I try never to pass up an opportunity to hear a director speak about his or her film, regardless of my feelings on it, because my appreciation and understanding is always expanded. I have seen films that left me completely cold, until I hear the director talking about all the ideas they were chasing in [...]
Archives for February 2010
Lost Spectacles
Somebody asked me the other day if I liked Avatar and I have to say I was stumped by the question. “Like it?” I thought. “I’m supposed to like it or not like it? I thought I was just supposed to go see it because everyone else is seeing it.” But I was also surprised [...]
Ho Hum
Just want to register one little opinion on the Oscar noms: In an otherwise snoringly predictable line up, I was pleasantly surprised to see In the Loop appear in the Adapted Screenplay category. For months now, I’ve been telling people this was the most hilarious movie I’ve seen all year, while feeling like I might [...]