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Month: January 2017

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

January 31, 2017January 21, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Steven Soderbergh Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a pretty small movie in terms of scope.  The film follows four characters and hardly has anytime for anyone else except for a bar patron and a couple office coworkers who make an occasional appearance.  The world of the story is heavily concentrated in the lives … Continue reading Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

January 30, 2017January 21, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Sofia Coppola The Virgin Suicides is about a group of girls who are picked apart by their parents, the media, other kids and the town as a whole.  Their whole situation is a little absurd, certainly heightened and never taken as seriously as it should be.  Even the deaths themselves are so shocking that … Continue reading The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Permanent Vacation (1980)

January 29, 2017January 20, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Jim Jarmusch Permanent Vacation, Jarmusch's first film, is only 74 minutes long, and yet it spends a lot of time doing nothing.  The story follows a kid named Allie, a drifter, as he, well, drifts through New York City, getting a glimpse into the lives of a variety of characters before moving on. … Continue reading Permanent Vacation (1980)

MASH (1970)

January 28, 2017January 18, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Robert Altman The military surgeons of MASH act like they're at summer camp, rather than at war.  Nothing is ever taken too seriously, even as soldiers are rushed through with violent, often fatal injuries.  Hawkeye (Donald Sutherland) and John McIntyre (Elliot Gould) are so distant from the war, yet they see the brutality of such … Continue reading MASH (1970)

The King of Comedy (1982)

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Martin Scorsese Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) is the The King of Comedy.  He's also a lunatic.  Pupkin idolizes Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), a successful comedian and late night host.  All Pupkin wants is to appear on the show to do his act, but he only wants that so he can be famous and … Continue reading The King of Comedy (1982)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

January 26, 2017January 14, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich The Last Picture Show is about beginnings and endings, but by the end, even the beginnings feel like endings.  The story follows Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) as well as his friend Duane (Jeff Bridges) and a girl named Jacy (Cybill Shepard).  Sonny breaks up with his girlfriend, and he tells a friend … Continue reading The Last Picture Show (1971)

Stolen Kisses (1968)

January 25, 2017January 11, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Francois Truffaut Stolen Kisses is the third film about Antoine Doinel, following 1959's The 400 Blows and the 1962 short film Antoine et Collette.  Whereas The 400 Blows followed Doinel as a child, breaking rules and discovering himself, the latter two films have focused more on his pursuit of love.  In Antoine et Collette, Antoine falls in … Continue reading Stolen Kisses (1968)

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

January 24, 2017January 10, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Martin Scorsese Did you know that Nicholas Cage almost played Superman? It's ridiculous, to imagine, but I think that's only because Superman is a purely 'good' character.  He's a challenging character to make a film about, and I guess what I'm getting at is I can't imagine Cage playing the role.  That's because … Continue reading Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Shadows (1959)

January 23, 2017January 9, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by John Cassavetes I think there is more to say about this film as a technical experiment than as a self-contained story.  It's highly improvisational, though I'm not entirely sure how much.  The reason I watched this film was because of the amount of improvisation, and the influence this has had on many other … Continue reading Shadows (1959)

The Landlord (1970)

January 22, 2017January 8, 2017 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Hal Ashby "Some people can't learn what we learn." The Landlord, Hal Ahsby's first film, covers race relations through the eyes of a 29 year old white man named Elgar (Beau Bridges), the son of wealthy parents.  Beau lives at home, but he decides it's time to move out and make his own … Continue reading The Landlord (1970)

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