1. This National Geographic photo from Antarctica, 1911. Because there’s a heat wave across America and we need to think cool thoughts. – – – 2. The 300-plus books from David Foster Wallace’s personal library. Of geeky note: a few books on the IRS, which served as the research he used to write his passages […]
Only God Forgives is released today. In the spirit of its quiet protagonist, I thought it best to highlight some work featuring important characters who speak either little or not at all. This week’s topic: The Silent Type 1. Yojimbo – It’s where we get the Dollar’s Trilogy, though it’s an inspired riff itself, and that […]
As some may know, I am a huge fan of David Fincher. While plowing through the options of what feature film to do next (at the moment an adaptation of the book Gone Girl looks to have some steam with Ben Affleck in line for the cast), he’s been releasing substantial content other than movies and TV and […]
For some filmmakers, an introduction is null. Ingmar Bergman’s contribution to cinema is dizzying in depth: The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, Persona, Cries and Whispers, Hour of the Wolf, Fanny and Alexander, the Virgin Spring, Winter Light, the Silence, Through a Glass Darkly, Scenes from a Marriage—all from one director. Most filmmakers would […]
“I think Nicolas wanted to distance himself from making anything that bore any resemblance to Drive and I felt the same way. So musically, Only God Forgives will be something different. As for Nicolas being a repeat customer so to speak, I would say that monogamy has its benefits. I like to think that I […]
