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.


January 2008 activity

Total Log Entries: 53

Total Comments: 41


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No Country For Old Men / USA / 2007

Since I began thinking critically about cinema, I’ve placed the lion’s share of my attention on the director above the other elements of a work. No Country For Old Men may be the film that shifts my focus to the actors. Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones turn in two of the most gripping performances of the past decade, bringing an authenticity to their roles that is frightening and alluring. Bardem’s eyes by themselves are worthy of a Best Supporting Actor nod and Jones’ world-weary sighs speak more than some entire screenplays. The fact that the film lacks any of the trademark “Coen Brothers touches” proves their brilliance: they know when to stand back and let the material speak for them.

by David Carter | Source: 35mm Print
05 Jan 2008 11:33 PM | Submit Comment


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