Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.

May 2005 activity

Total Log Entries: 27

Total Comments: 27

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Tarnation / USA / 2004

It seems odd to me that Caouette would refer to himself in the third person in the on-screen text of his film. It’s such a personal document, and to throw up a facade of objectivity feels somehow pretentious or, at the very least, disingenuous.

by Matt Bailey | Source: Wellspring DVD
20 May 2005 9:09 PM | Comments (1)

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  1. Jit / 25 May 2005 / 9:58 AM

    While watching this film, I kept wondering just how much of Jonathan’s moments were performance. Considering a few segments of the film are deliberately dedicated to showing Jonathan’s personal “performances” as a child for the camera, I had to start wondering if some of his personal moments as an adult in front of the camera were similar displays of acting. I know that’s an awful thought, but there are many moments where it appears Jonathan is forcing himself to cry for the benefit of his movie project. While I’m not sure this was a deliberate creative decision on Jonathan’s part, and I doubt he is aware that the film becomes more self-conscious as a result, it does make the film more interesting, especially with all the accusations that his mother throws around and the personality of both family members.

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