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Occam's Projector: The Day the Earth Stood Still
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The Day the Earth Stood Still. 2008 US Scott Derrickson. Pretty-cool effects fail to save this Al Gore-ish remake from sucking air into its gills and dying a slow, philosophically painful ("Nothing ever truly dies. Everything is simply [.] transformed. Otherwise: I haven't seen the original, but this one tries to be Green and well-meaning, like a dumb kid's science project. You smile, because what else can you do? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. Alphabet Challenge, 2016. Image...
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Occam's Projector: The New Protocol
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2008 FR Thomas Vincent. 10032;✰✰. Who helps our hero in his quest. Ambiguity hovers like a fog, but the ending is an uppercut. The New Protocol. Explores the same territory as Fernando Meirelles' much-lauded and more-popular The Constant Gardener. But is the better film. A good, smart thriller—it's been a while. Original title: Le nouveau protocole. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru / A Wife Confesses (1961).
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Occam's Projector: The Baader Meinhof Complex
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The Baader Meinhof Complex. 2008 DE Uli Edel. There's something to be said for portraying a series of based-on real life actions in chronological order; and something else entirely for showing those same actions in chronological order while also adhering to any kind of dramatic structure. Uli Edel's bright and shiny depiction of the RAF speaks only for the former: it's a chaotic mess. Big guns, loud noises, nude girls—what fun! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime.
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Occam's Projector: The Salvation Hunters
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1925 US Josef von Sternberg. 10032;✰✰. The hapless trio, Children of the Mud—the Boy, the Girl, the Child—defeat the Brute, discover their inner faith, and become Children of the Sun. The beginning, on a barge, "giant claw" of a dredge menacing and symbolic in the background, foreground, ever-present; magical, other-worldly, fifteen minutes of the most-wonderful silent cinema! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Alphabet Challenge, 2016. Goodby...
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Occam's Projector: My Brother's Wife
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1966 US Doris Wishman. Unloved housewife Mary falls for suddenly-arriving, lecherous bro-in-law Frankie. Husband Bob unaware, while Frankie steams it up with former flame Zena. Tragedy strikes—in the beginning. Film starts in the present, followed by a long flashback. Inspiration: film noir. Double voice-overs, shadows, Frankie as homme fatale. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru / A Wife Confesses (1961).
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Occam's Projector: Merrill's Marauders
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1962 US Samuel Fuller. 10032;✰ 1/2. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru / A Wife Confesses (1961). Simon's Film-Related Rants and Musings. Alphabet Challenge, 2016. AFONYA (Georgi Daneliya, 1975). Polar Bear's Film Journal. Un lac (Philippe Grandrieux, 2008). Editor’s Corner: Recent Highlights from Keyframe on Fandor. In The Mood For Film. Images: The Telephone Book (Nelson Lyon, 1971). Guido Stern's Journey Through Cinema.
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Occam's Projector: Winter Kills
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1979 US William Richert. I picked up this film-I'd-never-heard-of because it was mentioned in Greencine's "Political Thrillers" primer. Based on a novel by Richard ( Manchurian Candidate. Condon; starring Jeff Bridges, Walter Huston, Anthony Perkins; a film "faithful to the book's overall melancholy tone"—what could possibly go wrong? How about this: it's either very, very bad or a freakin' pastiche. Melancholy mood, my ass. Any value the movie possesses is due to a few performances (hint: not. Goodbye S...
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Occam's Projector: Marley & Me
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2008 US David Frankel. There's only one proper way to do a "dog film" without turning your work into mush, and that's by refraining from killing the cute, cuddly guy at the end. Marley and Me. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru / A Wife Confesses (1961). Simon's Film-Related Rants and Musings. Alphabet Challenge, 2016. AFONYA (Georgi Daneliya, 1975). Polar Bear's Film Journal. Un lac (Philippe Grandrieux, 2008).
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Occam's Projector: Cry of the Owl
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Cry of the Owl. 2009 CA Jamie Thraves. December 24, 2010 at 5:45 PM. Yeah, cry of the owl really sucks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some Call It a Pastime. The Borgias (2011-2013) (TV series). Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru / A Wife Confesses (1961). Simon's Film-Related Rants and Musings. Alphabet Challenge, 2016. AFONYA (Georgi Daneliya, 1975). Polar Bear's Film Journal. Un lac (Philippe Grandrieux, 2008). Editor’s Corner: Recent Highlights from Keyframe on Fandor. In The Mood For Film.
