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Matewan (1987, John Sayles)
What was that? Did anyone else see that? (Probably not, I’m watching the Canadian widescreen DVD). Sayles actually ripped off the looking at the camera bit from The 400 Blows. He actually did it–while...
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City of Hope (1991, John Sayles)
City of Hope is a raw John Sayles John Sayles movie. The camera follows the characters until it bumps into other characters, which is a simple, straightforward method, both a little more honest but...
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F/X (1986, Robert Mandel)
About ten minutes in to F/X, I got wondering how the film was going to deal with being a special effects-filled film about a guy doing special effects for films. I suppose they didn’t have to deal with...
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Perfect Witness (1989, Robert Mandel)
Perfect Witness is a standard TV movie, even if it was on HBO (I’m not sure what got it on HBO even… language, maybe?), even if it does have a great cast. During the opening credits, it’s names like...
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Presumed Innocent (1990, Alan J. Pakula)
I could, but will not, get into the idea Presumed Innocent is what studios were making as popular summer entertainment in the nineties. It’s simply to depressing to start that discussion. Instead, I’ll...
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Splash (1984, Ron Howard)
Splash has a strange narrative structure. The front’s heavy, likely because the filmmakers make a real effort to establish Tom Hanks as a listless young (well, youngish) man. Of course, Hanks is a...
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Presumed Innocent (1990, Alan J. Pakula)
I could, but will not, get into the idea Presumed Innocent is what studios were making as popular summer entertainment in the nineties. It’s simply to depressing to start that discussion. Instead, I’ll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Splash (1984, Ron Howard)
Splash has a strange narrative structure. The front’s heavy, likely because the filmmakers make a real effort to establish Tom Hanks as a listless young (well, youngish) man. Of course, Hanks is a...
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Still of the Night (1982, Robert Benton)
At the end of Still of the Night, the film puts aside the “whodunit” to give second-billed Meryl Streep—who’s playing the femme fatale part but not at all as a femme fatale—a lengthy monologue. It’s...
View ArticleStill of the Night (1982, Robert Benton)
At the end of Still of the Night, the film puts aside the “whodunit” to give second-billed Meryl Streep—who’s playing the femme fatale part but not at all as a femme fatale—a lengthy monologue. It’s...
View ArticleF/X (1986, Robert Mandel)
About ten minutes in to F/X, I got wondering how the film was going to deal with being a special effects-filled film about a guy doing special effects for films. I suppose they didn’t have to deal with...
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