A Screening of 3 Short Films at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. (1) Documentary about some guy who built some crazy instrument. Documentary consists of black and white digital interview that occasionally zooms in just on his eyes because that’s ‘artistic.’ Second half of documentary is silent footage of said guy while he plays [...]
Ah, subtitles. When you’re willing to read while you’re watching a movie, it must be great. Or else you were duped. The trailer for The Band’s Visit is charming and funny. An Egyptian police band wandering a deserted street in Israel, trying to get to their gig but ending up in the wrong town! The [...]
Dear Patricia “Patty” Clarkson, You are so beautiful and so talented and I really hope that (1) You get to fucking star in something really soon. Because you are totally awesome as a supporting actress, but I want someone to write something really spectacular (me, maybe?) FOR you. Because you are awesome. and (2) That [...]
On a whim, I found myself at the Sundance Film Festival last weekend. It’s a weird scene, like everyone that you bump into on Beverly Drive between 1 & 2 PM just decided to buy a puffy jacket and a scarf and head off to Utah. Like everyone’s all makeup’d with straightened hair and sunglasses [...]
Hey, a movie that I don’t feel compelled to tag with ‘misogynist’! Hooray! Actually, I sort of love this movie. I saw it on accident because Atonement was sold out and didn’t know anything about it except someone “heard it was good” and “was based on a graphic novel or something.” So. Yes, it is [...]
Friends with Money came on TV last night. I had been wanting to see it (I like Catherine Keener and am a little smitten with Jennifer Aniston. I mean, come on, who isn’t?) so I watched it all the way through. It’s telling that this is the first review where I felt compelled to add [...]