SUPER 8: Plan 9 From the Spielberg Home for Daddy Issues
The problem with making an entire movie about the wonder and torment of lens flares is that the human eye is hardwired to detect artifice.
A Second Opinion on BLUE VALENTINE
I spent the afternoon watching the Liam Neeson thriller UNKNOWN with Jett at the Regal Green Hills. I don’t want to reveal my impressions until Jett and Gareth get a chance to review it on the upcoming Film Talk podcast; but for now, let me co-opt a Jett phrase and say, “Oh boy.” I also [...]
TFT 109 – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus / The Road / The Book of Eli / Up in the Air
TFT 109 – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus / The Road / The Book of Eli / Up in the Air – – – DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS / THE ROAD THE BOOK OF ELI / UP IN THE AIR
Violence and Sentimentality in the Movies: A Dangerous Pair?
Richard Brody at The Front Row has this interesting reflection on violence and the movies/media in general: “There does seem to be a great deal of research on the question of violence and of quantity of viewing; but very little, if any, on the subject of treacle. I do worry about the effect of violent [...]
