Tag Archives: Movies

Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Ahead of the Criterion Collection’s restored Blu-ray release of Harold Lloyd’s massively influential masterpiece, Safety Last!, Janus films has released this pristine new trailer: If you haven’t seen Lloyd’s film, here it is in its entire non-Criterion enhanced form:

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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

I generally dislike breaking the fourth wall, unless it’s in a first person documentary (I’m one of the few who still champions Michael Moore). The idea is ripe for lazy exposition and on-the-nose cuteness, which is the way I find … Continue reading →

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Spring Breakers

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Spring Breakers appears as a refreshing change for Harmony Korine, if only because for the first time in his strange filmmaking career, his battle of conspicuous storytelling tropes and self-aware naturalism collides in a way that adds up to something … Continue reading →

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Soderbergh Vision

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Full disclosure, I’ve never been a huge Steven Soderbergh fan. His films always seem like useful watches, primarily because of their varied, always intriguing, premises. For the most part, I align with the filmmaker’s worldview and ideals, so there’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Bling Ring Trailer

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

By the looks of it, what with its long beat editing and key code burn-in, this teaser was culled together rather quickly. My guess is that the comparisons to Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers will continue to be apparent and the … Continue reading →

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The Americans: Ep. 101 – 104

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Like so many who were long excited for the show, I recently finished binge watching House of Cards. I’ve been less than compelled to talk about the show, think about the show, much less actually write about the show. And that … Continue reading →

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Holy Grail: The State of Nonfiction

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71E_fbTzfFc%5D Lately, a number of people have approached me about a troubling trend in documentary films. Basically, there’s a sense that while documentaries have risen to prominence, so too has a lack of creativity and a somewhat lazy reliance on … Continue reading →

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Stoker

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

The tradition of Southern Gothic literature runs like an avoided shadow along the peripheries of great American art. Unlike, say, the cinema renaissance of the 70s or the Gatsby explosion of the 20s or Pollack and Hemingway’s high brow acceptance … Continue reading →

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Final Oscar Predictions 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

I hoped to post about each category individually, but alas, time and life intervened so I only got through a handful. This has been a crazy awards year. Ultimately, it’s been a positive one for movies because the majority of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on ‘No’

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Will Templin

The question posed to me after screening No, the Chilean film up for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Academy Awards, was whether the film is cynical by pointing out that masses of people could only be mobilized for social … Continue reading →

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