David Lynch on America in Primetime
David Lynch on the experience of watching television when it’s first broadcast. There’s something about a shared experience. You used to know that millions of other people were watching the same thing and there’s something, something kind of cosmic about that… You feel a deeper thing. And you know that deeper thing. The quote comes courtesy of a … Read more
Short Takes: April 2012
Between Twitter and Letterboxd I tend to ‘review’ a number of films in a short to very short manner. Whilst I don’t share my thoughts on every film I see, there are still quite a few that I don’t dedicate full reviews to but post a few brief thoughts on. So, starting this month, I’ll … Read more
“But the movies set you up and no matter how bright you are, you believe it.”
An extract from Gena Rowlands’ beautiful monologue in John Cassavetes’ Minnie and Moskowitz, You know, I think that movies are a conspiracy… because they set you up… They set you up from the time you’re a little kid. They set you up to believe in everything…in ideals and strength and good guys and romance—-and, of … Read more
Wild Bill Review
The release of a inmate from prison and their subsequent reintegration into ‘regular’ society is an area that is filled with potential for interesting drama. Ulu Grosbard’s under-seen and underrated 1978 film Straight Time (based on the equally excellent book No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker) uses this premise to explore the way in which the released inmate’s, played by Dustin Hoffman, life is defined by the … Read more