A round-up of stray thoughts: What is "My Baby Takes the Morning Train"? The first music video I ever saw was for the song "Morning Train", sung by Sheena...
...to all those whose enthusiasm for 'The Wire' prompted me to invest in the first season. I finished watching it last night, and to say that it lived up to...
On cable, there is the usual previous on THE WIRE stuff, just not on the DVD. Glad but not surprised you enjoyed it. Most rank Season 2 a notch below Season 1,...
I finally caught up with this year's Oscar hit, and it may just be the worst movie to bestowed such honors, ever. This is my opinion of course, but I truly...
Comments on this film never cease to amaze me, especially the hatred and hyperbole the film inspires. Worst Oscar winner? Really? Have you seen Crash or ...
... Oh unquestionably (although I use HALLOWEEN rather than SAW). Not everyone, of course. But the majority absolutely. And you wanna know why? Because it took...
... Really, two hours of Chigurgh? Wonder why Bardem got best "supporting" actor? I think there's a lot more to the film than this, and you need to put the...
I have heard bad things about the original "Cimarron," which I have never seen. Molly Haskell has written that "Around the World in 80 Days" was the worst, but...
I should add that in real life, even in 1980, it is highly unlikely that a psychokiller who is associated with a drug deal massacre, then the serial murder of...
... I was stunned when I first heard the nomination. It is NOT a supporting performance. << Well, I was talking more about the critics than necessarily the...
... "...Really, two hours of Chigurgh? Wonder why Bardem got best "supporting" actor? I think there's a lot more to the film than this, and you need to put the...
... A trenchant bit of critical theory that NO COUNTRY avoids, particularly in the "you don't have to do this" scene towards the end. But you reminded me of...
... Well, my expertise is in British rather than US television, and for various reasons British TV tends to come in more compact packages - if a continuous...
From post 25233, Bill Krohn lists notable films with serial killers: I think serial killer cinema entered a period of decline in the 90s from which it has...
Notice there was no response to my earlier comparison of NO COUNTRY and THE SEARCHERS, so I'll throw out another point. Many people mention that NO COUNTRY is ...
... Well, I didn't make the statement. That's because the Coens have contempt for almost ALL their characters (they're probably just as in awe of Chigurh as ...
... Don't know how? He's portrayed as ten times stupider than anyone in NO COUNTRY, not to mention Qualen's performance style (same goes for his character in ...
... Then why even show up? Woody Allen doesn't (or rarely does). << > And my beloved SOUTHLAND TALES doesn't even get a ... And if it was the type of film that...
... True, you prefer to assume things about the people's morals. For example, ... But, I'll admit, my point about SOUTHLAND TALES was poorly phrased. I meant...
referring to this Village Voice Voice 'commentary' http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0809,314369,314369,15.html I will defintely wait for the Queer-porn...
Boy do I love lists. Anyhow, Benjamin Ross' "The Young Poisoner's Handbook" was not only a delight, but based on a true story besides. Bill also overlooked...
... contempt for ... Chigurh as ... contempt for the ... films, I ... somewhere up ... Once again, Kevin, I will grant a big "what he said" in response to your...
... best "supporting" ... supporting ... No need to be stunned. This is what I call the "Timothy Hutton" syndrome, referring to the leading actor/main...
... I've posted on NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN before and don't have any desire to revisit it more than necessary, but Marc, this comparison is just too much. If...
... (although ... something ... contempt (such as ... of Ford's ... complex film ... it as ... within ... HOW GREEN WAS MY ... calvary trilogy, ... Amen. Just...
... Oh but (my man!) Blake, haven't you heard? He's not, in fact, a serial killer but rather, what's it say here, a bounty hunter. Riiiiiiight. I think this...
... There were precedents: Walther Matthau, Tatum O'Neal. The most ludicrous in recent years was when Jaime Foxx was nominated for a supporting role in...
Let us see, what else is wrong this movie. Ah, yes, this: that stuff about the coin of fate struck me as not only pretentious, worthy of heavy-handed Philco...
... Comanche ... SEARCHERS, the ... Thanks for saying this, Kevin. That Ethan has SOME sort of relationship with his ... Chigurgh. ... environment ... ...
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