January 2009
13 posts
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“What vexes me most about “Filth and Wisdom” is the economics. Madonna has been a...”
– Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Oct 2008.
Jan 29th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
The Ting Tings (29)  Stars (24)  The One AM Radio (18)  A.R. Rahman (9)  Mates of State (7)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 28th
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“I don’t like crooks. And if I did like ‘em, I wouldn’t like...”
– Marion, the stoolie’s girl - The Thin Man
Jan 26th
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Academy Award Nominations
via Cinematical Okay, Benjamin Button got the most nominations? Geez. One of the least interesting major films I’ve seen this year, and it leads the nominations. (My review.) Not that it was actively bad most of the time, but boring. Not up to any of the participants’ best. Kate Winslet only gets nommed for The Reader - I’ve heard she’s even more impressive in it than...
Jan 22nd
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25 Things You May or May Not Know About Me
Mostly intended for FriendFeed folks; other people who know me may know quite a few of these things. I always struggle with lists like this, because I’m simultaneously very open and very private - anything I want people to know, they generally do, and anything I don’t, no one does. When I was little, I had an elaborate imaginary world in which I owned a stablefull of hunter jumpers....
Jan 21st
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Belle and Sebastian (36)  The Killers (30)  The Dodos (19)  My Morning Jacket (13)  The Airborne Toxic Event (10)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 19th
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Made in USA
I liked Made in USA more this time around - having seen it once and read about it some made me more able to pick out what the actual story is. But as I was leaving, it did make me wonder. Do I like Made in USA and forgive its blatant incomprehensibility only because I know it’s a Godard film? That is, Godard willfully frustrates attempts to figure out the film’s story by leaving out...
Jan 18th
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Jan 14th
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ::... →
Interestingly, Ebert disliked the premise but thought it was well-made, whereas I was intrigued by the premise but thought the filmmaking was unimaginative and only adequately executed.
Jan 13th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Metric (41)  Mates of State (11)  Bon Iver (10)  Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins (6)  Fleet Foxes (5)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 11th
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Some Came Running: The Best DVDs of 2008 →
Glenn Kenny lists his picks for best DVDs (and Blu-rays) released in 2008. Cinephiliac-heavy, but that’s a good thing.
Jan 7th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
Jenny Lewis (4)  The Raveonettes (4)  Pavement (3)  Fleet Foxes (3)  The Fratellis (2)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 5th
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Miller's Crossing (Joel & Ethan Coen)
Verna: What the hell's the matter with you?
Tom: What's the matter with you? Afraid people will get the right idea?
Verna: Leo's got the right idea. I like him. He's honest and he's got a heart.
Tom: Then it's true what they say, opposites attract.
Verna: Do me a favor, mind your own business?
Tom: This is my business. Intimidating helpless women is part of what I do.
Verna: Then find one and intimidate her.
Jan 5th