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The Trailer for the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!: “I Can’t Wait” Doesn’t Even Begin to Cover It
I’m hyperventilating. Scarlett Johanssen as a cross between Esther Williams, Jean Harlow, and Carole Lombard? Her voice! The tough-dame voice that no longer exists in cinema anywhere? Tilda Swinton as Hedda Hopper? George Clooney as a pre-verbal Clark Gable type? … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, comedy, George Clooney, musicals, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton
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July 2015 viewing diary
Faith of Our Fathers (2015; d. Carey Scott). A poorly done Christian movie. My review at Rogerebert.com. In Stereo (2015; d. Mel Rodriguez III). The second terrible movie I’ve had to see and review in June. My review at Rogerebert.com. … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Austria, Brad Pitt, Busby Berkeley, Channing Tatum, dance, documentary, England, France, Germany, Gold Diggers of 1933, Howard Hawks, Ireland, Joan Blondell, John Ford, John Wayne, Mervyn LeRoy, Montgomery Clift, Orson Welles, Supernatural, Syria, Terrence Malick, X-Files
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— I have been obsessed with the meltdown going on at Gawker. As with most things at Gawker, it may only be of interest to people from the media who have been obsessed with what is going on, on a … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Channing Tatum, Norman Rush, Paul Theroux, Red Sox, Shirley Jackson, stuff I've been reading
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June 2015 Viewing Diary
The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 7, “Emily” (1997; d. Kim Manners) Very intense. Good Lord. The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 8, “Kitsunegari” (1998; d. Daniel Sackheim) Ty Olsson as the green security guard. Hi, Benny from Supernatural! And Diana Scarwid! … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Albert Maysles, Channing Tatum, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, documentary, France, Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Jodie Foster, John Ford, John Wayne, Mia Hansen-Løve, Paul Thomas Anderson, Russia, Sam Shepard, Supernatural, The Searchers, X-Files
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This Magic Mike XXL Trailer Is Insane
It’s an assault on the senses, and has its own narrative thrust (puns are inevitable), which has nothing to do with story, although you get snippets of it here and there. The snippets (“Let’s go compete in Florida” “Let’s get … Continue reading
Review: This Is the End (2013)
Hilarious. Thought-provoking. Self-aware. But also with an undercurrent of true worry, a gnawing and growing awareness of “How do we live a good life? How do we be good people?” It is truly concerned about these things. This Is the … Continue reading