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the diving bell and the butterfly

In Movies, People, Writing, books, culture, film, french on 14 July 2008 with no comments

Today while waiting the two hours and forty minutes to pick up my defective iphone, I had the great pleasure to read my second favorite gift from cover to cover The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby. I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the excellent movie chronicling the former editor of […]

Before Sunrise, Before Sunset. Paris.

In Paris, film on 20 April 2008 with 2 comments

Last night I dreamt that I was watching the same movie over and over again. Maybe it was everyday, but definitely repeatedly over the course of the dream (since in dreams time expands and contracts at will).
I couldn’t remember the movie, but I woke up with the thought that it might have been Before Sunset.
Before […]

French Kisses and Bad Days Made Better

In culture, film on 6 March 2008 with no comments

I went to see the film Un baiser s’il vous plaît or Shall We Kiss at the IFC Center as part of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. A film by Emmanuel Mouret, who spoke after the screening. Quite entertaining and if it finds American distribution, I’d recommend seeing it or renting it.
It tells […]

Be Kind + Muppet Babies

In culture, film on 27 February 2008 with 1 comment

I was trying to think of a cutesy way to say how much I liked Michel Gondry’s New film Be Kind Rewind, but I have to just start by saying I just plain enjoyed it. The movie was funny, it had heart, it made you feel sentimental without feeling overly cheesy. The feeling I got […]

Movie Night: Underdogs and Mafioso.

In film on 11 February 2008 with 2 comments

Eastern Promises- I can’t quite put my finger on why I liked this movie. At times it was slow and not much happened, but the fight scenes were definitely brutal (the russian bath scene definitely lives up to the hype) and the end was rewarding. I highly recommend.
Rocket Science- I wanted to enjoy the movie […]

Understanding "Love Jones"**

In culture, film on 12 September 2007 with 3 comments

Last night a group of my friends, who were slightly older than I, began to talk about the movie “Love Jones” staring Nia Long and Larenz Tate. What struck me as interesting about the conversation was not their love for the movie, which I also love, but the ways in which it shaped their ideas […]

2 Days in Paris

In film on 30 August 2007 with 1 comment

I was very excited to see 2 Days in Paris, an endeavor I mostly wanted to take on alone. Its sort of one of those things I do when I really want to see a movie that’s not a summer blockbuster and that I’m not sure my friends will enjoy, but a girlfriend of mine […]