14 August 2009 ~ View Comments

500 Days of Summer

Last month i saw the film 500 Days of Summer. I have a few thoughts about it: In the film, the main character is a guy who writes greeting cards. While this is his job, he’s actually an architect. When i heard this, the movie immediately became less original and unique to me. Being an [...]

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09 September 2008 ~ View Comments

Distinct Voices in Film

My last post about Vicky Christina Barcelona created some conversation about writer/directors who have distinct voices in film. My friend Sari came up with the Sorkin analogy to Woody Allen and it got me thinking about who else there is. Here’s what i came up with: Robert Altman. Talk about a distinct tone. Overlapping conversation [...]

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08 September 2008 ~ View Comments

Vicky Christina Barcelona Thoughts

Saw Vicky Christina Barcelona this week and thought it was great. There are certain things i love about Woody Allen movies (and certain things i hate). In general, the movie was a lot like one big dream sequence. The main character (Javier B.) walks and talks the way you only wish people would speak. What [...]

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