May 23 2010
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Write about your favorite performance by an actor portraying a real life character
Oftentimes, [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Allen Ginsberg, Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Cate Blanchett, David Cross, Don't Look Back, Dumb & Dumber, F. Murray Abraham, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heath Ledger, I'm Not There, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carey, Joaquin Phoenix, John Hughes, Julie & Julia, Liar Liar, Man on the Moon, Marcus Carl Franklin, Meryl Streep, Milos Forman, Peter Shaffer, Ray, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Doors, The Mask, The Truman Show, Todd Haynes, Tom Hulce, Val Kilmer, Walk the Line
Apr 09 2010
Dir. Floria Sigismondi
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 4/3/10, 4:50pm
A genre film is a genre film is a genre film. The Runaways, directed by newcomer Floria Sigismondi, is no exception. The film is the most recent entry in the musician-biopic genre, a cycle that has included such remarkable films as Ray, Walk Hard: The Dewey [...]
Filed In: Reviews
Tags: 2gether, Alia Shawkat, Arrested Development, Crazy Heart, Dakota Fanning, Dazed and Confused, Floria Sigismondi, George Clooney, Jennifer Garner, Kristen Stewart, Lindsey Lohan, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, My Son My Son What Have Ye Done, Ray, Spice World, The Runaways, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Walk the Line