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Wonder Boys (2000, Curtis Hanson)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 3, 2019
Wonder Boys has a very messy third act. The film takes place over a weekend, Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon; it’s the annual writers conference at an unnamed Pittsburgh university, which kicks off some of the film’s events, lines up some other ones, but is really just an excuse for exposition read more
Wonder Boys (2000, Curtis Hanson)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 3, 2019
Wonder Boys has a very messy third act. The film takes place over a weekend, Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon; it’s the annual writers conference at an unnamed Pittsburgh university, which kicks off some of the film’s events, lines up some other ones, but is really just an excuse for exposition read more
The Heiress (1949, William Wyler)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 1, 2019
My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around various spoilers read more
The Heiress (1949, William Wyler)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 1, 2019
My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around various spoilers read more
The Heiress (1949, William Wyler)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 1, 2019
My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around various spoilers read more
The Heiress (1949, William Wyler)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 1, 2019
My favorite moment in The Heiress is when Olivia de Havilland has a slight tremor, watching someone walk away after she’s just told them off. It’s this fantastic glimpse into her character. The film has something of a double twist ending, so it’s going to be hard to talk around various spoilers read more
Hungry Hill (1947, Brian Desmond Hurst)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 30, 2019
I have never read Hungry Hill: The Novel, but even before I finished watching Hungry Hill: The Film, I’d decided it’s one of the worst novel-to-film adaptations. It’s impossible know what point novel author Daphne Du Maurier was trying to make but it didn’t come through in the film. If she was read more
Hungry Hill (1947, Brian Desmond Hurst)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 30, 2019
I have never read Hungry Hill: The Novel, but even before I finished watching Hungry Hill: The Film, I’d decided it’s one of the worst novel-to-film adaptations. It’s impossible know what point novel author Daphne Du Maurier was trying to make but it didn’t come through in the film. If she was read more
Hungry Hill (1947, Brian Desmond Hurst)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 30, 2019
I have never read Hungry Hill: The Novel, but even before I finished watching Hungry Hill: The Film, I’d decided it’s one of the worst novel-to-film adaptations. It’s impossible know what point novel author Daphne Du Maurier was trying to make but it didn’t come through in the film. If she was read more
Hungry Hill (1947, Brian Desmond Hurst)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 30, 2019
I have never read Hungry Hill: The Novel, but even before I finished watching Hungry Hill: The Film, I’d decided it’s one of the worst novel-to-film adaptations. It’s impossible know what point novel author Daphne Du Maurier was trying to make but it didn’t come through in the film. If she was read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944, René Clair)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 28, 2019
At first blush—with the way too obvious exception of Jack Oakie—It Happened Tomorrow seemingly has all the parts needed for success. Seemingly. Dick Powell’s an affable lead; only the role requires no heavy-lifting, which is problematic considering he spends much of the film in one mortal danger read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944, René Clair)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 28, 2019
At first blush—with the way too obvious exception of Jack Oakie—It Happened Tomorrow seemingly has all the parts needed for success. Seemingly. Dick Powell’s an affable lead; only the role requires no heavy-lifting, which is problematic considering he spends much of the film in one mortal danger read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944, René Clair)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 28, 2019
At first blush—with the way too obvious exception of Jack Oakie—It Happened Tomorrow seemingly has all the parts needed for success. Seemingly. Dick Powell’s an affable lead; only the role requires no heavy-lifting, which is problematic considering he spends much of the film in one mortal danger read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944, René Clair)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 28, 2019
At first blush—with the way too obvious exception of Jack Oakie—It Happened Tomorrow seemingly has all the parts needed for success. Seemingly. Dick Powell’s an affable lead; only the role requires no heavy-lifting, which is problematic considering he spends much of the film in one mortal danger read more
Baghead (2017, Alberto Corredor)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 27, 2019
Baghead ends up feeling a little exploitation-y, even though it’s rather classy. Great production design from Marie Boon—it takes place in a dank pub and then a danker pub cellar—and great photography from John Wade. Hollie Buhagiar’s music is classy too. Corredor isn’t a sensational director read more
Baghead (2017, Alberto Corredor)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 27, 2019
Baghead ends up feeling a little exploitation-y, even though it’s rather classy. Great production design from Marie Boon—it takes place in a dank pub and then a danker pub cellar—and great photography from John Wade. Hollie Buhagiar’s music is classy too. Corredor isn’t a sensational director read more
Baghead (2017, Alberto Corredor)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 27, 2019
Baghead ends up feeling a little exploitation-y, even though it’s rather classy. Great production design from Marie Boon—it takes place in a dank pub and then a danker pub cellar—and great photography from John Wade. Hollie Buhagiar’s music is classy too. Corredor isn’t a sensational director read more
Actual Newsletter Reading
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 27, 2019
I started using the new NetNewsWire this week. I knew about it being back, but I hadn’t investigated it because… Feedly. Also in the post-Google Reader world, my RSS reading has failed. But I got curious about NNW again. It’s got Feedbin support and I love Feedbin. Feedly I don’t love, but read more
Baghead (2017, Alberto Corredor)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jun 27, 2019
Baghead ends up feeling a little exploitation-y, even though it’s rather classy. Great production design from Marie Boon—it takes place in a dank pub and then a danker pub cellar—and great photography from John Wade. Hollie Buhagiar’s music is classy too. Corredor isn’t a sensational director read more
Mesmerize Me (2009, Kate Hackett)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 25, 2019
Mesmerize Me is frustratingly middling. It keep seems like it has to be going somewhere, only for it to go nowhere. It’s not a short short—it’s twenty-four minutes—and there’s a disjointed act structure. The third act is way too short, leveraging the “twist” ending way too much. Only it’s read more