Me [after drinks and dinner]: What are you up to later? Wanna go see a movie? She: Sure! What do you want to see? Me: I'd like to see Star Trek. She: I've already seen it, but I'd see it again. How about ...Read More
The peculiar thing about Billy Liar is how everyone looks so old. They don't, not really; it's just the way a 26-year old Tom Courtenay, in a fantastic performance, somehow looks old before his time -- I think it's the ...Read More
Olivier Assayas' exquisite new film, Summer Hours (L'heure d'été) began, at least for myself, almost frighteningly like a generic Miramax French family drama: a sun-dappled lawn, a picture-perfect al fresco meal, children playing gaily on the grounds, and a cast, ...Read More
If you've ever picked up one of those organizing-clutter / home-improvement books, you may have noticed a shift in the way advice is dispensed: it's all about self-help now. There's nothing necessarily new about the idea that houses and their ...Read More