ph: Steven Chee
Saturday, January 4, 2014
First Lines: Norman MacLean - A River Runs Through It
In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.
Friday, January 3, 2014
New Stuff: Hannibal
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A gift from my pal Ralf; I already saw most of the season, only missing the two-part conclusion.
The Movies I Watched in December
9 2009 6
Blood Simple. 1984 8
Code 46 2003 5
Driving Miss Daisy 1989 6
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child 2010 6
Klimt 2006 5
On the Road 2012 6
Puss in Boots 2011 6
Runaway Train 1985 7
Searching for Sugar Man 2012 7
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969 6
The Air I Breathe 2007 6
The MacKintosh Man 1973 6
The Way Back 2010 6
Blood Simple. 1984 8
Code 46 2003 5
Driving Miss Daisy 1989 6
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child 2010 6
Klimt 2006 5
On the Road 2012 6
Puss in Boots 2011 6
Runaway Train 1985 7
Searching for Sugar Man 2012 7
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969 6
The Air I Breathe 2007 6
The MacKintosh Man 1973 6
The Way Back 2010 6
Thursday, January 2, 2014
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First Lines: Saul Bellow - Humboldt's Gift
The book of ballads published by Von Humboldt Fleischer in the Thirties was an immediate hit.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
The Way Back (2010)
Siberian gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to freedom in India.
Basically an adventure drama made with expertise, wonderful landscape photography and a good cast, the political message is merely an afterthought.
Maltin**1/2: "Episodic story is told on a vast canvas, in a grand style reminiscent of David Lean. Unfortunately, despite some genuinely exciting passages and strong performances, the film goes on too long and leads to an unsatisfying conclusion. Perhaps its most noteworthy achievement is making us believe its actors are genuinely Russian, Polish, etc."
New Stuff: Thomas Bernhard
Inspired by a mention in a review (written by Lydia Davis) in The New York Times I had to get this collection of vignettes by the famed Austrian author.
On the Road (2012)
Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
Solid attempt to adapt this classic with allthe indredients there and some great performances, but the drive and the spirit of the novel are amiss, so that madcap Dean Moriarty rather appears to be a mad man with a social disorder.
Maltin**1/2: "Director Salles and his collaborators make great use of locations and a strong supporting cast to capture special moments on the road, but the film never quite takes off. The final scene, however, is heartbreaking."
