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Meeting Whit Stillman

anasazi wrote 2 days ago: Going through my digital photo archive, I found a shot of me with director Whit Stillman (left) last … more →

Tags: khakis, l l bean, Preppy Films, sport coats, barcelona, damsels in distress, Landmark Sunshine Cinema, Metropolitan, New York City

A cup of coffee in which director Whit Stillman and I reconsider my negative review of 'Damsels In Distress'2 comments

indieethos wrote 2 weeks ago: During the couple of times I met with film director Whit Stillman at this past Miami International F … more →

Tags: film, Artist Profiles, Miami International Film Festival, Hans Morgenstern, greta gerwig, damsels in distress, Analeigh Tipton, Lasse Hallström, Lena Olin

The Last Days of Disco

actristram wrote 3 weeks ago: A classic by Whit Stillman about young yuppie love in the early 1980′s. … more →

Tags: Culture, the last days of disco

Kickin' Out Old School: Puffed Up Prepsters Warily Eye Collegiate's Modern Move

jwolfobserver wrote 1 month ago: The soon-to-be-former home of Collegiate School. Collegiate School is defined on Urban Dictionary as … more →

Modern Crush--Whit Stillman

Middlemay Farm wrote 1 month ago: Whit Stillman–Aquarians Rule! Okay, so here’s a break with tradition. It takes a lot for … more →

Tags: writing, Random, Movies, Romance, last days of disco, Metropolitan, barcelona

The Mystery of the Wandering Filmmaker

samepageteam wrote 1 month ago: By: Daniel Reynolds At the very start of Wim Wenders’ 1984 classic film Paris, Texas we see th … more →

Tags: film, Art, Terrence Malick, Shane Carruth, Derek Cianfrance, Upstream Color, the place beyond the pines, damsels in distress, the Tree of Life

Damsels in Distress (2011)

g.cm.chow wrote 1 month ago: It seems Whit Stillman, director and writer, is the deal, and you’d watch because of his oeuvr … more →

Tags: dvds, Comedy, Musical, greta gerwig, Movies, Movie Reviews, Analeigh Tipton, Adam Brody, Hugo Becker

Conservatives, Digital Humanities, and Knowledge Communities

Danielle Charette wrote 1 month ago: Lately, as followers of this blog know, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes up community … more →

Tags: Classical-Libereral Musings, Intercollegiate Review, Academia, Danielle Charette, Intercollegiate Review, knowledge communities, Digital Humanities, Conservatives, texts

Film Backlog: January1 comment

celluloidletters wrote 1 month ago: Ghost World, dir. by Terry Zwigoff (2001)There is a terribly palpable disconnect of the two heroines … more →

Tags: Reviews, film, ghost world, Terry Zwigoff, damsels in distress, shame, He Arrives, Steve McQueen, The day he arrives

Damsels in Distress (2012)

Jon Watches Movies wrote 2 months ago: Director: Whit Stillman Writer: Whit Stillman … more →

Tags: Review, Brainless/Comedy, Drama 2, romance 2, Comedy, Drama, Romantic Comedy, greta gerwig, Suicide

Metropolitan

sixdegreesofmariotestino wrote 2 months ago: I can’t think of a single person who doesn’t like the idea of being wealthy, young and h … more →

Tags: film, Metropolitan, Chris Eigeman, Oscars, Gilmore Girls, CW, Gossip Girl

Criterion Corner: Metropolitan. 19908 comments

The Vern wrote 2 months ago: The Criterion Collection for years have been releasing the best versions of movies on DVD and Blue R … more →

Tags: Criterion Corner, The Vern's Video Vortex, Criterion Collection, COMEDIES, Metropolitan, public transportation snob

METROPOLITAN

eatthatphonebook wrote 2 months ago: Bored Bourgeoisie. USA Release: 3 August 1990,   98 min. Director: Whit Stillman Starring: Edward Cl … more →

Tags: Older/Classic Movies, Drama, USA, Comedy, Satire, Coming of Age, 1990

March 17 - Film Sunday - 1990 TIFF Program

todayigaveaway wrote 2 months ago: Today I’m giving away the 1990 program from The Festival of Festivals (TIFF).  Another good ye … more →

Tags: From the Bookshelf, from the basement, Simplify, Tiff, Hal Hartley, Festival of Festivals 1990, Cyrano, Depardieu, Anthony Burgess

The Smart Movie: the Ironic Genre

stephanie ogle wrote 2 months ago: Loaded with irony this sub group of indie movies is now a genre:”American Smart Cinema” … more →

Tags: Books, Charlie Kaufman, Hal Hartley, Spike Jonze, Indie movie

Day 7 at MIFF: 1 brilliant movie and lots of brilliant film talk

indieethos wrote 2 months ago: Day 7 of the Miami International Film Festival included some very interesting meetings with a couple … more →

Tags: film, Reviews, News, Miami area screenings, Miami International Film Festival, Miami New Times, O Cinema, damsels in distress, cultist

Underwhelming films but overwhelming schmoozing on Day 3 of MIFF

indieethos wrote 2 months ago: Day 3 of the Miami International Film Festival started as a bit of a drag with a pair of films that … more →

Tags: film, Miami area screenings, Miami International Film Festival, News, Reviews, Antony Hegarty, au hasard balthazar, Brady Corbet, chocolat

Lands of the Setting Sun: Knowing de Rambla1 comment

Sam Huddy wrote 2 months ago: “This is plane travel!?” The last time my mom had flown across the Atlantic, it was 1975 … more →

Tags: Travel (2), Lands of the Setting Sun, Travel, Spain, barcelona, Rick Steves, catalan

2012 Film Roundup: 16 Still to See

Outcaste wrote 3 months ago: Here are 16 films I really wanted to see and would have, if someone paid me to sit around and watch … more →

Tags: Film Review, I wish..., Hirozaku Koreeda, Nobody knows, only the young, once upon a time in anatolia, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Miss Bala, Mexican beauty pageant winner


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