To me, “great cinema” means something I haven’t seen before or something I have seen before presented in a new way. With 110 years of motion pictures behind us, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to meet those standards, especially since filmmakers find it a lot easier to give in to preconceived notions of story structure, character […]
THE LISTS: Top 10 directorial debuts of the decade
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 8:51 am · June 23rd, 2009
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David Gordon Green hearts Steven Seagal
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:50 am · June 23rd, 2008
David Gordon Green took a strong dive into a typical post-film school career in 2000, and I’ve never been afraid to admit that his breed of cinema failed to speak to me on pretty much every level (despite us sharing an alma mater). I found “George Washington” to be derivative, “All the Real Girls” to […]
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