January 2012
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
2011 was trouble. But these ten films helped to remind me why nothing beats a damn good movie. Two steps forward to 2012 for you & me. Let’s go.
The Tree of Life, dir. Terrence Malik
Attack the Block, dir. Joe Cornish
Drive, dir. Nicholas Winding Refn
Meek’s Cutoff, dir. Kelly Reichardt
Shame, dir. Steve McQueen
Warrior, dir. Gavin O’Connor
Harry Potter & the...
December 2011
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Kim Jong Il
Is dead. North Koreans, let’s do this.
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David Fincher on Charlie Rose tonight
This is the lead up to all lead ups people.
Everyone in the cast is at the round table. Daniel Craig is doing a strong job at the rugged mountain cattle man with his blue jean jacket (or walked off the set of Brokeback Mountain), and Rooney Mara is well poised to be a remarkable star with a black on black aura. And Fincher is the cat’s meow.
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November 2011
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Feeling existential doesn't mean you don't believe...
Great ideas, it has been said, come into the world as gently as doves. Perhaps then, if we listen attentively, we shall hear, amid the uproar of empires and nations, a faint flutter of wings, the gentle stirring of life and hope. Some will say that this hope lies in a nation; others in a man. I believe rather that it is awakened, revived, nourished by millions of solitary individuals whose deeds...
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But the truth is,” Fincher continues, “film is too expensive to...
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I always wanted to give a lecture at filmschools. You go in and you see all...
– Fincher
You Better Be F--ing Serious: David Fincher on... →
This interview with Fincher is fan-fucking-tastic. Hell-o, I’m putting your knowledge in my pocket for every rainy day.
The New Yorker: Three Days by Samantha Hunt →
It is colder than most Thanksgivings. The ruts in the driveway have solidified, forming seals of creaky ice. Beatrice and Clem walk to his truck in silence and she feels as if she were still onscreen. She imagines that the video game has somehow sharpened her abilities. She feels as if she could…
Great writing here.
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Who cares Seth Green?
Just a heads up, PBS. This is wonderful documentary. But no one needs to hear what Seth Green thinks about working with Woody (on Radio Days.)
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What life is about, why we are here, why it is so painful, relationships between...
– Woody Allen, on PBS American Masters
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After I did my first scene, he said, ‘That wasn’t horrible.’
– Larry David on Woody Allen’s direction. So good!
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I found myself in the odd position where I was influenced by Groucho Marx, and...
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David Fincher's Vanity Fair portrait, written by... →
David Fincher in a bad mood isn’t easy to discern from David Fincher in a good mood. Fincher tired is the same as Fincher energized. There’s never anything about his demeanor that asks you to ask, ‘What’s wrong?’ This might be what people mean when they talk about strength. Also focus.
David sees…
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