Saturday, January 11, 2014
R.I.P.: Mike Vraney
Eulogy:
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2014/01/06/the-criterion-collection-of-exploitation-cinema-mike-vraney-and-something-weird-video
Website:
http://www.somethingweird.com
Friday, January 10, 2014
New Stuff: Gottes unsichtbare Würfel
A new book (in German) summing up the current developments in physics and discussing its limitations.
New Stuff: Inside the Dream Palace
Finally, this history of the Hotel Chelsea was long announced and was now finally published.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
A docudrama, highly professionally produced in all departments, that does consture one single hero within the complexity of the pursuit and leaves all moral implications wide open.
Maltin***1/2: "Gripping chronicle...A journalistic-style peek behind the scenes by writer Mark Boal, brought to life with authenticity and immediacy by director Bigelow - a fine follow-up to their collaboration on THE HURT LOCKER. By personalizing the story we have someone to identify with and root for...so much so that by the time the lengthy film recreates the actual Navy SEAL mission to eliminate "UBL" it's almost anticlimatic."
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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First Lines: Norman Mailer - The Executioner's Song
Brenda was six when she fell out of the apple tree.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
The River King (2005)
A police detective is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found floating in the river.
A crime mystery solved by several intertwining stories is told with atmosphere, but the result is a bit disappointing.
