I saw Flight of the Red Balloon the other day and came to the realization that Chinese film directors have really gone to explore other cultures and worlds. I mean, Hou Hsiao Hsien is the guy who made his name with a history of Taiwan, slow-moving and humanist films that captured the sensations of the […]
What defense does an Oscar-winning film with major critical adoration truly need? Well, box office perhaps, but who cares?
There is however a persistent group of people, rather influential people, who claim that There Will Be Blood is, for lack of a better word, crapbag. The leading voice of such “dissent” comes from this review:
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I decided to throw out a random list of 10 movies within movies, a genre that holds some pretty awesome titles…and some crappy ones too.
1. Sunset Blvd.
Well, while not technically a movie within a movie, it has elements. For one thing, you have an elderly veteran screen actress playing an elderly veteran screen actress (Gloria […]
Okay, end of the year time right? I only do top 8s, not 10s…sorry. Also, I’m probably forgetting some great ones that I’ll regret not mentioning. Oh well, here goes:
Favorite albums
1. Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
A beautiful, weird, and challenging work. It connects to some primal musical language that has been lost in the haze […]
Not all Oscar-winners are created equal. Take Gabriel Yared. He’s done tons of work in Europe, but because of Anthony Minghella, Gabriel has crossed over and worked in Hollywood. It certainly helps that his first film with Minghella, The English Patient, not only won best picture, but it won Gabriel an Oscar for best original score. […]
