Specifically: A Serious Man, An Education, and Nine. Each of these movies feature, as their main character, a magical time occurring somewhere between the end of World War II and the birth of the cellular phone. Men and women wander through the movies wearing lovingly recreated period suites and dresses. But apart from the strong visuals, I can’t recommend A Serious Man, An Education, or Nine: watching the movies feels more like watching a historical recreation than watching an actual story.
Born in Hamburg in 1982 Linus was always fascinated by movies. So it was no wonder that he started very early on his career as a director. But it is a long way to go from being the head of the videoclass at school to being invited to the 2010 Berlinale with his movie Gray Hawk. Read More
This is a still from ‘The Invention of Lying.” The basic plot is that Ricky Gervais’ character is the only one capable of lying in his community, and presumably the world. Everything he says is believed to be true because lying doesn’t exist. He uses this oddity to benefit himself in a few ways, struggles with explaining the way the world was creating in self-serving terms, and perserveres to date the beautiful Jennifer, much to Rob [Lowe's] chagrin. I didn’t expect to like this movie, but I did. Read More
Though it took me until it was released on DVD to check it out, I finally got around to seeing The Hurt Locker — a day before it was nominated for Best Picture for this year’s Academy Awards. Read More
Although I haven’t actually seen A Single Man yet, I am very excited about it. Read More
Although I’m regularly too poor/cheap/etc. to buy an actual badge for any “official” SXSW events, there are scores of free or single ticket events that are just begging to be weaseled into during the wonderful upcoming month!
Here are my top three that I’m dying to get into… Read More
I was excited to see the movie Notorious, a biography about Biggie Smalls, even before I remembered how much I love the music! This movie chronicles Chris Wallace [Notorious B.I.G.], his early career trials and romantic pursuits, including wife Faith Evans, and mistress Lil’ Kim. Read More
My friend William Bennett, who composed a lot of the music on The Vice Guide To Liberia, recommended a bunch of Giallo films on his williambennett.blogspot.com website. Read More
The movie that haunted me the most this past year was The Road, the adaption of the Cormac McCarthy novel — though it’s definitely not for everyone. Two friends I went with left the theater saying that it was the worst movie they’d ever seen.
Three very different films made by creatives for brands, all very odd but engaging and enjoyable each in their own way. Read More
Ever feel like your life and relationship are more public than private? Arin Crumley and Susan Buice took this idea quite literally. Documentation, art, ideas and conceptualization blend in the series “Four-Eyed Monsters”, about the lives and details of the romantic relationship between the two, and full feature film of the same name. Read More
I know I’ve been banging on about Spanish cinema a lot recently, but I do live here, and you (probably) don’t. I also work with this guy who hardly says anything, but if you so much as mention the title of an obscure movie he’ll bring in the DVD the next day. Arrebato won prizes in upon its release in 1979 and is today considered a national treasure. Which says an awful lot about the spirit of the times it was made in. Read More
Coming back from the opening night of Terry Gulliam’s ‘Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’, I have to admit it was as surrealistic as it was supposed to be. The screening took place at recently reopened Soviet-era cinema hall ‘Pioneer’ with all its bizarre and silly grandeur and splendid entourage. Read More
Two good reasons to talk about this amazing movie.
First of all, it’s a good opportunity to tell you about this amazing artist, Serge Gainsbourg, ne the greatest artist of the 20th century. Read More
