Monthly Archives: December 2011

Agenda Movie Club: Carlos

Carlos Olivier Assayas 2010 I watched the 5 ½ hour version of this, and it’s worth every minute. I wasn’t sure about that after Part 1 (of 3), because at that point it seemed like a very good version of … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: Buck

Buck Cindy Meehl 2011 This is the guy who inspired The Horse Whisperer. Now he has his own documentary. He is quite amazing. And not just because of what he can do with horses, but because of his gentleness and … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: The Muppets

The Muppets James Bobin 2011 A good time was had by all. I always like the Muppets… I’m not sure I’ve seen all their movies, but I’ve seen most of them. Some efforts are better than others, I guess. The … Continue reading

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OMG BEST NEWS EVARRRR

You must have heard by now that R. Kelly plans to release 32 MORE EPISODES of his magnum opus. This can only be described as glorious. HOWEVER: We were recently reminded by someone very important that we never finished posting … Continue reading

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Thanks

for burying my post, Flea.   But good on you.

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Agenda Movie Club: Hugo

Hugo Martin Scorsese 2011 Such a lame trailer for such a lovely movie. It’s true that I almost skipped this one because of the trailer… I still had some hope, I couldn’t conceive of Martin Scorsese making a movie that … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: Take Shelter

Take Shelter Jeff Nichols 2011 It can’t be easy for an actor to be almost completely potential energy. Here is Michael Shannon. He says not a lot. His expression and his actions make subtle shifts. But there is such a … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: The Descendants

The Descendants Alexander Payne 2011 What has happened to Alexander Payne? I mean that in only a good way. But I still wonder. He made Citizen Ruth and Election, but very good, but dark, biting satires. And then… About Schmidt, … Continue reading

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See anything good lately?

Ha! Got about a dozen movie posts backed up, I’ll try to get the movies that are still playing out of the way first and work backwards. But here’s a discussion question: people still often say something like, “You’d never … Continue reading

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Two Minds

I have generally liked the (albeit slightly snarky) idea that if the school systems of the 50′s and 60′s were good enough to produce magnates like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Obama and et cetera, then what are we doing … Continue reading

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