The fact that this film is beginning to make sense to me might be a sign that I’ve watched it too many times.
Back to Basics – MANHATTAN
The city Woody Allen wrote about no longer exists. It has been gentrified, homogenized, sanitized, and Disneyfied. At one point in the film while watching a historic building get gutted, Isaac says that the city is really changing. Well if he thought that was change, I wonder what he’d even recognize the city to come sixteen years later.
Back to Basics – MAGNOLIA
Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail
Back to Basics – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Christmas is finally here, and I for one couldn’t feel more festive. This month the 1001 Movie Club has decided to look at IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, and while articles won’t be collected and posted until December 29th, I thought I’d post mine today in full yuletide spirit. So check with 1001 next week, but…
Back to Basics: RAISING ARIZONA
Come with me to a different time. Where Nic Cage brought to the screen a whole different brand of crazy…
Back to Basics: THE APARTMENT
My journey into the 1001 movies to see before I die begins with a clinic in screenwriting.
With a Little Help From My Friends: BRICK
Haven’t done one of these in about nine months. For those of you new to reading this space, this is a feature that I try to write sporadically. I’ve asked people I know to recommend some of their lesser-known favorite movies for me to watch. Once I watch them, I try to combine my thoughts…