colinlowyc
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DOWNTON ABBEY S1: Paints Edwardian life as oppressive and lonely—yet dignified, dutiful, kind. No wonder they say civilization's in decline
12:01 PM May 21st
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I remain ever aggrieved at Michael Nyman's staccato-ridden inferiority to Holly Hunter at playing "Big My Secret". Fix THE PIANO soundtrack!
7:45 PM May 13th
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I'm gonna have so much fun projecting INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS at Doc Films this quarter, snickering as the final changeover begins…
5:25 AM Mar 25th
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Berkeley von Sternberg Baillie's Canyon Tarkovsky Malick Python Korean New Wave Woo To Tarantino, starting March 26th.
8:00 PM Mar 24th
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IRON LADY's only emotionally substantive scene: a dementia-ridden old woman sifts for words to plead her husband "Not yet".
7:35 PM Mar 17th
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THE IRON LADY, '11: Thoroughly cosmetic. Stands on principle (infantilize Thatcher, lobotomize everyone else), and so does not stand at all
7:20 PM Mar 17th
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PAYING FOR IT (C Brown): Brisk, wryly deadpan graphic novel on how ordinary it is to be a john, despite monogamous/anti-whore prejudices
5:38 PM Mar 17th
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Accepted into Hillary Chute and Alison Bechdel's "Comics and Autobiography" course! Hell yeah! (never mind textbooks totaling $120. pfft)
8:36 PM Mar 16th
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I like Ryan Gosling and all but I want a Jewish actor in that fake movie to piss off the real Walt Disney.
11:41 AM Mar 13th
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The problem with demonizing things: people become far more susceptible to them when they realize it's more okay than they'd been taught.
10:56 AM Mar 13th
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That disappointment you feel when the college musical you just watched is BETTER than its movie adaptation. Where then to get my fix again?
8:59 AM Mar 11th
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@ The more I get into academia, the more jaded I am by how journalistic reports sensationalistically distort academic studies.
9:22 AM Mar 6th
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MELANCHOLIA, '11: Freud would have been proud. To quote Zizek, "the spectacular catastrophe indicates the family trouble." No kidding!
11:08 PM Mar 3rd
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@ I don't trust Liam Neeson's taste in picking movie projects, either. ;) Can't wait to hear what you think of HUNGER GAMES!
6:34 AM Mar 3rd
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Yet: Meryl Streep's address to half of America, longtime partners, friends old and new made for Oscar night's classiest, most moving speech
9:04 AM Feb 27th
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I hope Meryl feels guilty for Oscar-baiting Viola out of a trophy. Pick better projects, lady! It's clear you have the privilege, use it.
6:27 AM Feb 27th
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It's been a whole 30 minutes since Meryl Streep last won an Oscar! IT'S TIME! IT'S DISGRACEFUL SHE DOESN'T HAVE FOUR!
8:57 PM Feb 26th
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As always, the Academy proves that they HATE being told what to like. Cheers!
6:38 PM Feb 26th
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@ Not certain what you're referring to, but congrats!! This weekend: just a few people getting some awards, no big deal.
8:27 AM Feb 26th
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Nailbiting Oscar ballot-openers: Actor, Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design. (Go Jean! Go Viola! Go Emmanuel! Go Michael!)
7:49 AM Feb 26th
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- Name Colin
- Location Chicago
- Web http://www.Agains...
- Bio An English major at the University of Chicago, I hail from Singapore bearing a fierce love for the movies.
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