Archive for March, 2008

Film Diary: Michael Clayton

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

2007
Director: Tony Gilroy
Viewed: March 18, 2008
Format: DVD - Warner Brothers (2008)

Film Diary: Gone Baby Gone

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

2007
Director: Ben Affleck
Viewed: March 18, 2008
Format: DVD - Miramax (2008)

Watching this movie on DVD, I’m struck again by how good Affleck’s directorial debut is. In the commentary, he says he wanted reality in the spaces of the movie, not a pretentious, cleaned-up version. His vision isn’t to show us a world that only exists in the movies, but rather a world as it is, for better or worse. Affleck makes every person, of every class, race, and physical type look oddly beautiful. It’s a breath of fresh air. And every time Patrick makes the right decision in the end, I cheer and hope I would have done the same.

Film Diary: Gone Baby Gone

Monday, March 17th, 2008

2007
Director: Ben Affleck
Viewed: March 16, 2008
Format: DVD - Miramax (2008)

Film Diary: Black Friday

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

2004
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Viewed: March 16, 2008
Format: DVD

Film Diary: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

2006
Director: Jasmila Zbanic
Viewed: March 15, 2008
Format: DVD - Strand Releasing (2007)

Film Diary: Great World of Sound

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

2007
Director: Craig Zobel
Viewed: March 15, 2008
Format: DVD - Magnolia (2008)

Film Diary: No Country For Old Men

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

2007
Directors: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Viewed: March 14, 2008
Format: Blu-ray - Miramax / Paramount (2008)

Film Diary: We Own the Night

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

2007
Director: James Gray
Viewed: March 13, 2008
Format: DVD - Sony (2008)

Film Diary: American Gangster

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

2007
Director: Ridley Scott
Viewed: March 12, 2008
Format: DVD - Universal (2008)

Film Diary: 9 Star Hotel (Malon 9 Kochavim)

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

2007
Director: Ido Haar
Viewed: March 12, 2008
Format: DVD - Koch Lorber Films (2008)