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Y'know, I try to judge these things by their qualities, their successes, not so much by their shortcomings. So, without giving anything away, I'll employ terms begat by my beloved game of baseball, and declare that while Christopher Nolan may well have hit a double that drove in two runs, perhaps even a triple that cleared the bags, he by no means has hit a grand slam with INTERSTELLAR. That ruling may change, I would gamble towards its positive assessment, but for now, bereft of any video replay, I'll stand by that endorsement.
First winter storm of 2014. New York Knicks the proud owners of a 2-7 record. A sequel to DUMB & DUMBER looming like the polar vortex to our northern horizons. I can only say one thing in repsonse; Chris Nolan! Matt McConaughey! You'd BETTER not let me down!!!
New, continuing and concluding series today include, rounded out to the most pertinent integer, exactly, bupkis.
However, what screens is indeed among the choicest of repertory screenings. So don't get all hung up on quantity today. Quality reigns. It's what I tell all my girlfriends. I'll shut up now. The emulated emulsification be thus;
Kent Jones, noted film essayist, critic and documentarian, has served as director of programming of the New York Film Festival lo these pleasingly skedaddled-past two years. He graciously offered some closing comments on last month's Mankrospective.
Today's Pick comes courtesy of the film-obssessed entity known only as the Ding Man, scourge of the cinematically corrupt, stalwart of the celluloid-starved. Despair, all ye who defend Godard and tempt his wrath. DESPAIR, sez I!
I'm waiting for the Knicks to get back to .500. And so should you. Til then it's film. Film film film. Aw hell, it's always gonna be film, the recurring quandary is how much Knicks and how much film? The mind reels...
It occurs to me that the 25 year cut-off mark I employ when reporting on repertory cinema on this site is exactly the same year Tim Burton's BATMAN came out. Having said that, after days of thought, I think I've just figured out BIRDMAN. Whether or not that's a good or bad thing, check in with me on Letterboxd over the next few days. Until then...