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moonrise kingdom, an ethereal place

perhaps i am biased, but considering the amount of garbage that is forced upon us these days, wes anderson is a persistent and glorious breath of fresh air.  i was fortunate enough to see ‘moonrise kingdom’ this past weekend, and combining the effortless style and wit of all his other movies, i truly think he has perfected his craft with this one.  taking the elements of detail to an entirely new level and juxtaposing them with an unforgettable cast, anderson proves that he is truly a cinephile’s hero.  despite the wondrous performances of big name actors, suzy and sam, the star-crossed lovers and protagonists outshine all others on the screen. played by kara hayward (a pubescent margot tenenbaum) and jared gilman (a hemingway-esque noble young man) you are completely drawn to their love, its genuine intent and post-modernist determinism.  there is the languid air of an orphaned child and parental issues as in all other anderson films, but this is positively delightful.  and if you have a soul, you will want to see it immediately. by sv

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harmony korine’s spring breakers – girls gone wild

“When I wrote the script, I started thinking about girls in bikinis with guns, wearing ski masks,” Korine recalls. “I was like, ‘Where would you see that?’ And the idea of spring break came to me. I just started imagining girls on spring break robbing places.”. hk

leave it to harmony korine to come up with crazy movies, the new ones don’t seem to be different, but are still fun in perspective by pp.

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stardust memories

 

while we’re on the topic, here is a scene my personal favorite woody allen movie, stardust memories.  a perfect song from louis armstrong soothingly in the background, and allen’s stunning ode to “8 1/2” make me smile even greater each time i see it. not to mention the incredible line, “to you, i’m an atheist; to God, i’m the loyal opposition.” by sv

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Moro, lasso, al mio duolo

translated to mean “wearily, i die of agony”, this is the title of one of gesualdo’s madrigals, featured above in werner herzog’s “death for five voices” …herzog has said out of all of his films, this one is incredibly close to his heart.  one can see why, carlo gesualdo was a fascinating figure.  a man whose credits include nobleman, composer, chromatic engineer, lutenist—and of course, murderer.  carlo killed his wife (and also first cousin) donna maria d’avalos and her lover when he caught them “in flagrante delicto.” notwithstanding any of his passions or shortcomings, gesualdo was if nothing else, a magnificent composer of delightfully haunting tunes. by sv

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Naughty Men: Gerard Depardieu + Abel Ferrara + Dominique Strauss Kahn


talking about naughty politicians…. abel ferrara to direct a film about the sexual fiasco of the french presidential hopeful and head of the IMF, mister dominique strauss kahn. gerard depardieu will  simply play himself. while i’m not a fan of khan, and quite familiar with his past behaviors i am near certain the new york incident was a setup for an obvious trap. the film by ferrara will certainly tell such a story, let’s just hope it’s not over the top and obnoxious as abel can sometimes be. by dd

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cave of forgotten dreams: a look at the recently discovered Chauvet caves in the South of France by werner herzog

i finally got to see this, bit slow and boring but herzog’s amazingly gentle german voice makes anything charming to listen to. it’s worth seeing for sure if you are at all interested in the human psyche or fred astaire (just watch it and you’ll see) only herzog can put chauvet caves, albino alligators, nuclear power plants and cave painting into one film and shoot it all in 3d. i’m still puzzled at how they did the aerial shot through the arc? its not his best but its 100% herzog for any fan. by dd

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the artist: by hollywood films

somebody had to do it… i personally was expecting some “artist” to do it and call the film “hollywood” but instead, “hollywood” did it and called it “the artist”… haven’t seen the silent film but who wouldn’t want to sit in some hollywood film and see the actors shut the f@#k up for once. i’m so sold… by dd

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