Monthly Archives: August 2006

Little Miss Sunshine / Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure

There are many things that depress me, and a good number of them feature prominently in Little Miss Sunshine. Suicide attempts, people involved with self-actualization programs, bankruptcy, beauty pageants, watching helplessly as major embarassments roll slowly and unavoidably towards you… … Continue reading

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passage through: a ritual

does anyone know if there are any bootleg dvds or videos of stan brakhage’s 1990 film passage through?

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the devil wears prada

i’ve been wanting to write about this for a bit, because i liked it a lot, but i wasn’t sure what to say. this is a film i educatedly suspect none of you has seen, but it’s the summer film … Continue reading

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Clubland: Le Samourai

I’ll say more about my thoughts on the film later, but I thought I’d just get things rolling with a couple of topics/questions. 1. I find Melville’s film to be devastatingly emotional, beneath the laconic dialogue and cool surfaces (or … Continue reading

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