December 2010
34 posts
“Unless It Moves the Human Heart” by Roger...
For your writing to be great—I mean great, not clever, or even brilliant, or most misleading of all, beautiful—it must be useful to the world. And for that to happen you must form an opinion of the world. And for that to happen you need to observe the world, closely and steadily, with a mind open to change. And for that to happen you have to live in the world, and not pretend that it is someone...
“Most movies are made in the evident assumption that the audience is passive and...”
– James Agee
Q&A with The Coen Bros on True Grit →
another idea after seeing Somewhere
Don’t live life like you’re in a film about your life. It’s scary and there’s an urge for happy endings and expectations for perfection. Instead, I’m gonna try to live life like it’s real life. This sounds terribly idiotic to say and possibly grammatically incorrect. Real life can be sad and hard and uncompromising. But it can also be endearing. Tonight I rode...
“roses are red
just like your face
man your face is red
asian red face”
– a love poem from Jay received today
Blue Valentine and Rose
I’m very excited to see this film by Derek Cianfrance. He and the two leads were interviewed by Charlie Rose last night and their talk was just what you want from CR - insights and questions all from an intimate place. I believe the film is only two days in a marriage: the day they met and a day in the dissolution. What an idea. I thought about my own last relationship today and which two...
The look of ‘Inception'
From incontention.com
Christopher Nolan has become known for making the Batman films look, and consequently feel, “real.” His latest film, “Inception,”despite being a visual treat, also seemed a far cry from the CGI spectacles that normally dominate the blockbuster circuit. It was very well-received by critics and certainly audiences alike and is currently enjoying a solid run on the awards...
