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Movie Review: Winters Bone
There’s something captivating about movies where you don’t know all the rules, but care to stick around to find out. This is why I like some foreign films, the ones that aren’t too weird, in that they...
View ArticleThe Tree of Life: Movie Review
I like Terrence Malick films, but I don’t recommend them for everyone. The Thin Red Line is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s up there with Fight Club and Memento in the short list of films...
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The fascinating history of Jelly Belly jelly beans (documentary)
Recently I watched a documentary about the history of the Jelly Belly company, called Candyman: The David Klein Story (Netflix streaming). I highly recommend it. It’s an unusually honest and simply...
View ArticleQuote of the week
American Masters recently released a two part documentary about Woody Allen (available online in U.S.), which I highly recommend if you are interested in learning about the creative process. While I...
View ArticleJiro Dreams of Sushi: movie review
This film Jiro dreams of Sushi models itself on its subject, a legendary sushi chef at Tokyo’s Sukiyabashi Jiro. Both the movie, and Jiro, are methodical, patient, simple, enigmatic and inspiring. I...
View ArticleTriple inspired by a film: Girl Walk All Day
I’ve said before we live in the best age in history to be a creative. It has never been easier to manifest ideas in the world. The tools, the sources of funding and the means to promote work are easier...
View ArticlePrometheus review
It is a beautiful looking film. There is some intrigue and mystery about sci-fi ideas. Many stupid things are done by many characters at many points. The plotting undermines everything else several...
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Johnny Mnemonic in Hecklevision: review
Last night I finally made it to Hecklevision at Central Cinema in Seattle. They show bad movies and allow the audience to heckle in real time using their cell phones. Anyone in the audience can...
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Top Gun in Hecklevision: review
Weeks ago I saw the movie Johnny Mnemonic in a clever format called Hecklevision. In Hecklevision anyone in the audience can send text messages that appear on the screen. In my review I mentioned how...
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Movie review: Tales From The Script (The business of writing films)
Screenwriting is hard, but what’s harder is selling a screenplay and getting a film made. The best documentary I’ve seen about the business of screenwriting is Tales From The Script, currently...
View ArticleUnderstanding Detroit: Detropia (documentary review)
I watched the documentary Detropia on Netflix Streaming recently and I highly recommend it. With the recent news of Detroit declaring bankruptcy, something shocking for a major city, the stories and...
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Into the Wild: movie review (& more)
This is in two parts: first, a quick and dirty movie review. Second, a short essay on the book, the film (trailer), and the mythology of Chris McCannless. Movie Review: Recommended. High appeal for...
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Lessons from amazing projects: Russian Ark
We’ve all had tough projects, but this one might just top them all, and it hits on three of my favorite topics: design, management, and film making. Here’s the rundown: It’s one continuous 90 minute...
View ArticleMost interesting video you’ll see today
The new IAC building in Chelsea (NYC) has one of the world’s largest video screens, and this media professor used it to project the film Run Lola Run, as a sequence of hundreds of stills. The effect is...
View ArticleHow to watch a Michael Bay film
To get out of the 101 degree heat here in Seattle, I decided to take the afternoon off yesterday and go see a film. Only thing playing at the right time was Transformers 2. I don’t hate Michael Bay,...
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The Social Network: movie review
Good movies about software are hard to make. That’s why few people try and those who do mostly end up with mediocre films. David Fincher (Fight Club, Curious Case of Benjamin Button) gets at least one...
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Willy Wonka in Smell-O-Vision: review
The Seattle Film Festival theater does cool things – this week they ran a special showing of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, in Smell-O-Vision. Yes, Smell-O-vision. Being a historian of...
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Movie Review: Winters Bone
There’s something captivating about movies where you don’t know all the rules, but care to stick around to find out. This is why I like some foreign films, the ones that aren’t too weird, in that they...
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Gravity: movie review (spoiler free)
Side story: as I kid I remember the joy of stumbling on a movie on TV where I had no idea what it was and loving it in part because I had no idea what was going to happen. That almost never happens...
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Noah: movie review (Spoiler Free)
I’m fascinated by religious history and love movies, so it’s no surprise I’ve seen many films with religious themes. Even when I’m familiar with the texts they refer to, I often go back to reread and...
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