Hello all,
I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because I’ve been traveling and haven’t been watching as many movies. With the end of Sundance, though, I’ve got some great new stuff to look forward to.
A doc that premiered at Sundance, Exit Through the Gift Shop, is getting great reviews. It follows — but doesn’t [...]
You can’t find a bigger fan of the show RuPaul’s Drag Race than I. Well, maybe Joel McHale of The Soup. Drag Race provided him with some of this year’s most insane clips. Why do I love drag queens? Why not?! Thee glamour, the pageantry, the showmanship, the makeup, are all amazing. They take some [...]
There were two films that I saw this fall that I’ve been talking up: World’s Greatest Dad and This Is It.
Minor spoilers ahead for World’s Greatest Dad.
World’s Greatest Dad has totally redeemed in my eyes the credibility Robin Williams lost in the Wild Hogs/Old Dogs debaucle. It’s directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, who I haven’t [...]
Lucky me! I got to attend a screening of the documentary Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry at Mission Theater, complete with free drinks. Prior to my screening, I didn’t have much knowledge of tattoo history, so I learned a lot about its origins. Sailor Jerry has a story that seems ripped from a novel: grew up [...]
Whip It! was great. Of course, the plot was predictable, but the whole affair was heart-warming and undeniable fun. And the soundtrack had three Jens Lekman songs, so I was beaming after my viewing.
I think Drew Barrymore surrounded herself with actors that she loves working with, and feeling of love and mutual admiration seeps [...]
I’d like to start a regular feature in which I list some of the movies in my Netflix queue. I watch a mixture of documentaries, dramas, and silly throw-backs. Here’s a short list of some recently added movies in my queue.
1. Three Times
This Taiwanese film travels through time to tell three stories about love [...]
I saw Moon the other week, and I really liked it. One thing that I enjoyed most about it was the way in which life on the moon was portrayed in a mundane, working-class way. The opening scene establishes the protagonist really well through this clothes: he’s wearing a shirt that proclaims ‘wake me when [...]
American Teen
I’ve been looking for this documentary for a while now, and I’m so glad I checked it out. It’s truthful, engaging, and well edited. Each of the students has a series animated illustrations that are really well done.
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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Directed by Peter Sollett, the man behind the fabulous Raising Victor [...]
While in San Francisco, I got to see a movie in Delores Park. Luckily for me, it was an animated film by Nina Paley called Sita Sings the Blues. The creator found parallels between her life and that of Indian god Rama and Sita’s. She uses a few different styles of animation, which are all [...]
Have you seen the trailer for The Brothers Bloom? When I first saw it online, I thought for a moment that it could be a Wes Anderson film.
As always, Slate wrote about it better than I could. Check out their slide show about Wes Anderson’s pervasive influence. I don’t think it’s necessarily a [...]
