Monthly Archives: February 2012

I got your Oscars. Right here. LIVE.

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

All aboard! Click through the linky, have the fun. Click me, dammit! For those of you who might want to post pictures in the liveblog, you’ll have to email them as attachments to: event+304ef24b00@mailcomments.coveritlive.com In the body of the email, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Rushmore

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Rushmore Wes Anderson 1998 This must be one of my very favorite movies of forever. There was a period of time when I watched Rushmore nearly every night– it got me through a few rough patches, and I’m not the … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Tourist

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

The Tourist Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2010 The big problem here is that no one, no one, buys Johnny Depp as a mild-mannered teacher on holiday. In fact, this is so true that not even the movie buys it, because … Continue reading →

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All Your Boogieman Are Spaghetti

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

This, which is generally unsurprising: Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary and death in a Nazi concentration camp made her a symbol of the Holocaust, was allegedly baptized posthumously Saturday by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Tabloid

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Tabloid Errol Morris 2010 I love you, Errol Morris. I’ve heard that he’s spent time looking for new topics by reading through The Weekly World News and other such publications, so I guess it’s no surprise that sooner or later … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Future

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

The Future Miranda July 2011 First of all, this Onion article (h/t JP). But also, this is kind of a difficult movie, emotionally. I realize Me and You… was actually kind of dark, but I don’t remember it that way. … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Contagion

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Contagion Steven Soderbergh 2011 Oh, Steven, you clever, clever boy. See, it turns out that it’s not just a virus that’s contagious, but a lot of other things, too. Fear, information, misinformation, rumors. This isn’t some major insight on my … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Artist

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The Artist Michel Hazanavicius 2011 It turns out there are some people who hate things that are delightful. I guess I don’t really find those people interesting. This movie is delightful. Yes. It is. It’s not all dancing and smiling, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Iron Lady

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The Iron Lady Phyllida Lloyd 2011 There are two things you should know. One is that this is not as bad as everyone has been saying. The other is that a good part of the movie (and the good part … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Interrupters

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The Interrupters Steve James 2011 The Interrupters plays tonight on PBS Frontline. I first saw this last summer while screening movies for the film festival. It was obvious to me, and to pretty much everyone else, that it needed to … Continue reading →

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