30 September 2010

sometimes, it's just nice to see a documentary that had a treasure drove of footage and recordings to work from.
if you don't know how he forever changed recorded music, "Les Paul: Chasing Sound" (2007) will set you straight. (#documentary)

28 September 2010

in scope, research and production value, "The Last Days of World War II" (2005) rises well above the usual standards of The History Channel.
Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976) is unblemished by age, more timeless than it was at inception.
Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976) is unblemished by age, more timeless than it was was at inception.
Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" is unblemished by the intervening third of a century, as timeless as it was in 1976.

27 September 2010

with clear delight, Wendy Apple's "The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing" (2004) traces the role and history of the editor's art.

26 September 2010

a sliding puzzle of choreographed psychosis cliches, rejiggered in each act, until one piece is missing: "K-PAX" (2001).

19 September 2010

if you're going to write a mini-series about geo-political intrigue, it would help if you actually know something about geo-politics.
looking for a good Netflix app on Android OS. any recommendations?