Monthly Archives: April 2005

hotel rwanda

Posted on 4/16/2005 by arnab

one of the more effective sequences in hotel rwanda involves an apparently real radio broadcast: a number of rwandans taking shelter in the hotel listen to an u.s state department spokeswoman dance around the word “genocide”–she will say that “acts … Continue reading →

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ocean’s twelve

Posted on 4/15/2005 by arnab

watched this last night. mike, tell me again why i’m supposed to love it. i thought it was okay but if i’d fallen asleep or if the dvd had jammed i don’t know if i would have cared. in fact, … Continue reading →

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zombies

Posted on 4/14/2005 by mauer

Am currently reading Max Brooks (Mel’s son) very serious book called the “Zombie Survival Guide.” It contains fewer blatant attempts at humor than the average Army Survival Manual, and comes across like a mix of the Anarchist’s Cookbook and the … Continue reading →

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Millions

Posted on 4/13/2005 by jeff

Whimsical, delightfully sentimental (I looked it up and it’s not such a bad word), visually stylish, and sophisticated about childhood, consumerism and global economics; Millions was pleasurable without feeling “important.” It’s the kind of film you always felt Spielberg was … Continue reading →

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Peckinpah unbound

Posted on 4/10/2005 by john

“Major Dundee” has gotten the “restored” treatment. Fat chance this thing comes to Charleston, so I’ll wait for the DVD. But please, please, somebody on this blog go see this in the theater (is Michael the only person who would … Continue reading →

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Posted on 4/8/2005 by john

This post falls under the category of “the state of things.” I was thinking of posting a wise and lengthy denunciation of this trend in Hollywood of remaking horror films from the 70s (and importing more recent ones from Japan). … Continue reading →

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After All These Years, To Believe in Jesus/Narrative-rhea

Posted on 4/6/2005 by michael

Did somebody take this blog off its feeding tube? In what is perhaps a misguided attempt to revive it, let me ask a question or a series of interrelated questions: When not sculpting an exact scale model of Notre Dame … Continue reading →

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O Canada

Posted on 4/4/2005 by reynolds

I watched “Waydowntown” last evening, between bouts of grading, which came upon me like the ague. Luckily, the film was funny, often clever, even well-shot. I write about it mostly to offer up a flick maybe you hadn’t heard of … Continue reading →

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my own private neverland

Posted on 4/4/2005 by arnab

michael asked in one of his comments if finding neverland, which i mentioned we were about to watch some nights ago, is worth checking out. i suspect he knows the answer to this question but i’ll provide it anyway. the … Continue reading →

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Sin City

Posted on 4/3/2005 by michael

Well, I saw the controversial Sin City last night and my reaction was much closer to Edelstein’s than to Taylor’s. But, of course, that just proves I am in fact a pimply fanboy, aging badly, according to Ella Taylor. And … Continue reading →

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