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Vincent and the Doctor, Together Alone

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On February 15, 2012
(This be another one of those posts in which I “[feign] some kind of cultural superiority … even though [my] opinions and tastes are largely shite of the first water [that force most commenters to] make an effort to shaddup when [I] want to wax long and...

Ben Gazzara, RIP

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On February 3, 2012
The great Ben Gazzara has passed. He had so many excellent roles over the years. Of course, for my generation, one particular role as a money-lending pornographer stands out.

Perspective

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On December 2, 2011
Last night, I watched the Lee Atwater documentary, Boogie Man. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it very highly. I always knew Atwater was an awful human being, but I didn't realize quite the level of his scumbaggery until I watched the movie. He...

Breillat

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On November 23, 2011

I have always wanted to like Catherine Breillat's films, but never have. I find her a cut-rate Eric Rohmer, trying and failing to equal Rohmer's dialogue about sex and love.

Documentaries

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On November 20, 2011
People are complaining that Werner Herzog's "Into the Abyss" isn't telling the whole story about the convicted murderers it portrays. Herzog has long eschewed the idea of "truth" in his documentaries and for the better I would say. This bugs people. Says L.V. Anderson at...

Hamilton Bio-Pic?

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On November 17, 2011

There's a been a bit of buzz across the blogosphere in the last 24 hours supporting Hendrik Hertzberg's call for an Alexander Hamilton movie. Of all the Founders’ lives, Hamilton’s.

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