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5... JOHN HUSTON Films

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5... JOHN HUSTON Films Casino Royale (1967) - Dir. John Huston, Robert Parrish, Val Guest, Joseph McGrath, Ken Hughes WATCHED JUNE 19, 2020 I feel bad including this film in a "directed by John Hughes" theme. John Huston had about as much to do with this film as Stan Lee has to do with Avengers: Infinity War . The directors' list alone should tell you a little bit about what's going on in this movie. There are 5 credited directors; 11 credited writers; a cast including the likes of Peter Sellers, Orson Welles, and Woody Allen. There were a lot of strong personalities who worked on this film, and it certainly shows. Every director has their own vision for a film, and this film has 5 visions behind it. Add in the acting by Welles and Allen, writing by Billy Wilder and cinematography by Nicolas Roeg, and you've got NINE established directors, all with big egos and conflicting visions on the film. Conflict is the best way to describe this film. Behind the scenes, Orso
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Letterboxd

I’ve joined Letterboxd! If you find it difficult to interact with me here, you can hang out with me there! I also log ALL movie watches there, as well as early looks at my ratings and reviews for films on the main site here. Here’s the Letterboxd:  https://boxd.it/1HF7t
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Introduction

Introduction to "5... Films" Choosing a film to watch can be really difficult. I never know whether I'm in the mood for a drama or comedy; a classic film or a contemporary indie; a first-time watch or one I've seen one hundred times before. Add in the fact that I've got well over 250 DVDs and Blu-Rays, and access to at least 10 different streaming services, and you see my dilemma. I needed some sort of easy way to choose a film to watch, and thus the concept for "5... Films" was born. "5... Films" is pretty simple in theory. Every two weeks, I watch 5 films from a given theme. They could be 5 Roman Polanski films. 5 Judy Garland musicals. 5 William Shakespeare adaptations. It doesn't really matter what the theme is, so long as I have a theme in place. Once my theme is decided, I'll pick 5 films to fulfill it (in the case of the Polanski example, the 5 films may be: Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Repulsion, and Tess ). The
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