Monthly Archives: May 2012

Directed Viewing: Oh dear, von Trier and “The Element of Crime”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Welcome to the new season of Directed Viewing. If you’re new to this series of articles, Directed Viewing is a weekly piece where I pick a director and watch all of their movies in chronological order. It started as a … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Broadcast News”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into the archives of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video distribution company and unearth some obscurity and tell you just why it might be worth … Continue reading →

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Review: “Men in Black 3″

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

So I reviewed Men in Black 3. What happens when you let a franchise stagnate for a decade and then try to shoot a sequel without a final script? A mess, obviously. To be fair, it actually turned out all … Continue reading →

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Light Bondage: “Moonraker”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Bond, James Bond. For fifty years that has been the cinematic calling card of one of films most enduring heroes. Sure, Bond was born in books, but it was through film that he became a household name and one of … Continue reading →

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Review: “Sound of My Voice”

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

I was lucky enough to get the chance to see Sound of My Voice this week, and wrote a review of it. I’d love it if people read the full review, but in short I wanted to say that I love that movies … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: “Eyes Wide Shut” and Careers Cut Short

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

If you’ve been following Directed Viewing for a long time, you know how it goes by now. So I feel okay dispensing with the usual opening. If you haven’t, I implore you to start with the beginning of this project … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Chungking Express”

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into the archives of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video distribution company and unearth some obscurity and tell you just why it might be worth … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series: “Alien: Resurrection”

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Prometheus is coming. It sounds so dramatic when I say it like that, a mixture of myth and anticipation that turns what is essentially just another summer movie into something magical. I might as well whisper about unicorns lurking in the … Continue reading →

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Review: “The Dictator”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

I went and reviewed The Dictator for Screened. A little bonus feature backstory: I just recently (earlier this year) watched Borat and Bruno for the first time, and really ended up liking them. They’re way better movies than I had ever given them credit for. … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: Balancing the Unbalanced: “Full Metal Jacket”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

This is Directed Viewing, the weekly series where I look at the filmography of a given director in chronological order and write about them! Not only is this a great learning exercise for me, but it’s also great at filling … Continue reading →

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