Tag Archives: River Phoenix

The Lost Boys

Posted on March 20, 2011 by sheila
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Waking Up

Posted on March 13, 2011 by sheila
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“It’s One Kind of Place. One of a Kind.”

Posted on March 11, 2011 by sheila

“Like someone’s face. Like a fucked-up face.”

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Silver Dagger

Posted on March 5, 2011 by sheila

Matt Zoller Seitz over at Salon has a fantastic slideshow up about songs that are inextricably tied to certain scenes in movies. It’s fantastic because it’s fantastic, but it’s also fantastic because of slide #21. I’m strangely proud because Matt … Continue reading →

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Dogfight, Dogfight …

Posted on February 14, 2011 by sheila

No end in sight. It’s fitting that the conversation continues, on this day, because it is one of the most romantic movies ever made.

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Matt Zoller Seitz and I Discuss Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight

Posted on February 10, 2011 by sheila

Dogfight, written by Bob Comfort, and directed by Nancy Savoca, stars Lili Taylor as Rose Fenny, a shy frumpy waitress living in San Francisco in 1963, dreaming of being a folk singer, and River Phoenix, at his very best, as … Continue reading →

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Faces I Love, Part 3

Posted on December 21, 2006 by sheila

Here’s part 1. Here’s part 2. And here is the inspiration: Part 1 Part 2 More faces I love below. I love compiling these. I list them without commentary.

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