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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Jeff Feuerzeig, 2005. United States. 111 min., DVD.May 12, 2010
I first heard Daniel Johnston’s music when a friend streamed some for me. Totally ignorant of his existence, I had no context to place the low-fi, lispy falsetto. It sounded like a Reagan era equivalent of delta blues recordings from the 1920s. I turned it over in my mind, some tracks could move me to tears, others were simply awful, but I cherished my distance from the artist and connected with what stood out. When I discovered that many of the youtube tracks I was sampling came from a film...
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Clash of the Titans
Dir. Louis Leterrier, 2010. United States/United Kingdom. 118 min.May 12, 2010
I believe this movie was made under duress. There's no other explanation for the confluence of poor decisions that constitutes the remake of CLASH OF THE TITANS. Everything feels like an after-thought, tossed in at the last minute to cover shoddy storytelling, acting, and visual style. The fact that the film was also presented in 3D, converted later from the flat version, seems like another gimmick to paint over the mess. But perhaps most troubling is the identity crisis the remake has with its...
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Merrill's Marauders
May 12, 2010
I first heard Daniel Johnston’s music when a friend streamed some for me. Totally ignorant of his existence, I had no context to place the low-fi, lispy falsetto. It sounded like a Reagan era equivalent of delta blues recordings from the 1920s. I turned it over in my mind, some tracks could move me to tears, others were simply awful, but I cherished my distance from the artist and connected with what stood out. When I discovered that many of the youtube tracks I was sampling came from a film...
Read
Clash of the Titans
Dir. Louis Leterrier, 2010. United States/United Kingdom. 118 min.May 12, 2010
I believe this movie was made under duress. There's no other explanation for the confluence of poor decisions that constitutes the remake of CLASH OF THE TITANS. Everything feels like an after-thought, tossed in at the last minute to cover shoddy storytelling, acting, and visual style. The fact that the film was also presented in 3D, converted later from the flat version, seems like another gimmick to paint over the mess. But perhaps most troubling is the identity crisis the remake has with its...
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Merrill's Marauders
May 12, 2010
I believe this movie was made under duress. There's no other explanation for the confluence of poor decisions that constitutes the remake of CLASH OF THE TITANS. Everything feels like an after-thought, tossed in at the last minute to cover shoddy storytelling, acting, and visual style. The fact that the film was also presented in 3D, converted later from the flat version, seems like another gimmick to paint over the mess. But perhaps most troubling is the identity crisis the remake has with its...
