Paul Thomas Anderson is kind of like the Daniel Day-Lewis of directors: So brilliant, yet so stunningly infrequent. Perhaps this is the mark of genius. Perhaps it is the cost of laboring outside the Hollywood mainstream. Either way, this much … Read More
Author Archives: Bob Hill
Film Capsule: Arbitrage
Arbitrage is one of the top 10 movies of the year … and that certainly is saying something, considering we’re just now easing into Oscar season and The Master hasn’t even hit theaters yet. Despite that, I’ll say it again: … Read More
Lenny Bruce on the Essence of Satire
“But here’s the thing on comedy. If I were to do a satire on the assassination of John Foster Dulles, it would shock people. They’d say, “That is in heinous taste.” Why? Because it’s fresh. And that’s what my contention … Read More
Bar Harbor Is Just Bangor (With a Whole Lot in Between): Part II
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Bar Harbor Is Just Bangor (With a Whole Lot in Between): Part I
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Woody Allen’s Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers
“The only advice I can think of is that it’s only the work that counts. Don’t read about yourself. Don’t have big discussions about your work. Just keep your nose to the grindstone. And don’t think about any of the … Read More
Good Pictures/Bad Camera: The Dickensian Aspect
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Frank O’Hara on Daily Life in New York City (1960)
How funny you are today New York like Ginger Rogers in Swingtime and St. Bridget’s steeple leaning a little to the left here I have just jumped out of a bed full of V-days (I got tired of D-days) and … Read More
Good Pictures/Bad Camera: Tagged!
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