Archive for July 27th, 2007
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Friday, July 27th, 2007
The two greatest car chases
Nobody filmed ’em better than Frankenheimer. Regarding car chases, the French Connection, as dramatic as it looked, is not an especially sophisticated chase, technically speaking (though the dramatic element of chasing the “L” with a car is affective and effective). The chase relies on undercranking to speed up the action, and quick cuts to avoid […]