I find it hard to believe I've never written about Rashomon, but I've been through my archives and I've never fully written it up for public consumption.
Again, hard to believe.
I better put my serious hat on for this one.
I saw this at a member's appreciation event at the Brattle theater. I love that place. You should love it too.
Anyway. KUROSAWA.
Then again, maybe it's MIFUNE.
Both? Both.
This is a nearly perfect film.
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Someone sent these along to me and I had to share.
I'm actually a Microsoft shareholder, so I'm definitely not out to "get" Microsoft, but that's pretty freakin' similar if you ask me. In fact, f you drop them into Photoshop and adjust the heights to match, they're identical.
Boo!
Why? Lost. Codename eClaire (Evil Claire.)
There you have it.
Also, heading the word "Evil" can, on occasion, make me think of this song:
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I was only able to get over to the race for about 30 minutes today. Here are a couple of shots from Heartbreak Hill
Bummed that neither Ryan or Meb were able to put it together today. The good news is we're starting to get used to Americans at the top end of the results at both Boston and New York. The bad news is, for me at least, the breakthrough win was in New York and not Boston. I really want an American to once again win this race.
They're right there. They can do it. They just need to put it all together.
The Ghost Writer is a perfect test my stated ability to separate the personal from the professional when it comes to the arts. Not being a big fan of fugitive rapists clearly I'm not enamored of Roman Polanski, the person.
Polanski the director?
That's a different story.
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