Star Wars: The Clone Wars
August 11th, 2008
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, is a worthy addition to the original six-film cycle, staying true to the spirit of the series while overhauling it in a number of important ways. Read the rest of my review on About.com.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Dave Filoni, 2008. ****
Also recently seen:
- Unter den Brücken. Helmut Käutner, 1945. **** (Review)
- Under the Volcano. John Huston, 1984. ****
- The Awful Truth. Leo McCarey, 1937. ****
- Trumbo. Peter Askin, 2007. ***
- La baie des anges. Jacques Demy, 1963. ***
- Greendale. Neil Young, 2003. ***
- Suspiria. Dario Argento, 1977. ****
Who the Devil Made It
January 18th, 2005
864 of Bogdanovich interviews with classic Hollywood directors. Been reading this off and on for months, and today the Queens Public Library reclaimed it from me, half finished. I got through Fritz Lang, George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Leo McCarey, Allan Dwan and most of Alfred Hitchcock. Great stories and lots of practical, no-frills insight once you’re past the me! me! me! Bogdanovich introductions. I’ll have to put this back on the queue immediately to read the rest.
