-
-
FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM
Tag Archives: Paul Thomas Anderson
The Individual Top Tens of 2017: Roger Ebert
Granted, this list is enormous: everyone who writes for Rogerebert.com submitted their own personal Top 10s. They’re all listed here. Some have commentary (mine does), others don’t. To those who feel baffled as to what to see, what to look … Continue reading
10 Best Films of 2017: Rogerebert.com
From our critics’ poll, the Rogerebert.com editors compiled the 10 Best Films of 2017. I wrote the “blurb” for Personal Shopper, and it was a pleasure to do so. But check out the whole list, plus commentary from all our … Continue reading
November 2017 Viewing Diary
This viewing diary may be tough going for those of you who are not Supernatural fans. But there’s a lot more mixed in there that is not that damn show. I was on a viewing tear, in general, to get … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Afghanistan, Agnes Varda, Cate Blanchett, Dennis Hopper, documentary, England, France, Isabelle Huppert, Israel, Joachim Trier, Joan Didion, Kentucker Audley, Kristen Stewart, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman, Russia, Sebastián Lelio, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, Terrence Malick, Tiffany Haddish, women directors
29 Comments
2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Today the New York Film Critics Circle – of which I am a brand new member – voted for our annual awards. It’s quite a large group of people so the voting took time – it’s a blind vote, and … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Agnes Varda, Greta Gerwig, New York, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tiffany Haddish
7 Comments
Snapshots
— I have a new nephew. His name sounds like he stepped out of a medieval illuminated manuscript telling tales of ancient Irish warrior-kings. (County Mayo repreSENTS.) I can’t wait to meet him. Everyone’s doing great. — Just finished A … Continue reading
September 2015 Viewing Diary
I got a pretty big writing assignment this past month, with a deadline of October 5. So I’ve been working hard, researching, as the below list will probably show. Not ready to talk about it yet, still working on the … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies
Tagged Agnes Varda, Alan Ladd, Anna Karina, Canada, Charles Vidor, Charlton Heston, Claude Chabrol, Dana Andrews, documentary, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, England, France, Fred Astaire, Fritz Lang, Gilda, Gloria Grahame, Iran, Iranian film, Irene Dunne, J. Miller Tobin, Jafar Panahi, James Cagney, Jean-Luc Godard, John Wayne, Laura Dern, Marilyn Monroe, Mélanie Laurent, Mexico, Otto Preminger, Out of the Past, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ramin Bahrani, Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Supernatural, Terrence Malick
159 Comments
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
32 Comments
Everything Reminds Me of Inherent Vice
During my run in Long Beach. Opening shot of Inherent Vice, just for reference.
Posted in Personal
Tagged Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Los Angeles, Paul Thomas Anderson
4 Comments
