Archive for January, 2010
Curious Case of 2009 DVD Rentals
This tasteful NY Times digital graphic makes me think one thing instantly. What the hell kind of hold did Benjamin Button have on people in 2009? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/10/nyregion/20100110-netflix-map.html Milk is the leader in most parts of the Tri-State area and in my own New York neighborhood, but that is a lot easier to understand. -Heather Struck
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Tags: benjamin button, most rented, netflix, New York Times
Some excellent film-making happened during the Cold War, a time when paranoia pervaded movies with such atmosphere and rhythm as to make them fairly indispensable to our back-looking view of those decades. What happened in the post 9/11 years of the 21st century was something different though. Parameters were stretched with visual tactics and narrative [...]
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Tags: best films of the decade, movies
Oscar-Gala Part 1
Because predicting Oscar winners and losers is what we do in moments of boredom. Not that there’s anything right about that. According to my historical logic, Up In The Air wins Best Picture and Avatar takes home a BAFTA for Best Actress. Here is Part 1: Avatar – Kill Bill (Not nominated, 2003) The $300 [...]
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