The introduction was written by Colin (coriander_pyle) and edited by me.
When Reuben and I first began to discuss our two favorite Astaire/Rogers musicals, the general terms that he used to describe what he liked most about the films Shall We Dance (1937) and Swing Time (1936) were spot on: "Swing Time is the epitome of the typical Astaire/Rogers formula," he ( Read more... )

Hey, all. I'm a bit out-of-the-loop as I imagine a lot of people are these days, feeling the doom and gloom of our current climate. I was hoping to ask a couple questions about the mistercreepy canon countdown. I've made results only viewable to me, and I'm not going to view them (except for the last question), so feel free to be honest. I'm not stopping ( Read more... )

I've actually already written about The Science of Sleep, huzzah ( Read more... )

In High School, even if you were different, you still tended to follow a set of rules. Goths & punks prided themselves on being anti-establishment, but they were only against the jock/prep/cheerleader establishment, the status quo. They had their own codes and prejudices. A good example, I think, of how this affects people is that I didn't watch ( Read more... )

Now we move from discussions of aesthetics to personal essays, which doesn't mean that Mike Nichols' sophomore film isn't accomplished. The Graduate is a film with a lot going for it in most critical eyes. Two amazing performances from Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. Cinematography so tuned in to its meaning that it is often used as an example ( Read more... )

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one thing i like about this project is that it seems like it's giving you an opportunity to articulate things that i can assume you already believe, but find useful to see organized clearly in print? does that make sense? like, i agree with the above-- and i guess i kinda already knew you felt that way, but now i get to see, specifically, HOW you ( Read more... )

Here are all the TV shows that I really like that I could think of.

60. Bill Nye the Science Guy
59. Beakman's World
58. Roseanne

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57. If only for the awesome theme song.
56. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
55. CKY/Jackass
54. Flavor of Love
53. Shows with Rachel Ray
52. Celebrity Roasts on Comedy Central51. The Critic ( Read more... )

Speaking of punks...

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There's a lot of different golden ages of cinema for different people and different cultures. For me, the height of American cinema and maybe cinema as a whole arrived in the late 70's and then throughout the 80's. Not that all of the best films came from that time nor that the output was so prolifically good either. Rather ( Read more... )

The construction of a review, the construction of a canon, and the construction of art are similar to me. That doesn't mean that I'm equating the three. While I value canons and critiques, I don't value them as much as art proper. What I am saying though is that the things that I do and don't like in art are often the things that I do and don't ( Read more... )