Mental Illness and the Movies
Just a brief post from me as I’m on my way to Nashville to, among other things, meet up with the maestro for a screening of recent cult film ‘The Room’ at the glorious Belcourt Theatre. Meantime, I’d like to recommend the gutsy article at the Huffington Post from Glenn Close on the cinematic portrayal [...]
'Big Fan' – Starting this Friday at The Belcourt
In association with Filmmaker Magazine next Monday’s Podcast spends some time discussing the merits of collaboration in cinema. I bring this up because the podcast uses as an example ‘Big Fan’; the first film directed by Robert D. Siegel, (screenwriter of ‘The Wrestler’), which is screening at The Belcourt from this Friday: Big Fan Tickets [...]
'Andrei Rublev' this Sunday and Monday at the Belcourt
At the start of every week’s show my voice proclaims during the title sequence that Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rublev’ is the best film ever made. That sounds a bit limiting though – I’ll go further and say it’s one of the greatest of all artworks – and feeling the way I do about it I’ll have [...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Is ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ the greatest film ever made? No, just the most entertaining one. It’s a wonderful depiction of the truism that life is just one damn thing after another. This picaresque adventure of three competing men, zipping and zapping back and forth through a surrealistic Western war zone in [...]
Il divo
“I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants,” says Giulio Andreotti, Italy’s dominant post-Second World War politician, in Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Il divo‘, the most exciting narrative fiction feature film I’ve seen this year. Sorrentino’s films look like Edward Hopper paintings, dreamed by [...]
Last Day to see 'The Girlfriend Experience' at the Belcourt
Today’s the last day to see ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ at the Belcourt: ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ and ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’ See it if you can – it’s the most accurate portrayal of the corrosive effect of capitalism I’ve seen in a long, long time.
The Film Talk – Part 67 – For The Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Items Mentioned: Nashville Film Festival / For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
Eddie Adams An Unlikely Weapon
You’ve seen Eddie Adams’ photographs before. You’ve turned away from the one that made him famous; that of General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong prisoner, an image that some people credit with creating a turning point in the Vietnam War. Woody Allen covered a wall with the photo as a way of satirizing the [...]
The Film Talk – Part 61 – That Evening Sun, Walton Goggins and Hillbilly Art Films
In This Episode: Walton Goggins / That Evening Sun / Nashville Film Festival Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
Nashville Film Festival Winners Announced
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) The winners at this year’s Nashville Film Festival have been announced – as per this post, when I [...]
Nashville Film Festival – Video Diary 5 – Copout
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Jett just doesn’t have time to blog about the Festival what with all the hobnobbing and and suggests [...]
Nashville Film Festival – Video Diary 4 – William Shatner Red Carpet Action
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Jett waits with high anticipation for the appearance of William Shatner at the Nashville Film Festival. – – [...]
Nashville Film Festival – Video Diary 3 – Saving Money at the Fest, Sort Of
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Realising he is now an old man and must act accordingly, Jett tries to give you some tips [...]
'500 Days of Summer' – Nashville Film Festival
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) 500 Days of Summer / Written by Scott Neustadter - Michael H. Weber / Featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt – [...]
The Film Talk – Part 60 – Nashville Film Festival Preview
Items Mentioned: Nashville Film Festival / William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet / Instead of Abracadabra / Arbogast on Film / Hunger Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
Nashville Film Festival – Video Diary – Test 1 – William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Yes, Dear Viewer it’s video diary time – join me in the adventure as I try to obtain [...]
Handy Interactive Guide to the Nashville Film Festival Schedule
I find the schedule navigation at the Nashville Film Festival site to be a bit clunky – there’s no easy way to find out what films are playing opposite each for instance – well, the Tennessean as stepped up with this handy guide – enjoy! The Tennesean’s Interactive Guide to the 2009 Nashville Film Festival
Nashville247 Beta is Open to the Public as of Today
Those of us who follow these things know that ‘traditional media’ is in a state of…shall we say collapse? How ’bout ‘restructuring’? Well, whatever you call it call it, the fact that newspapers are closing, TV journalists have no bandwidth for stories in depth and everyone has a still/video camera in the pocket or purse [...]
'Examined Life' Premieres Today at the Belcourt
‘Examined Life’ prems at the Belcourt today – click below for my thoughts on the pic: ‘Examined Life’ – Help Is Something We All Need It’s showing through Wednesday – if you attend the Wednesday night screening you can catch a responses and discussion facilitation by Vanderbilt University’s Charles Scott and David Wood, both Distinguished [...]
'Instead of Abracadabra' will make You want to "Chimay!" all over the Place
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Instead of Abracadabra / Written and Directed by Patrik Eklund / Starring Simon J. Berger Chimay! There, it’s [...]
'Streak' – Demi Moore's Short Film at the Nashville Film Fest
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always Spoilers Ahoy) Streak / Featuring Brittany Snow – Rumer Willis / Written by Kelly Fremon – Allan Loeb / Directed [...]
'Hot Dog' – Nashville Film Festival
(Jett is a Juror at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, (April 16th-23rd); he’ll be updating ‘The Film Talk’ throughout the Fest with thoughts on films seen both in and out of competition – as always, beware the possibilities of spoilers) Hot Dog / Written, Directed and Animated by Bill Plympton My genial co-host Dr. Gareth [...]
The Film Talk – Part 59 – Full Frame Documentary Festival – Wrapup
Film Mentioned at the Full Frame Documentary Festival: Shooting Beauty / Voices of El Sayed / Mechanical Love / The Cove / Love on Delivery / Ma Bar / Saint Misbehavin’ Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
'Examined Life' – Help Is Something We All Need
Examined Life / Featuring Cornel West Avital Ronell K. Anthony Appiah Martha Nussbaum Peter Singer Slavoj Žižek Michael Hardt Sunaura Taylor Judith Butler / Directed by Astra Taylor A somewhat slight, yet entertaining and moving eight-seven minute recording of various known thinkers thinking out loud, ‘Examined Life’ might be better titled ‘Help’. How do we [...]
