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The Emperor's New Groove
The body language of each character are not only brilliantly realized by the animators, but are perfectly matched to each voice actor's style. Inspired performances by Spade, Goodman, Kitt, and show-stealer Patrick Warburton as Kronk, remind us that Disney voice-casting should be more than just employing hot commodities. The story arc limitations of the "Disney formula" are recognizable- and promptly transcended.Favorite Films
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Style
- Auteur-driven
- Inspired collaboration
- Serene & subtle
- Deliriously surreal
- Canonical classics
- Vanguard cinema
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Harry Rossi
23Mar11
I suppose its for a variety of reasons. First I feel that visually, the Coens can do no wrong. The way they shot True Grit reminded me of the way Ford, Hawks and Mann shot their old westerns. It felt like a classic american western. I loved all the performances, especially the girl who brought so much life to an extremely complicated role. I really loved the way they told the story, especially in comparison with the Wayne version which got the story all wrong. Part of what makes the story of "True Grit" so unusual is the fact that a classic American genre, the Western, is being told from the perspective of a 14 year old girl, so the casting of a 21 year old girl and the placing of Rooster as the main character totally baffled me. Also I felt the films themes and comments on the role of fatherhood to be very moving (the fact that True Grit isn't found in men who are though but in men who risk their lives to save the life of a young girl). I was totally taken aback when the movie that made me laugh the whole way through, could suddenly change its course and make me cry at the very end. In all honesty, True Grit, Black Swan and Biutiful (which also had some amazing stuff about fatherhood) were all very close for me but when it comes down to it, the Coens simply can't be beat in my eyes.
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Harry Rossi
18Mar11
Go for it! I'd love to see what you come up with. And thank you very much about my profile design. Also, nice favorites films and directors list.
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Watchmen
The skeptics (and everyone, really) argued that 80’s heralded graphic novel WATCHMEN was impossible to translate to film. Both true, and false. I’d more readily agree with this: Watchmen is impossible… read review
Avatar
“The ultimate 3D experience,” “Wholly original,” and its own self-declaration: “Movies will never be the same.” More accurately, it blatantly recalls the model white guilt story i.e. Dances with Wolves… read review
Roman de gare
Is it comedy? Is it horror? What is actually happening? Who’s REALLY doing WHAT? This is a movie where you never really know until the end, but even with the complexity at hand, there are no plot holes… read review
The Hurt Locker
War is realized here as the monstrous force its always been- jarring, unpredictable, unfavorable, high stress engagements.The danger is lent to the 2004 American military occupation in Iraq- and some… read review
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SYNChronicles: Syncing Music to Film in The Wizard of Oz
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Legalistic 'Rules' of Film: Your least favorite, and which films challenge them most? in Funny Games U.S.
about 1 month ago
2002 Poll
3 months ago
Our Favourite Poems- for a site anthology
3 months ago
STOP THE LISTS!
3 months ago
The Auteurs Best of the Decade Poll
about 2 years ago