Posts by Tim Raffey

Immediately after being overwhelmed by the intensity of the crumbling beach-house, and delighted by the tight circularity of her whisper--"Meet me in Montauk"--I wanted to piss myself laughing from the offscreen line "I didn't crash the...

Martin, This advice may be of no use to you sice I loved Taste of Cherry, but before you give up on Kiarostami I'd suggest trying his masterpiece Close-Up (and reading a paragraph on it beforehand*). The story moves no quicker than his...

The only time I can think of walking out of a video store with a movie I'd never heard of was with a movie called Sweet Jane. It was alright. On my birthday I went to the theater to see I picture I couldn't decipher the blurb to:...

Quote: ... Just watch a football game from a sideline camera, an in-helmet camera, an overhead camera, or a traditional TV-angle camera. Each capture the same reality, yet I don't think any of us would argue that they don't...

In order: 1. Morvern Callar 2. Lost In Translation 3. Kill Bill vol. 1 4. All the Real Girls 5. The Man Without a Past 6. Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary 7. Regarding This Jewison 8. Spider 9. Être et...

Martin, You'd have to read no more than six words of anything Tarkovsy's ever written to be able to suppose that art holds a place higher in his ideals than even morality (not to say the two aren't deeply connected).

I pretty much automatically admire anything strange enough to mention here--the Quay stuff, The Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' video, The Happiness of the Katakuris (if 'The Royal Tenenbaums' was too weird...), a picture called The Lost...

1. Usually 25ish, lately 10 to 15ish per month. 2. Often alone, but not exlusively. 3. (not in order, nor likely accurate--close enough for now): 8 1/5 (Otto e mezzo) - Balance of truth and beauty (the biggest virtues of art, to...

I think Wong Kar-Wai has an ear for music much like Tarantino, Scorsese, the Andersons (Wes & Paul T.), etc. But to ask me, it's better. i.e.: Dinah Washington doing 'What a Diff'rence a Day Makes', 'Things in Life' by Dennis...

"...less at steak..." Curse you, Dome! Now I can't edit it and save myself a little dignity...:b