Speaking of Dekalog, where’s our 21st century Dekalog??
Speaking of Dekalog, where’s our 21st century Dekalog??
Two examples, each anchored around Eyes Without a Face, of how the ordering of a double feature can change how the viewer sees the second movie.
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.