I generally consider myself a connoisseur of highbrow intellectual pursuits. My bookshelves are stocked with great works of philosophy, science and literature, many of which I have flipped through. I subscribe to
The Atlantic Monthly, listen to NPR and linger in coffeehouses. Barking Carnival is bookmarked on my copy of Firefox, which I prefer to the proletarian Internet Explorer. I read
JUGGS for the articles (which are about juggs).
But despite
Let the bunting begin. And, NO, this is not an invitation for HenryJames to devolve this thread into a debate on the merits of Augie Ball sacrifice statistics.
The entertainment industry has released its nominees for its most prized… prizes. The 82nd Academy Awards will be given away on March 7th, and with a month to prepare, office pools and wagers
Mas cinema. This from SydneyCarton. - S.R.
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Hi!
Due to the continued dearth of off-season topical conversation, Sailor Ripley has entreated a few guest lecturers to contribute to The Barking Carnival. Fortunately for him, my unchecked hubris, proclivity towards wild exaggeration and generality, and immediate recognition that HenryJames is an unrepentant fairy should allow me to fit in perfectly well within the swelling ranks of Barking Carnival.
Today, probably to the complete and general
As we continue our quest to turn this sports blog into Ain't It Cool News, I give you another Guest Film Crit lecturer - our pal, Scagnetti.
- S.R.
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There seems to be no middle ground on here, albeit a ground that’s well-tread with expansive, intelligent discourse. Appears we either ham up the art or pick the popcorn outta our teeth.
This stops NOW!
Sailor asked me to write something for you bloodhounds, and I look forward
Chris Applewhite will likely be along shortly to add his excellent 'Review for Nerds' but I thought I'd post some quick thoughts in the interim.
A buddy and I have a tradition of seeing most of these sci-fi/comic book/adventure films at their opening midnight showing as the people watching often surpasses the quality of the film itself. To date we've seen dorks of all ages dressed as Yoda, Dr. Manhattan and I think even
Remember literature classes where some crazy allegory was pointed out in an otherwise interesting book (i.e. “The Nautilus represents Verne’s expressions of inadequacy as a man.”), and you thought, “Man, they are really making too much out of this.”? I’m about to do that with “Solaris”, the 1972 Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem.
Please bear with me- there is a point to this exercise.
Here’s
I was surprised by the amount of feedback on
my post about "The Bad Lieutenant". Anyone up for more movie talk? I like to use Ebert's "Great Movie" list as a DVR guide, and maybe I could post some thoughts on various films. I feel these kind of posts are worthless without strong opinions, so jump in. First, the
link to Ebert's review.
I recently watched this again, for the first time since the
"Bad Lieutenant" was a low-budget 1992 movie, starring Harvey Keitel, that made several "Best Films of the '90s" lists. It turns out that Werner Herzog is directing a remake of it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095217/
The original film, directed by Abel Ferrara, was about a corrupt (in every sense) NYC cop, who somehow finds grace in the end. Here's Ebert's (he gave it 4 stars) review:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930122/REVIEWS/301220301/1023
This movie does the best job
Zach Snyder is who we thought he was.
