Monthly Archives: September 2005

Best use of song

Posted on 9/22/2005 by reynolds

Okay, sitting here recovering my Mott the Hoople fixation from years bygone (and ignoring student papers), I throw out: What is the best use of a song in a non-musical film? Some nominees: Mott the Hoople, “All the Way From … Continue reading →

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My Name Is Earl

Posted on 9/21/2005 by jeff

Around 15 million people tuned in last night for this new NBC comedy. I liked its Coen Brothers-lite charm and Jason Lee makes an engaging lead character. With 246 people to cross of his list, the network certainly has a … Continue reading →

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Titicut Follies

Posted on 9/21/2005 by john

I’m trying to find a copy of this, and I’ve had no luck whatsoever. It’s been banned from distribution, is what I hear. Anyone have a copy or know where I can get one? E-mail me.

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Terrorism movies

Posted on 9/20/2005 by Chris

OK, so best (and worst) terrorism movies? If ‘Blown Away’ anchors one end of the spectrum, are there good movie treatments? Is it possible to make a good movie on this subject in the current period? I’d certainly put in … Continue reading →

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the motorcycle diaries

Posted on 9/19/2005 by arnab

has this not been discussed here yet? we finally got around to watching it this weekend. our expectations were high–partly based on the recommendations of others, but mostly on just how much we’d both liked central station. however, i found … Continue reading →

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Posted on 9/17/2005 by Chris

‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ opened in France this week (it is pretty rare for an American film to open abroad before it does in the US; I don’t what that says about the marketing strategy). I saw a dubbed version … Continue reading →

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Palindromes

Posted on 9/16/2005 by jeff

OK, here’s a truly dangerous work of indie filmmaking. I have very fond memories of Todd Solondz’s Welcome to the Dollhouse, but I absolutely hated Happiness and was mostly indifferent to Storytelling. Palindromes, however, is a wholly original, viscerally discomforting … Continue reading →

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Childstar

Posted on 9/15/2005 by jeff

I was very curious to see this film about a twelve-year-old American superstar who goes AWOL on the set of an absurdly over-the-top action flick being shot in Toronto (the boy plays the incorrigible son of the US President who … Continue reading →

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light, frothy fun

Posted on 9/15/2005 by arnab

keeping the topic title general so that others can add to it as well, but what i really want to plug is a bollywood blockbuster from this summer: bunty aur babli. a wonderful piece of entertainment about a young man … Continue reading →

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Off the Map

Posted on 9/6/2005 by reynolds

A small little film, directed by Campbell Scott, that very occasionally slips into a precious recalling-my-young-girlhood-and-becoming-an-adult ramble (mainly through a precariously balanced voiceover, that sometimes prances into convention), but… BUT I really liked this film. A family lives in rural … Continue reading →

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