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I'm also, admittedly, confused by critical taste. So hard, sometimes, to stand up for what you love, even to yourself. Conversely, sometimes it's hard *not* to love a movie, as it seems Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134971906813251522005-12-19T00:58:00.000-05:002005-12-19T00:58:00.000-05:00Capt:I don't remember that from Alone in the Dark ...Capt:<BR/>I don't remember that from <I>Alone in the Dark</I> (I barely remember <I>Alone in the Dark</I> at all), gimme some context because I really want to hate on that film some more. Did you ever see <I>A Sound of Thunder</I>? I've got this real strong desire to see that again, too.<BR/><BR/>Rachel:<BR/>Bresson is a toughie, man. Interesting you mention <I>Pickpocket</I> because that's myWalter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134805237812973652005-12-17T02:40:00.000-05:002005-12-17T02:40:00.000-05:00Pickpocket wasn't life changing for me either. You...<I>Pickpocket</I> wasn't life changing for me either. You want ignorant, would you believe that I liked <I>American Gigolo</I> better? No apologies though, I'm not someone who believes that you should never rewatch movies or that your mood at the time can cloud your perception of the picture in question, but still life is a little too short to contantly rewatch movies that you didn't much like inAlex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134798835789932202005-12-17T00:53:00.000-05:002005-12-17T00:53:00.000-05:00Walter- Nyope, just a classmate. Although I've got...Walter- <BR/><BR/>Nyope, just a classmate. Although I've got lots of funny stories about him too. The problem is, you'd think I were ripping off shit from "The Squid and the Whale". Velvet Goldmine is minor Hanyes. The Passenger is minor Antonioni. Et fucking c. Of course I'm not saying those are the best- just, what an approach to art, what a way to end the debate. <BR/><BR/>This was my first Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134785656834863932005-12-16T21:14:00.000-05:002005-12-16T21:14:00.000-05:00Ditto on fourfour - great stuff.Rachel:That greasy...Ditto on fourfour - great stuff.<BR/><BR/>Rachel:<BR/>That greasy jerk wasn't your prof was he?<BR/><BR/>Outta curiosity, was that the first film class you'd taken? And what was the title/syllabus?Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134706359872684642005-12-15T23:12:00.000-05:002005-12-15T23:12:00.000-05:00Rachel, thanks for that link. I hadn't read fourfo...Rachel, thanks for that link. I hadn't read fourfour beforefore, and I think that take on <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> (you have to scroll about 1/5th of the way down) is one of the best I've read. Very incisive. <I>America's Next Top Model</I> I could live without, but life is a tradeoff.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134699959981445642005-12-15T21:25:00.000-05:002005-12-15T21:25:00.000-05:00I think my favorite review of Miranda July's film ...I think my favorite review of Miranda July's film is fourfour's: <A HREF="http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2005/11/me_and_you_and_.html" REL="nofollow">You and Me and Everyone: We Blow</A>. <BR/><BR/>As it happened, I had my last film class the other day. As much as I'll miss the screenings and discussions, I know I won't miss the greasy, pompous jerk who had the nerve the bash Peter Jackson Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134674495343242932005-12-15T14:21:00.000-05:002005-12-15T14:21:00.000-05:00I loved Hurt's Bumstead in Dark City - and, too, r...I loved Hurt's Bumstead in <I>Dark City</I> - and, too, remember with fondness when he sat on the catbird seat.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Wayne Wang - didn't he do the new Queen Latifah flick? Christ. Relieved by the way that there seems to be no great love here for Miranda July's <I>You Me Everyone We Know</I>. It's like an incomplete art installation. I was interested at first and then it falls Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134619619737104572005-12-14T23:06:00.000-05:002005-12-14T23:06:00.000-05:00I'm balancing classic stuff and new stuff. I'm exp...I'm balancing classic stuff and new stuff. <BR/><BR/>I'm exploring everything now with my cable broadband. <BR/><BR/>The last Onion guy turned me on to Latterman. How can you not like a group who has a song "Video Games and Fantasy Novels are Fucking Awesome"!JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134617896775817322005-12-14T22:38:00.000-05:002005-12-14T22:38:00.000-05:00I need to listen more closely to new stuff. The la...I need to listen more closely to new stuff. The last two CDs I bought were by the MC5 and Big Star. I went on a bender in 2004 (Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand), but I haven't even tried to listen to the new Bright Eyes, Ivy, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. I like to think I'm selecting only the quality, but in truth I feel I'm letting down my inner music geek. It's hell gettin' old.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and LosJefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134616103125019892005-12-14T22:08:00.000-05:002005-12-14T22:08:00.000-05:00Jefferson- I've been grooving to that Ivy disc men...Jefferson- <BR/><BR/>I've been grooving to that Ivy disc mentioned in the first Honorable Mentions.JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134542042104900012005-12-14T01:34:00.000-05:002005-12-14T01:34:00.000-05:00The Onion's year-end besto-of-music is up here. So...The Onion's year-end besto-of-music is up <A HREF="http://avclub.com/content/node/43475" REL="nofollow">here.</A> Some good stuff on their charts.