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Archive for January 2012
#4 “My Week With Marilyn”
You know what’s really delicious? Alternating bites of movie-theater popcorn and dark chocolate M&Ms. SUB-lime. EA, why mention alternating salty fat with sweet fat in this week’s film review? Ah, extradiegetic voice, like a good red solo cup, you are my friend. I mention salty sweet fatty goodness for two reasons: 1.) It sounds like … Continue reading
Hey, hey Paula . . .
I may be a first-time caller, but I am also a longtime listener to the high priestess of Butter and Bacon. “Ya’ll want to start this off with a stick a butter” was a gospel worthy of a YES MA’AM! “Drop this lasagna in some oy-all” elicited a mmm . . . hmmmm with a … Continue reading
#3 “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Recognizing that no one is going to want to read the elitistacademic dogging on fifty-something films, instead of focusing on the completely self-indulgent opening credits, drawing attention to the cacophony of random extra-Swedish dialects, or even pondering the necessity of this film being made at all, I’m going to say only positive things about The … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Myth #6
Myth #6: Elitist academics are slobs. Hmmm . . . this reminds me of an article I read a while back “Professors Should Dress Like Professionals” by Robert Weissberg in which he talks about how folk in our profession often lack “professionalism.” RW made central to his case slovenly-dressed, tie-dyed, novelty-tee-wearing profs and their attendant … Continue reading
#2 “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows”
[Slow motion.] Set computer on lap. Engage release switch on screen lock. Lift lid to 90° angle. Adjust and recalculate distance from waist to keyboard. Place curved fingers on keys. Begin to type witticisms and snappy commentary about one bore of a film. Congratulate self on being far more clever than screenwriters Mulroney and Mulroney. … Continue reading
#1 “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
So I had this idea to blog a film a day for a year, nothing exhaustive just a few lines. Mostly, I wanted to see if it could be done. But, as I discovered, my original idea was not so original, and threesixfivefilm has it covered. Truth is I probably would have been setting myself … Continue reading
Three-minute Throwdown
Seriously, you are going to conference stalk me to pick a fight about your misreading of my work? Uh, okay. Bring it, but I guarantee it won’t last long. As my tía would say, “How rude.” That’ll teach me to go downstairs for caffeine. I’m going to take a moment or three to reflect on … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Conference Time Ya’ll
Good evening elitistacademics. After a four-hour non-stop flight yesterday, my bum was sore and my legs were wonk, but I arrived in Seattle safely and I started the day ready to go. Yes, it’s that time of year when elitists and elitistacademics from around the world travel at the worst time of year to the … Continue reading
Elitism and “The Artist”
Christmas of 1993 I took myself to see The Piano. This is my pre-feminist, pre-film studies, pre-pretty much everything self mind you, so my critical anything skills were subpar if not altogether lacking. I remember thinking that the story was beautifully moving, Oscar-worthy, ART. In other words, I didn’t know squat. When I left the … Continue reading
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