The Wandering Image: March 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/30/2011

154) THE FIFTH ELEMENT
(1997 dir. Luc Besson) 4th Viewing: March 30 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/29/2011

153) WIN WIN
(2011 dir. Thomas McCarthy) Date Seen: March 29 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/28/2011

152) OF GODS AND MEN
(2011 dir. Xavier Beauvois) Date Seen: March 28 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/27/2011

151) SUCKER PUNCH
(2011 dir. Zack Snyder) Date Seen: March 27 2011

3D @ Movie Tavern

As much as I disliked this film, and most of Zack Snyder's prior work, I'm still cautiously optimistic about his upcoming Superman film.. I feel like I have the cinematic equivalent of Stockholm syndrome when it comes to this director. I know he's a talented dude (+ the theatrical trailers & ads for his work are always enticing & always showcase his visual strengths) so I keep coming back to him with high hopes.. and then he hurts me so! For what it's worth, I really really loved that Owl-Hobbit movie he did last year called LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS.

150) SCOOBY-DOO

ON ZOMBIE ISLAND
(1998 dir. Fukushima/Aoyama) Date Seen: March 27 2011

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/26/2011

149) 13 ASSASSINS
(2011 dir. Takashi Miike) Date Seen: March 26 2011

Samurai classicism to die for! Served up by none other than Japenese cinema's own enfant-terrible Takashi Miike. The last 40 minutes alone is some of the most exciting & nicely staged action I've seen all year. Check it out on Magnet's on-demand channel if your cable provider has it.

148) TEENAGE

MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
(1990 dir. Steve Barron) 3rd Viewing: March 26 2011

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Nashville, TN

Got to see GY!BE a couple of days ago at the Mercy Lounge Cannery Ballroom in Nashville.

Needless to say, the show was glorious. They're one the greatest musical acts in the world and were completely worth losing hours of sleep over and driving non-stop to and from Tennessee to witness. After all, they'll probably go on another 8 year hiatus after this reunion tour. So we had to go.

Post by Tobias Ximenez.

↓ This was the only song they performed that didn't completely overload my camera's tiny mic.. Amps were turned up a bit loud ↓

Friday, March 25, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/25/2011

147) TRASH HUMPERS
(2010 dir. Harmony Korine) Date Seen: March 25 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/24/2011

146) NEVER LET ME GO
(2011 dir. Mark Romanek) 2nd Viewing: March 24 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Viewing Journal: 3/23/2011

145) CERTIFIED COPY
(2011 dir. Abbas Kiarostami) Date Seen: March 23 2011

Exhilarating in form, style, and theme.. And that's before we even get into Binoche and Shimell's subtle performances.

Rarely are films this romantic about the nature of art. I only wish fellow Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi was making films this good in Europe too, so he would be safe away from the clutches of his evil government that has literally imprisoned him...

Easily Kiarostami's best work since 1990's CLOSE-UP!