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134509673435038902005-12-13T16:34:00.000-05:002005-12-13T16:34:00.000-05:00Bill-I think he was talking less about the charact...Bill-<BR/><BR/>I think he was talking less about the character in toto than about the Southern Drawl Newman adopts. My fault for explaining it poorly.<BR/><BR/>Your CHUD reference makes me think how great the film would have been if Heath had modeled his performance on Gerrit Graham in "Bud the Chud" - an even more stiff-n-spastic rump fuck scene, methinks.<BR/><BR/>Ah Gerrit. Hope he pops up in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134503478612171572005-12-13T14:51:00.000-05:002005-12-13T14:51:00.000-05:00Must admit, I still don't get the Hud crack. Hud i...Must admit, I still don't get the <I>Hud</I> crack. Hud is a demonic sumbitch capitalistic womanizer; and Heath gives the opposite of Paul Newman's cock-twirling performance besides.<BR/><BR/>Maybe your friend meant C.H.U.D.?Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134484150095673632005-12-13T09:29:00.000-05:002005-12-13T09:29:00.000-05:00Walter-Yeah, the New York awards were pretty predi...Walter-<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the New York awards were pretty predictable. Ed G., who's a member of NYFCO, said it was pretty depressing going through the voting and good ol' Armond White wasn't there to bitch with about "Crash" or others of the like. <BR/><BR/>I realize I'm being pretty hysterical about "Brokeback" - if I were to do a measured takedown of it I think I'd approach it less as a gay film Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134469626261336462005-12-13T05:27:00.000-05:002005-12-13T05:27:00.000-05:00Favorite moment: "I'm Shelly's new boyfriend, and...Favorite moment: "I'm Shelly's new boyfriend, and I'm out of my mind."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134469603702077072005-12-13T05:26:00.000-05:002005-12-13T05:26:00.000-05:00Me and You and Everyone We Know also has my least ...Me and You and Everyone We Know also has my least favorite moment of the year, the scene where July hangs socks off her ears and then screams at the ex-wife; it's a horrible indie translation of bad romantic comedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134459203211409532005-12-13T02:33:00.000-05:002005-12-13T02:33:00.000-05:00Ditto the Go! Team and Sufjan love (of course, as ...Ditto the Go! Team and Sufjan love (of course, as a college student, I believe I'm required by law to dig Sufjan. Him and the Postal Service, natch.) I'm also quite in love from what I've heard of Of Montreal, Devendra Banhart, Wolf Parade, Seu Jorge, the Fiery Furnaces, Goldspot, and Yerba Buena. Oh, and Architecture in Helsinki. My friend was playing it in his car, it was pretty nifty. <BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134457695574927052005-12-13T02:08:00.000-05:002005-12-13T02:08:00.000-05:00Putting the low back in lowbrow, my "favourite" mo...Putting the low back in lowbrow, my "favourite" moment of the year is a toss-up: either when Yoda falls down from the high platform in the SNES boss battle against Wrinkles and decides to give in, pack up and go home, or the ending to Alone in the Dark. I haven't laughed as hard the entire year at anything "8:45AM - City Evacuated" What?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134454515425154442005-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:002005-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:00Chad: Hey, I'll forgive ten "Don't Think Twices" f...Chad: Hey, I'll forgive ten "Don't Think Twices" for one "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts." When Dylan's on, he's on. Nobody needs me to say that.<BR/><BR/>Cory M.: I only liked a few albums enough to buy/download/steal them in 2005, so I guess I only have a top four. Based on iPod playlist rotation, it's 1) The Hold Steady, <I>Separation Sunday</I>, 2) The Go! Team, <I>Thunder Lightning Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134453180417116342005-12-13T00:53:00.000-05:002005-12-13T00:53:00.000-05:00The Star Wars prequels make more sense to me as al...The Star Wars prequels make more sense to me as allegories where the Empire represents Saddam Hussein's secular government and the Rebels are the fundamentalist insurgents. I mean the Republic is essentially a theocracy, non? <BR/><BR/>That might be why the film feels a little hollow as an attack against Bush. If the Empire is Bush's America, where does that put the devoutly religious Jedi Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134449917024221402005-12-12T23:58:00.000-05:002005-12-12T23:58:00.000-05:00Regarding the Jedi:Yeah, I've heard that defense a...Regarding the Jedi:<BR/>Yeah, I've heard that defense a lot and I'm not ever certain that it's off-base - it's the only explanation that makes sense, after all - but you know, it still makes no sense to me in the grander mythopoetic sense. I'm not talking about all the discontinuities that Lucas has built in there - nor the Bush-bashing which, I think it's pretty obvious, I'm all for - but Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134444685540108432005-12-12T22:31:00.000-05:002005-12-12T22:31:00.000-05:00Chad:Speaking of Lennon and great lyricists, does ...Chad:<BR/><I>Speaking of Lennon and great lyricists, does anyone else think that the great man is not nearly as consistent a wordsmith as his reputation suggests?</I><BR/><BR/>I wasn't aware that his reputation <I>ever</I> suggested that Lennon was consistent. He was a "throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks" kind of guy (while McCartney polished his songs until he was consistently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com