January 2012
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Film log - 1.31.12
Thin (2006)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Vernon, Florida (1981)
Battle for Brooklyn (2010)
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Film log - 1.22.12
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
The Art of the Steal (2009)
Caspar Newbolt's Rules for Watching Movies
“Hype not only ruins the impact of the art, it undermines the very value of art itself in the first place.”
Intriguing piece by graphic designer/photographer/ filmmaker Caspar Newbolt on hype, expectation and projection that comes when we rely on reviews, marketing and advertising’s spin on a film.
It doesn’t always happen this way, but I prefer to go in with very...
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Film log - 1.8.12
I’m trying to keep better track of the films I see, so here’s the first batch of the first week of what has so far been a pretty great 2012.
Smoke (1995)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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