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Review of Frida
FridaAstounding visuals, good performances...a life almost as exciting as Gabriel Garcia Marquez fiction...made me want to travel to Mexico and see new colors and new angles. Both Hayek and Molina excellent, Posted on 03/27/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of Kissing Jessica Stein
Kissing Jessica SteinPerformances spot on; story perfect -- it might not work out like you want it to, but everything works for the characters so this goes right up there on my extremely well written list. Great for any kind of movie or date night -- everyone should see it. Posted on 03/27/2008 by lonelypond WHERE'S THE DUCK?Watched the Great Performances broadcast of the animated Oscar award winning short film "Peter and the Wolf" and wasn't as impressed as I expected...plus, no happy duck moment. Interesting to watch the "how we did it" coverage -- took three countries (Britain, Norway, Poland) and bunches of people -- and ... read morePosted on 03/27/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of Strictly Ballroom
Strictly BallroomFunny, so very funny...simplest of stories but perfectly tuned for humor and difficult humor at that. Excellent performances, tremendous dancing and great great fun. Both the musical and comic timing are perfect and this is one of the few movies I recommend to everyone. If only I could figure out ... read morePosted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of ArcCaught this early one morning and couldn't turn it off. Very unusual camera angles, very intense... Posted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of Throne of Blood
Throne of BloodAmazing - great Macbeth adaptation. Very interesting how the Shakespearean story translated into the samurai world. Watched this and the Orson Welles version at the same time and thought Wells cracked the witches, but Kurosawa cracked everything else. Loved the ending -- so appropriate to the place and story. Watch ... read morePosted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of Chasing Amy
Chasing AmyMy favorite of the Kevin Smith movies, although Clerks is the funniest, but the Amy characters are less caricatures. Good performances by all with interesting takes on relationships and their tensions. Plus, a nice inside look at the world of comic books and their creators. Posted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond 
Review of Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-TurvySaw it at the Senator Theatre in Baltimore -- amazing. A film so big it actually filled the huge theatre with its songs and performances. Transforming. Great insight into the creative process and its perils. Deserved every nomination -- should have won more. Amazing. Posted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond MY FAIR LADYJust caught part of "My Fair Lady" on TCM and it's amazing what big sets, big costumes and big music will do for you, which is I guess the opposite of my experience as a filmmaker and theatrical free agent, which is much more about the process and less about ... read morePosted on 03/06/2008 by lonelypond |
