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Hey Ain’t From Another Planet, He’s My Brother

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

John Sayles is a script doctor. So is Carrie Fisher. I’m guessing they bring her in to work on snappy dialog and clear characterization, while he’s more for plot and motivation. But I don’t really know. When he’s not working … Continue reading →

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Anita and Me and Her

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

Usually I don’t think of English movies as being “foreign films”. I’m familiar with their language and culture and history, to a point. I listen to their music. Not so keen on their food. Enjoy that King Arthur stuff, Sherlock … Continue reading →

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Oh Say Shall We Dance?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

So I finally got around to watching the original Japanese version of Shall We Dance?. The US remake with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez is remarkably similar. Even for a remake. Of course, it’s more Hollywood. That is, everything is … Continue reading →

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She’s New in Town

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

Zellweger is such a great name! In New In Town she plays a Floridian corporate exec who’s transferred to frozen Minnesota. Hmmm. Doesn’t sound so good, does it? But think of it as Gung Ho meets A Prairie Home Companion‘s … Continue reading →

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Burn Simple Blood After Reading

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

So I saw the broadcast TV version of Burn After Reading. (The first Coen brothers film I ever saw was Blood Simple. IMDB says it came out in ’84, but it seems to me I saw it earlier than that. … Continue reading →

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Waitresses and Depression

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with depression. Imagine my shock and surprise. I wanted to tell the doctor, “You’d be depressed too if everyone were out to get you!” But I was afraid he wouldn’t get the … Continue reading →

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Skeleton Trespass

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

Over the last couple of years, both Amazon and Netflix have been telling me that I need to see Alien Trespass, a film that pretends to be a science fiction movie from 1957. It stars that guy from Will & … Continue reading →

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Fear & Rango in Las Vegas

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

Don Knotts. John Huston from Chinatown. Threatensome inbred bumpkins from Deliverance. Clint Eastwoods’ The Man with No Name. The yodeling from Raising Arizona. What else do you want from an animated movie? Oh, yes, Johnny Depp! And a cameo by … Continue reading →

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Scooby Who?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

I used to be a Scooby-Doo expert. That is, there was a time when I could say that I’d seen every Scooby-Doo show multiple times, and was knowledgeable about every single story. But somewhere along they way, they lost me. … Continue reading →

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What I Like About Foreign Films

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Lyle Verbilion

Some people have problems with subtitles in movies. Not me. 5 minutes into the film, and I don’t even notice that I’m reading subtitles any more. They become invisible to me, and somehow I just know what they’re saying. It’s … Continue reading →

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