Here is a new theory of evolution: the Italian culture of high art, so ingrained in their national consciousness, now seems to be virtually in their genes. We all know that the supreme flowering was the Renaissance, with its incomparable painting and sculpture, but the great art form of the last 100 years has also [...]
Read More blu-ray, Bruce, drama, DVD, I Am Love, Luca Guadagnino, R, Tilda SwintonThe Limits of Control is the newest film from Jim Jarmusch, the man who gave us Dead Man, Down By Law, and Coffee & Cigarettes just to name a few. It’s a “spy thriller” body with appendages for every other genre of film. There’s comedy, drama, love, and even the slightest touch of gangster genre. [...]
Read More Bill Murray, crime, drama, DVD, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeremy, Jim Jarmusch, John Hurt, R, The Limits of Control, thriller, Tilda SwintonWhat would you be willing to do if you’d hit rock bottom? This is the rather open-ended question at the heart of Julia, an effectively bracing crime thriller starring Tilda Swinton in the lead role as Julia Harris, a 40-ish alcoholic who, at our very moment of introduction to her, clearly has very little to [...]
Read More crime, drama, DVD, J.D., Julia, Kate Hudson, R, Saul Rubinek, thriller, Tilda SwintonDirected by David Fincher (Se7en, Zodiac, Fight Club), this three hour epic deservedly won Oscars this year for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects. Spanning nearly nine decades – from the end of World War I to the onset of Hurricane Katrina – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is reminiscent of films like Forrest [...]
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