Category Archives: auteur

So Inception is ripped from . . . a Scrooge McDuck comic book?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by

No, you are not dreaming within a dream within a dream. Sorry to break it to you Inception fans, but this is too good of a find. Couldn’t he have just optioned the thing instead of draining it of all … Continue reading →

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|500 Movies, 365 Days| Movie 3: Garden State — planting idiosyncrasies

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

You won’t find a garden-variety cast of characters in Garden State. Peopled with oddballs in their 20s, this film satisfies my appetite for character-driven belated coming-of-age stories. It doesn’t shine as a whole, but many moments call attention to themselves … Continue reading →

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| 500 Movies, 365 Days | Adaptation — It’s Howard Roark, but funnier

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Director: Spike Jonze Writer: Charlie Kaufman Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton Do I have an original thought in my head? My might-as-well-be-bald head? It’s been a Charlie Kaufman-esque kind of mornings for me ever … Continue reading →

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