There are precious few actors that can draw me to a movie simply because they’re in it…actually, there might not be any. Directors however, are a whole different animal. One of the things that comes with following the work of a director, is that you have to take the failed experiments hand-in-hand with the maverick…
Soderbergh Blog-a-Thon Day Two: The Perfect Drug
Yesterday for the LAMB’s Steven Soderbergh Blog-a-Thon, I posted links to three of my reviews. Today I’ll be writing about another movie, but I don’t really intend for this to be a review. See I do indeed count Soderbergh as a director I admire, and of his movies TRAFFIC is easily my favorite. No only…
Soderbergh Blog-a-Thon Day One: Three Little Birds
So, did we all have fun with this month’s 1001 Films Event? Good me too. Ready for another blog event? Good me too. Once a month, The LAMB has its members look at the work of a particular director, and for December they have chosen one of my very favorites – Steven Soderbergh. I have…
THE INFORMANT!
Director Steven Soderbergh has been following a “one for them / one for me” pattern for quite some time with his work. I don’t always care much for his “ones for me”, but when he comes back with “ones for them” as good as this, it makes it hard to carry a grudge.
Secret Agent Man (THE INFORMANT! Trailer)
Feels like just yesterday that I was sitting through Steven Soderbergh’s latest project of self-indulgence. While the guy can drive me to fits sometimes, at least he’s productive…no disappearing for five years or so like some directors out there. His next movie looks like it could get the nasty Sasha Grey aftertaste out of my…
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
A film that leaves you wondering whether it’s the pro or the client that is after “the girlfriend experience”.
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