Day: September 6, 2022

It’s been a long time since I’ve agreed with anything written by N.Y. Times film critic A.O. Scott, mainly because of his seemingly relentless allegiance to woke talking points.

But giving Alejandro G. Inarritu a pat on the back because Bardo is such a messy, unruly, Fellini-esque bear of a movie, and that in the face of so much corporate branding and Marvel/D.C. sludge, such films nurture the soul of cinema…this I heartily concur with.

Please name other big, messy bears that have been good medicine for the spiritual state of cinema over the past…oh, 10 or 15 years.

Inarritu:

Posted by Scott on 9.5.22:

Why would Harry Styles throw a half-dead goat into the lap of Chris Pine? Why would Styles do something so louche and vulgar? Doesn’t tally.

Seriously — it all boils down to Pine’s reaction. There’s nothing in the clip that indicates covert spitting on Styles’ part. Nothing at all.

Friendo: “Could have been accidental? Pine fans are saying it’s because Pine kept rolling his eyes whenever Styles spoke during a cast interview.”

A humorous pseudo-trailer about Nope and when it comes to Keke Palmer they don’t throw in any kind of Bill Murray joke? Seriously? No balls.

As in higher energy, faster cutting. I still don’t know what the basic shot is, but we’ll get there. “Rule the world” doesn’t count.

In other words, Don’t Worry Darling might turn into a moderate or minor-level Oscar contender?

American #998 (Dallas to JFK) appears to be leaving on time. (Surprise.) Except my “window seat” (12A) doesn’t have a window…terrific. JFK arrival around 7:15 pm. A train, Metro North, etc.

“On the whole, I’d rather be in Tunbridge Wells.” — Dryden (Claude Rains) in Lawrence of Arabia.

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“Gray Surprise,” posted on 5.19.22

After debuting at the Toronto Film festival on 9.12, Edward Berger‘s All Quiet On The Western Front will stream on Netflix on 10.28.22. Germany’s submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar costars Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch, Sebastian Hülk, Felix Kammerer, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow.

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