Monthly Archives: March 2005

the office

Posted on 3/20/2005 by arnab

people speak highly of this show, which apparently comes close to toppling “suddenly susan” as best portrayal of life in an office. i have never seen it. however, i see that bbc america is running a marathon of the first … Continue reading →

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Seductive Presences

Posted on 3/20/2005 by reynolds

Since Jeff asked– Seductive presences on film–people who, when they show up onscreen, you can’t turn your eyes away: Sergi Lopez, Denzel Washington, Isabelle Huppert, Cate Blanchett, River Phoenix, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet. Ruth Gordon. The entire cast of “Deadwood,” … Continue reading →

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Action and Violence

Posted on 3/19/2005 by reynolds

Maybe these are two genres. Maybe they’re 50. But let’s lump ‘em together. I am curious about two things from Arnab’s recent posts: –Name 2, 3 good action films that people here won’t know. Then try to say why. [I … Continue reading →

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Cartoons

Posted on 3/19/2005 by reynolds

3 quick points and/or questions: 1. I have the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, which on occasion I pull down and relish. Today I got it out for Max. My god I forgot how blisfully violent they are; we watched “Scaredy … Continue reading →

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programming note

Posted on 3/19/2005 by arnab

okay, so i had some time on my hands and mucked around a little–it is possible that i have fixed the password retrieval thingy. does someone want to help me test it? to do so, log out (you’ll have to … Continue reading →

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Lisboa/Sergi Lopez

Posted on 3/19/2005 by reynolds

I watched a reasonable but not-great Spanish noir called “Lisboa”. Really good cast (Carmen Maura, Federico Luppi from Men with Guns) with the standout star Sergi Lopez. The film itself, again, is mediocre: a traveling porn salesman–and, note to Mark, … Continue reading →

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funny games

Posted on 3/19/2005 by arnab

mike mentioned this in the “time of the wolf” discussion–an earlier film by the same director–and it recently washed to the top of my netflix queue (i keep finding excuses for not watching “hidalgo” but i can’t bring myself to … Continue reading →

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over the top french action movies

Posted on 3/19/2005 by arnab

now there’s a genre for you. i began this as a response to the michaels in the “garden state” discussion but decided it needed a place all to itself. while being right generally about luc besson you’re all wrong about … Continue reading →

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Guarded Stare

Posted on 3/18/2005 by mauer

Garden State A FILM ABOUT TROUBLED YOUNG PEOPLE… WITH NO TROUBLES. Is Zach Braff just not good enough – or confident enough – to let certain things remain unsaid? Or is the audience that dense that we need to have … Continue reading →

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russian ark

Posted on 3/18/2005 by arnab

we watched this last night. that is to say, i watched it all, while sunhee fell asleep at about the 50 minute mark. i don’t really know what to make of this. i found the opening 20 minutes or so … Continue reading →

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