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I just watched "The Philadelphia Story" for the first time in years. It does not disappoint. The entire cast is perfectly in synch except for Mr. Stewart at certain times; I think it's that he and his girl friday look just a little too overdressed (aren't these two supposed to be contempt...

A year ago, I borrowed a friends "Best of Gondry" video. Not only are his music videos just brilliant, but his student film is adorable and he's a charming, self-effacing guy as well. Thoroughly enjoyable. Different strokes though, I guess. I've bumped "Birth" up a little bit. I...

Re: Birth. After the credits, I looked behind me and saw maybe seven people in the theater besides me, none of them happy at what they had seen in the least. I think a few immediately walked into "House of Flying Daggers" afterwards. The theater is absolutely the place to see this film. T...

Lessee...I got The Sea Inside, A Very Long Engagement, and...I don't know. Something else probably. **** 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2. Before Sunset 3. Bad Education (NEW) 4. Million Dollar Baby (NEW) 5. The Incredibles 6. The Aviator (NEW) ***1/2 7. Kinsey 8. Sideways 9. Dogville 10....

Wow. Had no idea he went to the Institute. Guess I would've learned that had I gone to the screenings. One of the screenings was at the Siskel Center. So far, I've only seen one film there: Sunrise. This year has brought many new welcome introductions to my life and I've had much to be grateful for...

His detractors would say he never had a knack for writing interesting characters, that they're either throwbacks to silent film martyrs like Lillian Gish or his own masochistic projections. I certainly don't think his best talents lie in character development. Then again, he puzzles me as a directo...

I really wish I could do a better job defending the film because I haven't seen it in so long, but I can say this without fear of retraction: the film is a technical triumph. I've worked with digital video quite a few times and the look of it is very different from film (Hey, look! It's Captain Duh...

My previous entry now has an unreadable font. Besides, my tastes have changed in the past year a bit. Here's where I stand as of now and I can't help but think that it indicates the amount of growth I have yet to do when none of my picks is in a different language. 1. Rushmore (directed by Wes Ande...

Here's mine, with viewings of Finding Neverland and The Ladykillers taken into account. On further reflection--although I still dislike the thing very much--Finding Neverland isn't quite as bad as I thought, more of a very, very VERY low two star film like The Hours. Also, I really have no idea how...