It took me a while to catch up with this one, but when I did, I saw it projected at…
Jerry Lewis’s “The Ladies Man”: The Dollhouse and the Forbidden Room
He’s become a punchline here in the US, but that doesn’t make Jerry Lewis any less of a cinematic genius.…
Arthur Penn’s Night Moves
Well, Arthur Penn died. He was of course a great director. And of course everyone will be talking about how…
Looking at Movements, part 1: The Post-Punk Revival
Part 1: The Post-Punk Revival Part 2: Post-Punk Part 3: No Wave Part 4: New Wave (UK) Part 5: New…
Brevity, part 7: Slow Motion
Note: This post is partly a reply to a question someone asked me, back-channel, about slow motion, but also partly…
Notes on Twee, part 1: Music Videos as School Plays
1993: Crash Test Dummies: “MMM MMM MMM MMM”, director unknown.
My Favorite New Movies of 2009
[Update: 2010 is here] [and 2011 is here] Here are my favorite new movies of 2009, like you care. I’m…