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the most beautiful fraud: January 2010
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Thursday, January 28, 2010. Straw Dogs: An Essay In Violence. After seeing Sam Peckinpah's. Straw Dogs couldn't be called an anti-violence film. Peckinpah never judges the characters for their actions, he lets nature ultimately take its course. And David Sumner confronts his new found violent side in the film's final scene, as Henry Niles says "I don't know my way home" and David replies, "That's okay, I don't either." And he'll learn, he...Films Bro...
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the most beautiful fraud: August 2009
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Thursday, August 6, 2009. Steven Spielberg is set to direct a remake of the classic 1950 film. What a terrible idea. Let's hope he doesn't cast Shia LaBeouf in the James Stewart role. In good news, Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott are becoming the new hosts of. And finally, here's the trailer for. Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Judd Apatow was once the king of the world, for a second. That second was the moment. Monday, August 3, 2009. 500) Days of Summer.
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the most beautiful fraud: Uneasy Rider
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Friday, March 12, 2010. Is the ultimate road movie. Whereas 1969's. Was a snapshot of counterculture America,. Unlike other car-centered films like. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). It's a wicked life but what the hell? Regarderlesfilles: facchinelsa: “Fire” By Alessio Albi More. It's a wicked life but what the hell? Must-See DVD: Where the Wild Things Are. Quick Take: Under Great White Northern Lights. Quick Take: Up In The Air.
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the most beautiful fraud: Quick Take: Under Great White Northern Lights
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Saturday, March 13, 2010. Quick Take: Under Great White Northern Lights. Let me preface this by saying that I am a big fan of The White Stripes. Everything that Jack White does is brilliant. Is one of my top five favorite concert films of all-time. But the energy that makes. So great is the lacking in. Under Great White Northern Lights (UGWNL). Yes, this is an actual documentary and not just a concert film and that it will seem more processed, but.
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the most beautiful fraud: February 2010
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Must-See DVD: The September Issue. If you happen to read my other blog. You'll notice my interest in fashion photography. I usually shun American fashion magazines because I find them too bland. The one exception of course is Vogue. Is a documentary about the editors of Vogue putting out that month's issue, which happens to be the most important issue of the year. That month sets the tone for the fashion world. Is based o...
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the most beautiful fraud: a brief note on film noir
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Thursday, April 1, 2010. A brief note on film noir. Sitting here thinking, I remembered how much I used to love film noir. Billy Wilder's. 1944) was my first introduction to the genre, and it should be everyone's first experience with the dark side. In his 1950 film noir effort. 1958) was the end of the classical noir period and oddly enough inspired Francois Truffaut to make. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). It's a wicked life but what the hell?
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the most beautiful fraud: March 2010
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Must-See DVD: Where the Wild Things Are. It was much better than I expected it to be. It appeals to the hipster in all of us. Plus Karen O's music might not add to the emotional effect of the film, but it's a pretty rad soundtrack. Where the wild things are. Saturday, March 13, 2010. Quick Take: Under Great White Northern Lights. Is one of my top five favorite concert films of all-time. But the energy that makes. Seems to sho...
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the most beautiful fraud: April 2009
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Art of Film Criticism. Film criticism seems to be a dying art in these drive-thru times. Self-indulgent "critics" and reviewers spout on about nonsensical visions and give nice one-liners to put on DVD jackets. They give it thumps up or stars or use even more ignorant scoring scales with no real merit. You won't find any of that here. Here it is all about the art, the craft, the intellectualism of conversation.
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the most beautiful fraud: Quick Take: Up In The Air
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Monday, March 8, 2010. Quick Take: Up In The Air. This film was playing at every theater around me and I had no desire to pay to watch it. And now as it comes to DVD and I can watch it for free, I finally have. I made the correct decision a few months ago. Nothing in. Up In The Air. It was just boring. I've never liked Jason Reitman as a director; he creates a false sentimentality that leaves an unsettled feeling in my stomach. With. Up in the air.
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the most beautiful fraud: April 2010
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The most beautiful fraud. Exploring the art of cinema. Monday, April 12, 2010. To Live My Life in 3D. The rash of 3D movies being produced is alarming. They said that sound ruined film, then color would ruin it. To some degree, they both did ruin film. A lot a great things have come from those innovations, but cinema might have been far better off staying in black and white. I mean, isn't. A hell of a lot better than. Clash of the Titans. Thursday, April 1, 2010. A brief note on film noir. AO Scott (New ...