Posted on August 2, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Michel Gondry is one of my favorite directors, with a distinctive style of romance and whimsy, best known for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Be Kind Rewind.” His films usually feature intricate contraptions with a very hand-made feeling. His latest film, starring “Amelie’s” Audrey Tautou, is based on a popular French novel first …
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Posted on August 2, 2014 at 3:48 pm
My friend Alan Zilberman has a great essay on Rogerebert.com about the history of close-ups of the eye in films. The current release, “I Origins” is about scientists who study eyes professionally, one of whom has taken thousands of photographs of eyes and who falls in love with a pair of eyes he sees in …
Posted on August 2, 2014 at 8:00 am
“Can I put on some real clothes now?”
Posted on August 1, 2014 at 6:35 pm
August is traditionally a slow month for movies, with some of each year’s worst being released just before Labor Day. But this year, the last month of summer vacation leads off with a bang, Guardians of the Galaxy, plus the James Brown movie Get on Up, also worth seeing. This is a very special month. …
Posted on August 1, 2014 at 8:00 am
Last week, “Lucy” beat “Hercules” at the box office, good news for those who still think that women-led action films can’t make money. As blog The Mary Sue put it succinctly: “Today In Female-Led-Movies-Obviously-Don’t-Make-Money News, Lucy Beat Out Hercules This Weekend.” Make no mistake, readers: as Susana Polo pointed out in her review on Friday, Lucy is not …
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