pushed in a fountain

nice father-son piece to stumble on 2 days after tree of life

@Sean Penn, my little brother wasn't into it either.

geez, thank you library for having this movie well displayed.

year long delay between reading about, and finally seeing this. not fair.

been distracted by tv and sports for a while now. stumbling on Chicken Heart reminds me how much more can happen in 105 minutes than 22.

what is in development from bahrani?

Searching for Wrong-Eyed Jesus made me want to throw my hands up and shout.

'Where is the Friend's Home', but with sex and vodka.

Compelling, and still prescient. More narrative structure makes "Ali" easier to watch than a lot of other Fassbinder. Of course it's loaded with tension, and the characters get ripped down. But it's easier.

Because of Unfaithfully Yours I altered my sacred netflix queue. Slots 1-5 were all Sturges for the succeeding month. Then I had to go looking for more old movies with witty scripts. And then I learned there was a censorious production code, and had to rethink how very ingenious this stuff is. And then...

This is way more than your average "making of". At times it gets pretty critical of Herzog, drawing parallels between him and the obsessed protagonist in Fitzcarraldo. Also raises some pretty messy questions about "going native".

L'humanite will make you feel. You will wonder why your life lacks moments so basic and stinging. L'humanite has the complexity and love of Brothers Karamazov. It utilizes setting comparably to Ang Lee and the Cohen brothers. How many awards must Dumont win to prove he is one of the most important living film makers in the west?

Leo Braudy is right to characterize No County as the [ultimate victory of style over meaning]. That's probably why I kept checking my watch as the movie dragged on and on. On the other hand, I do enjoy shrouding my blood lust in the trappings of high art.

Re-watched it recently in a bout of insomnia. Way over rated. A bunch of extraneous characters and roads to nowhere. The satisfying bits occur at the high school. So just watch Breakfast Club or Mouchette.