fol.lowfoc.us http://fol.lowfoc.us keep your eye on the screen Sat, 19 May 2012 04:10:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Light after Darkness http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/05/19/light-after-darkness/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/05/19/light-after-darkness/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:10:49 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2771

Promotional poster from Carlos Reygadas‘ latest film, POST TENEBRAS LUX.

via Movie Poster of the Day.

]]> http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/05/19/light-after-darkness/feed/ 0 Sasha Shout-Out http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/sasha-shout-out/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/sasha-shout-out/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:18:31 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2765 Continue reading →]]> Sasha Grey loves Mubi

David Hudson had a little fun at Mubi’s Notebook the other day after noticing that former adult performer and current actor/photographer/musician Sasha Grey (THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, NEÜ SEX, atelecine) had been gushing on Facebook about one of the best movie websites in the world.

I know. Poor choice of verb.

]]> http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/sasha-shout-out/feed/ 0 THE GREY [Carnahan/2011] One-man-genre-machine Neeson gives his best but, despite robust action scenes, needless mysticism drags it all down. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-grey-carnahan-2011/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-grey-carnahan-2011/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:17:16 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2762 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-grey-carnahan-2011/feed/ 0 THE THING [van Heijningen/2011] Remake/prequel to 1982 version but with a sharp female lead. Like its monster, an efficient but flawed copy. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-thing-van-heijningen-2011/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-thing-van-heijningen-2011/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:11:57 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2758 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/27/the-thing-van-heijningen-2011/feed/ 0 Better Than a Baby http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/better-than-a-baby/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/better-than-a-baby/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:10:13 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2748 Continue reading →]]> Writer/Director Preston Sturges offered up his list of the ”eleven rules for box-office appeal” in 1941.

  1. A pretty girl is better than an ugly one.
  2. A leg is better than an arm.
  3. A bedroom is better than a living room.
  4. An arrival is better than a departure.
  5. A birth is better than a death.
  6. A chase is better than a chat.
  7. A dog is better than a landscape.
  8. A kitten is better than a dog.
  9. A baby is better than a kitten.
  10. A kiss is better than a baby.
  11. A pratfall is better than anything.

via LISTS OF NOTE

Source: The Cinema of Preston Sturges: A Critical Study

]]> http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/better-than-a-baby/feed/ 0 SOUND OF MY VOICE [Batmanglij/2011] Lacks courage to be a straight-up character piece about cultists; confuses ambiguity with red herrings. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/sound-of-my-voice-batmanglij-2011/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/sound-of-my-voice-batmanglij-2011/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:26:41 +0000 Amy Robinson http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2744 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/23/sound-of-my-voice-batmanglij-2011/feed/ 0 THE CABIN IN THE WOODS [Goddard/2011] Lightly amusing sampler of Whedon TV tropes suffocates any potential for buy-in with blanket of meta. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/21/the-cabin-in-the-woods-goddard2011/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/21/the-cabin-in-the-woods-goddard2011/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:17:38 +0000 Amy Robinson http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2742 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/21/the-cabin-in-the-woods-goddard2011/feed/ 0 SHAME [McQueen/2011] Beautifully assembled, but sex addict angle too tame to be more than provocative frill on usual troubled-siblings tale. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/shame-mcqueen-2011-beautifully-assembled-but-sex-addict-angle-too-tame-to-be-more-than-provocative-frill-on-usual-troubled-siblings-tale/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/shame-mcqueen-2011-beautifully-assembled-but-sex-addict-angle-too-tame-to-be-more-than-provocative-frill-on-usual-troubled-siblings-tale/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:27:21 +0000 Amy Robinson http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2736 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/shame-mcqueen-2011-beautifully-assembled-but-sex-addict-angle-too-tame-to-be-more-than-provocative-frill-on-usual-troubled-siblings-tale/feed/ 0 The Passion of Dr. Strangelove http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/the-passion-of-dr-strangelove/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/the-passion-of-dr-strangelove/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:35:42 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2733 7041974625 28e07e0542 o 1

A page in Stanley Kubrick‘s notebook where he played around with different titles for his ’60s black comedy DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB.

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]]> http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/20/the-passion-of-dr-strangelove/feed/ 0 TINY FURNITURE [Dunham/2010] Meandering look at post-college malaise is self-absorbed but also fearless in an admittedly narcissistic way. http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/18/tiny-furniture-dunham-2010/ http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/18/tiny-furniture-dunham-2010/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:34:22 +0000 Donald Gray http://fol.lowfoc.us/?p=2729 http://fol.lowfoc.us/2012/04/18/tiny-furniture-dunham-2010/feed/ 0