Procrast-Nation

Focusing on some more recent films for a change. Thoughts on Avatar, The Hangover, A Thousand Clowns, and Downfall after the jump.
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This is a review I wrote for a class on documentary film. It will be included in the next expanded/revised edition of the Carl Rollyson edited Documentary Film: Contexts and Criticism. Anyhow, enjoy!

Olympia
dir. Leni Riefenstahl
1936

Leni Riefenstahl was in many ways the perfect filmmaker to represent the Nazi regime; her work signifies both the astonishing grandeur and formal perfection of their outward displays, and the heartless technocratic beliefs that lay underneath these sleek surfaces. This aesthetic is played out in all its hollowly technical forms throughout her 3 ½ hour chronicle of the 1936 Olympic Games, Olympia. (more…)

What if some of the basic beliefs of the Jewish faith were true? This could lead to some interesting situations. I’m not sure why I give the pixel count before every web comic. I’m sure the majority of readers don’t care. In fact, probably none of you care. Oh well. This one has 665420 of them. Enjoy.

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