Remember that Shalamar song “The Second Time Around”, an adorable ditty from the 80’s? The songs lyric, “It’s better than the first time”…is true for watching “Boyhood”. Club sandwiches come to mind as an apt analogy regarding both the scene breakdown and the soundtrack. This time around, I appreciated the number of scenes during each… Continue reading Second Time Around: Boyhood
Month: August 2014
Calvary, the Saints Come Marching In
“Calvary” written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Ned Kelly) is definitely worth seeing. In fact, having just finished a screenwriting class, this could be the template given to future writers showing them the ropes: ~make your main character suffer and holy Job, does Brendan Gleeson’s character suffer ~have quirky unique minor characters… Continue reading Calvary, the Saints Come Marching In
Boyhood, My How Time Flies
I put off writing this blog, thinking I was going to watch the film for a second time, but alas my best movie friend has been occupied as of late, so here it goes: Boyhood was an oxymoron of a film, and this comes from a fanatic of the Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset… Continue reading Boyhood, My How Time Flies
Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality
A funny thing happened on the way to the theater, well, actually inside the lobby. At the Little Theater in Rochester, NY, to see Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality, I loitered beforehand, looking at movie posters, being idiosyncratic and wanting to sit without a romantic couple plunking themselves behind me-yes, alone on a Saturday night,… Continue reading Jodorowsky’s The Dance of Reality
Venus in Fur: Piled High
In the most recent AARP newsletter, the author Nicholson Baker inferred his indifference to the hubbub regarding the naughty aspects of 50 Shades of Gray and I have to agree. Meaning, sex is extremely enjoyable in its basic form which is also why I’m pretty naïve to sexual fetishes. So I was surprised and intrigued… Continue reading Venus in Fur: Piled High
Skimming the Cinematic Stones: Early Linklater
Between my son’s practice in the Finger Lakes Opera ‘Carmen’ and my work on a Blue Cat Screenplay Contest Short, completing a triology of early Linklater was a challenge. But guess what, I’m not late! Santa aka ‘Boyhood’ won’t be in Rochester, New York till 8/15. Let’s start with the wonderful surprise of Slackers (1991),… Continue reading Skimming the Cinematic Stones: Early Linklater