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    More Mermaid Avenue?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    On a somewhat related note, I read a while back that there's been another album of Mermaid Ave/Guthrie material in the works ... except this time from Jay Farrar, Will Johnson (Centro-matic), and Jim James (My Morning Jacket). I'm really hoping this sees the light of day soon, because it could be pretty great. An article:

     

    http://consequenceof...s-will-johnson/

     

    And another:

     

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/18/jay-farrar-woody-guthrie-album

    Your Top Films Of This Decade 2000-2009

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    That said, I'd also like to add that I think the DVD release of Vice made some changes that hurt the film a little - adding some scenes (in particular, adding a new opening) and changing some others. I still think it's great, though. Also, I just noticed that Time Out New York put it as #35 on their best of the decade. So, I guess we're not the only ones to like it.

     

    Time Out New York's Best of the Decade

     

    I'm also glad to see that TONY ranked The New World quite highly ... and also that they gave some solid (top 10) props to Zodiac.

    Your Top Films Of This Decade 2000-2009

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Miami Vice, huh? I think you're the only other person (besides myself) that I've ever heard say (admit?) that they like that movie. Not a top ten of the decade for me, but good.

     

    I need to do some serious thinking about my list too.

    I'll defend Miami Vice to the death!! It very easily could have been higher on my list and actually might just be my most re-watched film of the decade. I know it definitely has its detractors, and I can certainly understand why - it's a very easy movie to quickly dismiss as cheesy or even boring ... and it does have a bit of rather cringe-worthy dialogue. But, in my humble opinion, as a whole, it's really an amazing flick. I'm a big Michael Mann fan, and I see Miami Vice as kind of an aesthetic manifesto on his part and as probably the best example so far of his pioneering use of HD. Here, he uses HD to make images appear not necessarily more "real" as he does more "hyperreal" and abstract. It's also a very loose and unusually structured film ... often times more concerned with mood than plot, while other times very procedural in a flurry of detailed plot exposition. And, all the while, it still manages to touch on many of Mann's favorite themes. Maybe I'm being a bit hyperbolic, but I see it as almost an action film as visual tone poem ... whereas a film like The New World (also INCREDIBLE) very much strikes me as drama as tone poem. I love them both ... but I'm also very much aware that these are two films that many people strongly dislike. But, in the end, this is my list we're talking about.

    Your Top Films Of This Decade 2000-2009

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I haven't posted in a while, but here's my 2 cents:

     

    TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE DECADE

     

    1) The New World

    2) No Country For Old Men

    3) Before Sunset

    4) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    5) Inglourious Basterds

    6) Wall-E

    7) Zodiac

    8) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    9) Miami Vice

    10) There Will Be Blood

     

    Next 15:

    11) Kill Bill Vol 1

    12) Lost In Translation

    13) Memento

    14) In The Mood For Love

    15) Good Night and Good Luck

    16) City of God

    17) Adaptation

    18) Mulholland Drive

    19) In Bruges

    20) 25th Hour

    21) Bad Santa

    22) Inland Empire

    23) Team America: World Police

    24) The Fog of War

    25) The Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Now Watching

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Rourke's acceptance speech was quite touching--although the best part may have been NBC's closeup of Aronofsky giving him the finger. Some classic TV right there.

    Agreed on all accounts. I quite enjoyed Rourke winning, his acceptance speech, and the finger-giving.

    Now Watching..

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

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    A Christmas Tale is one of the best of the year, I think--even better than Desplechin's last great movie, Kings and Queen.

    There's so many films I want/need to see, and this is definitely among them.

     

    I think my favorites of the year are Wall-E and Glory at Sea, a truly stunning 25 minute short film which I encourage everyone to check out. You can watch it in its entirety on YouTube here:

    Glory at Sea

    Not the same as catching it on a big screen ... but it'll do. It's worth a viewing.

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    I really love this little movie.

    Now Watching..

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

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    I saw this over the weekend and thought it was fantastic. I read the NY Times review this afternoon which describes it as Vertigo meets The Fugitive by way of The Big Sleep - which I think is a very apt way of explaining this densely plotted thriller in a short cut style way. Anyway, it is easily one of my favorite films of the year thus far. Anyone else seen it?

     

    Also saw Tropic Thunder the other day ... which had its moments. Downey was great. And I gotta get me some Booty Sweat.

    Wilco 8/13/08

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Not much time to post ... but yeah, great show.

     

    Great setlist. Great performances. Having the Total Pros along really added some punch to a few songs (never seen Wilco live with them before). Overall, I had an excellent time!

    Say it ain't so, Batman!

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I'm fairly certain that Aaron Eckhart is to blame in these assaults. But the people just cannot know. You see, Christian Bale is simply taking the blame because, although Aaron Eckhart is the actor we need right now, Christian Bale is the actor we deserve.

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