Hey Bridget Savage and Danielle Krudy, you go girls!! I loved their moody noir set in a Maine fishing town. The movie opens with fishmen singing traditional sea faring songs. And yet the movie doesn’t take itself too serious, and one of the fishmen actually breaks the fourth wall giving a knowing look and a… Continue reading You Go Girls!: Blow the Man Down
Month: March 2020
Phone Booth from 2002
Hey, just curious…do I ever get to retire? Trust me, I feel blessed to be working 33 hours this week, BUT just when I thought I was on easy street, working part-time and having fun dog sitting, here comes Covid-19 to screw up the works. At least my gravestone will say “She Worked It!” Last… Continue reading Phone Booth from 2002
Let’s Talk About Sex: Amorous from 2014
Trying to get my Josh O’Connor (“Emma’ “The Crown” “Hope Gap”) fix, I happened upon a freebie via Tubi from 2014 called Amourous (also known as Hide & Seek according to IMDB) directed (and co written) by Joanna Coates. The other writer is Daniel Metz. Curiously, neither has done anything since Amorous, leading me to… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sex: Amorous from 2014
Perfect Frivolity: The Jesus Rolls
Another great calming pic is The Jesus Rolls, written primarily by Bertrand Blier, with help from the Coen Brothers, and John Turturro who also directs and stars. In spite of a thin plot, the cast is so charming: Christopher Walken, Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Susan Sarandon, Jon Hamm and Pete Davidson. Isn’t that the best… Continue reading Perfect Frivolity: The Jesus Rolls
Moment of Zen: Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams isn’t for the Fast and Furious crowd, but given the overload of stress and information, the documentary certainly fit the bill yesterday granting me a much needed Moment of Zen. The cave which was discovered in the 90’s dates back 35,000 years ago (not a typo:) Within it’s walls… Continue reading Moment of Zen: Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Corpus Christi, Finding a Positive Mission
In need of distraction, I took in Corpus Christi written by Mateusz Pacewicz and directed by Jan Komasa due to its high Rotten Tomato Score. And sure, the film was like a ripe banana, sweet in spots, but with an emerging brown spot. Not sure if it’s the nascence of a new movie genre, including… Continue reading Corpus Christi, Finding a Positive Mission
William Nicholson’s Hope Gap, Mega Talent Takes Up All the Spaces
I was about to type William Nicholson where you been all my life, but never seeing The Gladiator #girlwhodoens’tlikeviolence, I did not know that this gent was previously Oscar nominated for best screenplay, as well as for Shadowlands which I did see suckerforalovestorywithanintrovert. Ok, ok, enough hash tagging. How about a lecture instead? For the… Continue reading William Nicholson’s Hope Gap, Mega Talent Takes Up All the Spaces
At the Urging of…Art School Confidential
The Book Store has always been a source for movie recommendations, from classics Barry Rothman hipped me to (Sweet Smell of Success to name one) to modern ones, from James Mammone (Ghost Story) and one from my Curb Your Enthusiasm compatriot Carrie from 2006 (Art School Confidential) when I was knee deep in teaching and… Continue reading At the Urging of…Art School Confidential
From N.E. to Gem: Emma
During the first ten minutes of Emma, the confused me was conjuring humorous blog titles, like N.E.mma, (enema, get it?), but then I got it, as in understood who the characters were and what in goodness name the plot was actually about. And being an occasional playwright and screenwriter myself, means needing the audience to… Continue reading From N.E. to Gem: Emma
The Way Back(End)
My attitude about writing this blog is probably similar to how Ben Affleck feels, like sure The Way Back, not the greatest script, but hey a Friday matinee is a fun way to pass the time, right? I think the actual title, The Way Back, might come from a conversation between Gavin O’Connor (director and… Continue reading The Way Back(End)