Dive into the archives.
- Watched a lot of movies this week…
They were all pretty good!
Sansho the Bailiff - Painful admission: my first Mizoguchi! But I quite liked it! Gorgeous emotional/visual textures - there’s a lot of moments of juxtaposing harsh and soft visual elements in the same frame which I love, and the intricate plotting is developed at its own pace (which is to say, [...]
- Celebrity Sighting!
I mean, technically, I saw Will Smith like a week ago on Broadway but who gives a shit? Today I saw Camilla B from Project Runway:
Okay, so it’s not as cool as if it had been Marilinda, but Camilla was, by virtue of being statuesque and possessing a certain amount of grace, the best thing [...]
- “Let’s go Outback tonight / Life will still be there tomorrow”
Okay, so I know this is really old news, but watching an old Project Runway episode (how could Robert even begin to think that looked like something Jackie O would wear?) forced me to come to grips with this for the first time. Now, you may know that I’m probably the most vocal detractor of [...]
- Bad Job Interview
I had a job interview on Thursday for a marketing position with a theater (which shall go nameless here - hell, I’ll probably take this post down if they end up hiring me). It didn’t go very well. Things started off promisingly - I interviewed for about an hour with the guy who would be [...]
- Janus Series - Makioka Sisters / The Organizer
I only got out to see two of the Janus films at Walter Reade this week, but both are exceptional productions.
The Makioka Sisters is a wrenchingly slow-paced melodrama that borrows heavily from Ozu (shot construction, elliptical editing - even the central narrative concern of the marrying off of an independent-minded young woman). The film is [...]
- Omaggio al Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo, director of The Battle of Algiers and Burn!, has passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday. While I’ve never been nearly as in love with The Battle of Algiers as many, Burn! is a favorite of mine, with an incredible Brando performance and a knotty, involving plot that stands as one [...]
- My First Day of Work
…was pretty cool! I spent much of the day organizing the office, which the office definitely is in a bit of need of - there are lots of cool archival materials here and there, and there does exist an archival system in place within the office, but a ton of materials just haven’t been placed [...]
- After a Week
So I’ve been in New York for one week. Here are exciting things that have happened:
1. Saw W.R. - Mysteries of the Organism in a brand new print as part of the Janus retro. I really love this film, as you could tell from its inclusion on my YMDb Top 20 list, and I’m glad [...]
- CRIA CUERVOS
Part lyrical fairy-tale, part elegant chamber mystery, and all singularly essential cinema. Truly a masterwork. If this comes anywhere - anywhere - near you, sprint for that theater.
