The origami unicorn in Blade Runner is an important part of interpreting the movie, playing a pivotal role in the overall message…which is why we spent a thoughtful hour swearing and attempting to fold one. AND SUCCEEDED! Giant purple unicorn folded by Tara. (DVD for scale.) Actual unicorn (slightly smaller than Tara’s unicorn).(Also, actual in […]
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On the Open Secret
This October, the Open Secret of Harvey Weinstein’s reprehensible behavior broke open. Namely, his harassment, assault, rape, and silencing of an astounding number of women. But as we follow this story, I did want to draw attention to the struggles of those women who do not face the camera: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-female-crew-members-suffer-harassment-platform-stardom-1049766 It’s easy to forget just […]
Continue readingOcean’s 8: Will it be at least kind of ok?
As we hear more about Ocean’s 8, this fascinating post on heists might be of interest to a few of you: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2017/10/12/one-last-big-job-how-heist-movies-tell-their-stories/ What is a heist film? Bordwell quotes Westlake: Donald Westlake proposed a concise characterization: “We follow the crooks before, during, and after a crime, usually a robbery.” This indicates two things. First, the […]
Continue readingFilms at the Freer|Sackler
This weekend marks the reopening of the Freer|Sackler here in DC. The films shown at this Smithsonian gem are always worthwhile, and there are a few coming up. Check out their website for the lineup: https://www.freersackler.si.edu/events/films/ …if we may be allowed to highlight, here’s the trailer for Neko Atsume House, a film based on the popular […]
Continue readingWILSON!!!
From this cute interview with Tom Hanks: Maureen Dowd: You once wrote that Gary Cooper’s career could be summed up in one word: “Yup.” Your career can be summed up in one word, too.Tom Hanks: Ah, Wilson. That’s what people yell at me. (We got that. Of course.)
Continue readingMuppets Take the Museum
As highlighted on Hyperallergic, The Jim Henson Exhibition is now a permanent feature of the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY. I find muppets incredibly strange, but was interested to learn about the Anything Muppets, which can become a variety of different characters. Read the article here to find about more about this […]
Continue readingBlade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 comes out tomorrow, October 6th, playing basically everywhere.It’s supposed to be a not-awful sequel, which is easy to believe after watching the trailer: Naturally, the library has Blade Runner (HU DVD 1064), as well as Villeneuve’s Incendies (HU DVD 3563), Prisoners (HU DVD 11188), and Sicario (DVD 12919). Oh, and Arrival (HU […]
Continue readingIt’s Buster Keaton’s Birthday!
Celebrate by checking out one of our quietly awesome streaming databases, Silent Film Online! via GIPHY
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