crossing the threshold between the analog fukuyamaist 20th century and the all-digital 'frictionless' capitalism of the 21st century -- 2012/2013…
fatalism
"Take comfort in knowing that you never had a choice."
melancholic revisionist musicals made by new hollywood auteurs
lucas should have made one, too. then again, thinking about that scene in return of the jedi's special edition... maybe…
my father's favorite films
i wanted to have a record of what my dad's cinematic taste was, and as he obviously doesn't use this…
josef von sternberg : best to worst
"Shadow conceals—light reveals. To know what to reveal and what to conceal, and in what degrees to do this, is…
james cameron : best to worst
“I look for things that haven’t been done. I like finding that gap between everything that hasn’t been done and…
retired favorites
the closest i'll get to a top 10 (or so); films i love and have seen so much that it…
howard hawks : best to worst
“The type of woman who I’ve used on the screen has been a rather straightforward, honest person. It isn’t the…
paul thomas anderson : best to worst
"I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as…
quentin tarantino : best to worst
"Movies are my religion and God is my patron. I'm lucky enough to be in the position where I don't…