Category: Film
Hello to All That: The Joan Didion Documentary Hype Begins
Those who say what gets the greenlight in Hollywood are clearly eating their metaphorical hats right now, as the Kickstarter for a Joan Didion documentary [Read More…]
Froth on the Daydream and Mood Indigo: A Seamless Marriage
Michel Gondry’s penchant for the surreal has only increased since his debut, Human Nature, in 2001. While his second, arguably most iconic, feature, Eternal Sunshine [Read More…]
Peter Loew in Vampire’s Kiss As A Forerunner of Patrick Bateman
The 1980s were a liberal time, though it might not have seemed so as it was happening. Smoking in offices, calling women cunts openly and [Read More…]
Esmerelda Gosling & The Celebrity Stable of Children
Perhaps fortuitously sharing a birthday with 2 Chainz (September 12th), Esmerelda Gosling, the daughter of Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling, rounds out a seemingly never-ending [Read More…]
To Catch A Thief: Showing How Men in the 50s Were Rent Between Being a Loner and a Domestic Animal
One of many of Alfred Hitchcock’s classics, To Catch A Thief, differs from his other work in its clear-cut display of the main character’s utter [Read More…]
Lifetime Continues to Decimate the Memory of Various Dead People With an Aaliyah Biopic
In addition to perfecting the art of the trashy TV movie, Lifetime has now fine-tuned the art of the trashy TV biopic. In the aftermath [Read More…]
I Dream of Anna Karina
Has there ever been a French goddess as captivating as Anna Karina? Sure, you have Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, but those are just your [Read More…]
Do the Loose-Fitting Clothes of Monica Vitti’s Character in L’Eclisse Represent a Loose Moral Compass?
It’s clear when watching Monica Vitti on screen that she’s one of those beauties who you have to acclimate yourself to, the type who becomes [Read More…]
The Early 00s Nature of Charlie’s Angels
The early 00s was a particularly distinct time in the world of film. Movies like Josie and the Pussycats, Two Can Play That Game and [Read More…]
The Art of Contemplation: The Best of Voice-over in Film
Robert McKee in Adaptation (incidentally a film on this list) may have said, “And God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my [Read More…]
