Posted in recommendations on August 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
semi-weekly film recommendation
THE GOODTIMESKID (2005)
Director: Azazel Jacobs
With: Azazel Jacobs, Gerardo Narnjo, Sara Diaz
Written by: Azazel Jacobs, Gerardo Naranjo
As the now-redundant mumblecore movement has the press of the print world a-twitter this week, just as they have enthralled the film blog world for a few years, I thought I’d point out [...]
Posted in recommendations on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
weekly film recommendation
CRIA CUERVOS! (1976)
Director: Carlos Saura
With: Ana Torrent & Geraldine Chaplin
Written by: Carlos Saura
Can film really allow you to see the world through the eyes of a child? That is, without being juvenile or condescending? Carlos Saura does so in a way that few filmmakers have acheived. Well, with the [...]
Posted in recommendations on August 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
weekly film recommendation
HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
Director: Hal Ashby
With: Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon
Written by: Colin Higgins
This film found me at the right time, I guess about eight years ago, and has stuck with me ever since as a favorite. In a way, I used to even use it as a litmus test for friends. [...]
Posted in articles on August 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
After noting that I began this blog with two obituaries (the video store’s and Bergman’s), I was all set to write about something light and fluffy to liven things up a bit. An easy-to-digest film, for instance. Something inoffensive. A response to a film by, say, oh, I don’t know, Pixar. But then I hear [...]
