There’s something extremely fascinating about those rare individuals who function on a higher plane, however dysfunctional or detached from the rest of society. The art world, as any other, knows its prodigies and outsiders alike. Here a few good documentaries that cover a wide range of such people.
Back in 2000, I saw a short film by Jason Reitman called In God We Trust. It was the best short film at the USA Film Festival that year.
I found this interesting alternate ending to I Am Legend. Go watch it and then come back.
February 27, 2008 – 11:54 am
What happens when you try to mix 3 parts The Bourne Ultimatum with 1 part In the Line of Fire and 1 part “24″ (pick any episode)? Bad things to be sure.
February 20, 2008 – 7:33 pm
If you’ve seen There Will Be Blood, then you know might know what this means…
January 29, 2008 – 8:09 pm
“Whatever happened to the trailer roundups,” you ask? That’s what I’d like to know.
January 29, 2008 – 6:49 pm
Rating: vs. Rating:
I suppose the comparison was inevitable, if not obvious. The new documentary Protagonist by Jessica Yu finds a good template in Errol Morris’ opus Fast, Cheap & Out of Control.
December 15, 2007 – 2:20 pm
I’ve been hyping I am Legend for some time now (here, and here). As you may have guessed, I’m a bit of a dystopian fantasy buff. Ever since I can remember, I’ve daydreamed about being the last human on the planet. I guess that speaks a lot of my introversion, huh? [...]
November 21, 2007 – 10:33 am
Let’s all go to the movies!
October 30, 2007 – 7:24 am
This week, it’s the second trailers, “sequels” if you will, for a couple I’ve posted about earlier.
October 19, 2007 – 7:21 am
We start this week’s trailer roundup with Wall-E, Pixar’s latest piece of genius:
September 21, 2007 – 7:40 am
Yes I know, this is a week late. So I’ve got quite a few trailers for you, fellow trailer fan: