March 2013
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December 2012
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November 2012
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essence of film: Station Humiliation →
“Chahine’s strength, ever since Cairo Station, has been the ability to look at, with the same eye, equal curiosity and warmth, typical persons and marginal characters, small details, and the grand turmoil of history and politics, all this merged into dramaturgy and montage, both of which are…
October 2012
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paul-thomas-kubrick:
pbreviews replied:
Imagine a Woody Allen film with jazz music. That would be amazing.
thiefandidigit replied:
I wish Wes Anderson would make a movie about quirky people.
thischarmingsir replied:
You know what I’d love to see from Scorsese? A movie about guilt. That just seems right up his alley.
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September 2012
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Arnaud Desplechin's next film to star Benicio Del... →
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In what could be seen as a sort of seasonal and spiritual companion piece to Olivier Assayas’ 2008 film “Summer Hours,” director Arnaud Desplechin’s film “A Christmas Tale” quietly dazzled with its warm infusion of family dynamics and melancholic themes of aging and forgiveness. Sadly, not much has been heard from Desplechin since that film’s release, but recently news of his...
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August 2012
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June 2012
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May 2012
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a bright wall in a dark room.: Tiny Furniture... →
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I’M REALLY MATURE, BUT EVERY TIME I COME INTO YOUR ROOM I WANNA SLEEP IN YOUR BED.
by Letitia Trent
With all of the various reactions to Lena Dunham’s series Girls (from adoration to hate to claims of class blindness and racism), it is useful to look back at Dunham’s film Tiny Furniture, a movie that, in 2010, created a mini-version of the uproar that
March 2012
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February 2012
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Plastic Pattern People: Best Documentaries of 2011 →
plasticpatternpeople:
1. The Interrupters - Steve James
2. Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Werner Herzog
3. General Orders No. 9 - Robert Persons
4. Into the Abyss - Werner Herzog
5. Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest – Michael Rappaport
6. Crime After Crime - Yoav…
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