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Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016); d. The Coen Brothers
That’s the official poster. Boring. I like this one much better. In comparison to Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar! has an outlook on humanity that is damn near sunny. Inside Llewyn Davis’ was a well-observed portrayal of the coffee-house folk-music … Continue reading
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Tagged Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, comedy, George Clooney, John Garfield, Jonah Hill, musical, reviews, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton
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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
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Tagged Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, comedy, George Clooney, musical, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013); directed by Jim Jarmusch
It’s a rare movie that wraps you up in its own unique dreamspace. I suppose that’s the ultimate goal for any director, and any scriptwriter, too. Many movies try to do that. Many movies fail. The story, whatever it is, … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, Jim Jarmusch, Mia Wasikowska, reviews, Tilda Swinton, vampire movies
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Snowpiercer (2014); directed by Bong Joon Ho
In order to combat global warming, various nations on the planet decide to inject the atmosphere with a coolant. The film opens with a bright blue sky, and three planes careening by far above, leaving behind a white trail of … Continue reading
Ebert Fest 2013: Two Panels, Two Films, and the Glorious Tilda Swinton
The organ pipes in The Virginia Theatre, Urbana, Illinois. Photo by me at Ebert Fest. All throughout Ebert Fest, there were amazing panels, held at the Pine Lounge in the gorgeous student union (which also had the hotel attached to … Continue reading
Young Adam: Some Thoughts
I can’t say what Young Adam was about. It has no meaning. It is aimless, but I think that that is the point. The main character is a drifter. A man with a fluid identity. He moves from here to … Continue reading
