Here is a mid-year report (drawing from D’Angelo’s definitive list). There is a lot yet on the horizon this year, but I really enjoyed the following films and could imagine them jostling for position on a year end list. I also note a few films that have me on the fence or worse. — Blue […]
A few notes on Moonrise Kingdom: 1. Survival Narrative: While growing up, Jean Craighead George’s novel My Side of the Mountain worked well as a master narrative around which I could arrange the details of life. For those who have unfortunately not read this book while still under the fertile canopy of childhood – it […]
Two short films cast a long shadow over the history of cinema. The first is the famous 1895 Lumière Brothers’ “L’arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat,” a mere fifty seconds of documentary footage. Through a static, single shot, we watch a train approaching from a distance, chugging from the center-right of the frame […]
Admittedly, this L.A. Times article ventures a little bit into the type of gossip and dirt that we try to avoid here on Filmwell as much as possible. At the same, however, it delves into some of the intriguing methods and challenges faced by the crew of Fantastic Mr. Fox, as well as Wes Anderson’s […]
(Ed. Note: This was originally published at Image Facts.) “Towards an Appreciation of the Ridiculous Jaguar Shark” Others have covered this film well enough, so I only offer a passing remark. All the while reveling in a battery of self-references lining the interior of Anderson’s script, The Life Aquatic also seems bent on taking on a life of […]