Speaking of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, here’s a cross-century scene comparison between westerns of a different color, anchored by a similar leading presence:
Speaking of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, here’s a cross-century scene comparison between westerns of a different color, anchored by a similar leading presence:
Look what waltzed across the ticker this morning:
Pair McCabe & Mrs. Miller with 3 Women for a Robert Altman double-feature of titles that center characters who would otherwise be considered mere supporting players.
Continue reading “When It Comes to Character-as-Theme Titles, Robert’s the Altman”
A thought inspired by a recent debate between myself and a friend regarding the unspecified reason(s) Liza Minnelli’s character in Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York is attracted to Robert De Niro’s brutish saxophonist:
Write All Nite’s coverage of Tom Hardy’s career continues with:
Fellow geese, let’s gander at how the powers-that-be have shlock-cast Rose Byrne — one of our most spastically-gifted comedic actors working today — since her triumvirate breakout in Insidious, Bridesmaids, and Neighbors.
A double feature where the connections between the pieces of art are too numerous and incidental to justify elucidating, but still amusing for the seven of us who’ve seen both:
Though satires predominately revel in tomfoolery, the genre can reveal core truths regarding what’s being satirized that often require the hysterical (both meanings) amplification of their bombasticity to detect.
A few thoughts on each of the early-career shorts by the eponymous director collected on the Criterion Collection’s brand-spanking-new Scorsese Shorts disc, ranked in order of personal preference:
Would you like some programming advice for your home-viewing pleasure, and perhaps some thematic queries to consider along the way?