Guy Ritchie Strikes Again

A film I'm looking forward to seeing is Guy Ritchie's "Revolver." The master mind behind such a cinematic joy as "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" has a new presentation out. And it's supposed to deliver.
Read here what the Times are saying about Ritchie and his film.

The Geist of the Zeit is THIS?

Yet another example of the 'creatives' being reduced to nothing more than a cliché
Tip of the hat to Richard Florida.
Read the beauty here.
You might just react to it the same way I did: "What the flip?!"

When the Book is Golden and the Screen is Silver

Patrick Marber's play "Closer" is brought to life in Mike Nicholls' 2004 film by the same title. The realities of the raw play are actualized adequately in the filmic text and I find the Winter season quite appropriate for conducting a close reading of both the literary and filmic texts.

Mike Nicholls, unlike many other filmmakers, knows one basic thing about cinematography, i.e., how to translate the urban experience onto the screen. Whether one is a European 'product' experiencing the urban space of London or a New Yorker enjoying a stroll on Central Park, one is bound to find the film authentic.

Why visit or re-visit Closer? It's first and foremost an homage to the city itself. Ah, and the first 3 minutes of the film feature Damian Rice's brilliant 'Blower's Daughter' and the elusive [Foucaultian] gaze.



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