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“A pretty stenographer that you’ve seen before comes into the room and you watch her—idly. She doesn’t see you although you’re very close to her. She takes off her gloves, opens her purse, and dumps it out on the table—” Stahr stood up, tossing his key-ring on his desk. “She has two dimes and a […]
Speaking of Mr. Bordwell…
David Bordwell has an interesting post on his site about the sorry state of action scenes in American films today. Girl on Girl action concurs. A lot. (Check both posts out; they’re pretty awesome.) I have to agree, too. They just don’t make them like they used to.
My New Favorite Blog
I tend to find film criticism either insufferably pedantic, ill informed, or both. I prefer to take my criticism with wit and irony. And possibly pedophilia jokes. I recently found David Bordwell’s blog. His name sounded familiar, and after a bit of googling, I realized I’d read his book Film Art Introduction in film school. […]