won't want us to ask 'em. They'll just want us to get it for 'em."

Outstanding analysis!!!!!

BRITISH CULTURE AT ITS BEST

nicely done.

Good review. Especially your emphasis on the erosion of trust in our institutions.

Beautiful Take ! On Point! Just like the Movie!

Fun fact: The producer of the Film, Dino, is Cooking Superstar Giada's Grandfather.

Caine took menace and ruthlessness, then built an amazing persona within the decaying backdrop of the north east. It is a phenomenal film that stands the test of time.

Notice the subtle gleam of sexual arousal in Ruth's eyes when Vucovich says "You're working for me now"... she knows what that means, and is already imagining having sex with him.