You may think of film criticism as a rather sedate pursuit, involving a lot of sitting around in the dark and scratching one’s beard. But in truth, the trenches of cinemania are treacherous ground. Never mind the blogger infighting and hordes of rabid fanboys waiting for you after you post — I’m talking about the [...]
Extreme Viewing
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/09/09/extreme-viewing/
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
It’s no secret that I love Star Wars — and not just “the old ones” but all six movies: their mythic scope, their conceptual and visual inventiveness, the cheesy characters and blunt dialogue, the structural complexity, the joy they take in speed and color. Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the all-new animated Star Wars adventure, [...]
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/08/11/star-wars-the-clone-wars/
The Dhamma Brothers
One afternoon last week, I found myself explaining the benefits of transcendental meditation — and its much cheaper, guru-free alternative Natural Stress Relief — to a junkie at an East Village pizza joint. (He asked.) You see, I was predisposed to love The Dhamma Brothers, a documentary about inmates of an Alabama high security prison [...]
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/04/15/the-dhamma-brothers/
Wetlands Preserved
From 1989 to 2001, the Wetlands Preserve flourished just off of New York’s Houston Street. Founded by a Deadhead, the club attracted rising bands in the burgeoning “jam bands” scene, along with ska and hip-hop acts, while maintaining an activism center that held “eco-saloons” and launched inventive street theater protests. Dean Budnick’s Wetlands Preserved, produced [...]
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/03/09/wetlands-preserved/
Konsum: Terrified, She Waited
Two reviews of movies opening this week just went up on About.com: David Gordon Green’s drama Snow Angels and the Jason Statham heist flick The Bank Job. This afternoon, I’m seeing Michael Haneke’s U.S. remake of his own Funny Games, and press screenings for New Directors/New Films start tomorrow. In the meantime, a few items [...]
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/03/05/konsum-terrified-she-waited/
Berlinale Journal, Day 2
The second installment of my Berlinale Journal is up, covering Shine a Light, Wonderful Town, Leo, and In Love We Trust.
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/02/09/berlinale-journal-day-2/
Berlinale Journal: Day 1
Eleven days, five hundred movies, Madonna, Marty, and the Rolling Stones. Never mind Cloverfield: freshly arrived in Berlin for the 58th International Film Festival, Jürgen figures out that the real monster is the cuddly red bear that serves as its logo. Read my Berlinale Journal on About.com.
http://jurgenfauth.com/2008/02/07/berlinale-journal-day-1/







