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Running With Scissors reminded me a lot of Terry Gilliam’s Tideland in that it’s about a group of mostly repulsive characters and how they collectively abuse a child, and how it’s supposed to be funny and/or uplifting and meaningful. I blame The Simpsons –… Continue reading
I figured out the ending of The Prestige about halfway through the movie. I don’t tend to be the brightest guy when it comes to solving cinematic puzzles like this, so this probably means that either the film is incredibly obvious or that it just plays… Continue reading
I wonder when Clint Eastwood decided to make a companion film for Flags of Our Fathers, his movie about the famous photo of the flag raising at Iwo Jima in WWII. Did he decide to make the other film (Letters From Iwo Jima, a look at the bloody battle from the… Continue reading
Sofia Coppola’s movies are open and sparse, focusing on the things unsaid and the moments in between the momentous. It’s almost as fascinating to see what effect this sparseness and openness has on the audience; Coppola’s films end up being as much about what… Continue reading
Tideland will go down in history as one of the most stunning mistakes of the first decade of the 21st century. It’s a movie that fits perfectly in the Terry Gilliam oeuvre, except for the fact that it is a dismal, rank bore that so misses the thematic mark… Continue reading
This film is playing at the 44th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. It's playing Sunday, October 8th at 8:30 and Monday, October 9th at 11:30am. For information on how to get tickets, click here. Be aware that even if a show is sold out there will be a… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: Forge BooksMSRP: $24.95PAGES: 336 Mad Dogs by James Grady is a slam dunk of adrenaline that does not stop to let you breathe and you’ll beg it to keep going harder and harder until you’re gasping for air. It is an… Continue reading
There are a lot of things I’ll let a horror film get away with. I’ll excuse bad acting, a shitty script, or low production values. But the one thing that I will never let a horror movie get away with is being completely boring. And Texas Chainsaw Massacre:… Continue reading
There are people who dismiss Martin Scorsese’s non-gangster films. Sometimes it feels like they don’t even acknowledge the existence of movies like or Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore or The Last Temptation of Christ or The Age of Innocence. These people are… Continue reading
This film is playing at the 44th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. It's playing Saturday, October 7 at midnight and Monday, October 9 at 3:30. For information on how to get tickets, click here. Be aware that even if a show is sold out there will be a… Continue reading
This film is playing at the 44th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. It's playing Saturday, September 30th at 9 and Sunday, October 1st at 2:30. For information on how to get tickets, click here. Be aware that even if a show is sold out there will be a… Continue reading
GERMANY MICHAEL TUCKER, PETRA EPPERLEIN In 2003, the documentary Gunner Palace became the most dramatic real account of the United States' war in Iraq, as embedded cameraman Michael Tucker followed the 2/3 Field Artillery through Baghdad. One of the most… Continue reading
