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Tag Archives: movies
DCP update.
First: what the heck is a DCP? In a nutshell, a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) is a specially formatted hard drive containing the movie which is used by a digital projector to, well, show the movie in a theater. In … Continue reading
3 things about Agnieszka Holland’s TOTAL ECLIPSE
Total Eclipse [1995] 1. He helps himself to three books and a crucifix. 2. Unconvincing thrusting. Later, unconvincing mustache. 3. “You don’t care about my habits!” “No, and neither should you!”
3 things about Lance Daly’s KISSES
Kisses [2008] 1. Dangling sleeves on his huge coat. 2. As she blows him a kiss, a brief flash of color. 3. “You were right. There isn’t a devil. Just people”
3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
The Princess of Montpensier [2010] 1. He doesn’t remember her smile. 2. She remarks that his brother sleeps soundly. 3. He washes his face from a giant bowl set on a table.
3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [1988] 1. She insists that she prefers mambo. He agrees. “It’s the right music for this decor.” 2. Recipe for gazpacho. 3. Streaming hair helmet.
Live From New York!
Over at Chicagoist, I review the new documentary about Saturday Night Live. Bottom line? It’s rather shallow and cursory, and doesn’t do justice to its subject. Entertaining? Yes. But you’re better off staying home and rewatching the 40th anniversary special.
3 things about Vic Armstrong’s LEFT BEHIND
Left Behind [2014] 1. Their clothes are left behind … but, apparently, not their underwear. 2. Conveniently placed flatbed stacked with canisters labeled “flammable.” 3. Her blouse simply doesn’t have a top button. Well, this movie wasn’t bad/funny/bad, it was … Continue reading
3 things about Carl Reiner’s ALL OF ME
All of Me [1984] 1. He crumples up the phone messages. And then uncrumples them. 2. “She’s got the whole cast of Gone With The Wind humping in my head.” 3. A dog named Bix.
3 things about Bao Nguyen’s LIVE FROM NEW YORK!
Live from New York! [2015] 1. Andy Rooney offers his opinion on Andrew Dice Clay. 2. Ralph Nader: “Political satire is harder than poetry.” 3. A man applies strips of white tape to a cue card, blocking out certain lines … Continue reading
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3 things about Mark Levinson’s PARTICLE FEVER
Particle Fever [2013] 1. A statue of Shiva on the campus. 2. Circular cheese shaver. 3. “The things that are the least important for our survival are the very things that make us human.”
