Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Whit Stillman hasn't made a lot of films. In fact, there are only three: Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco . All filmed in the '90s, his trio of movies morphed from upper-class teen Manhattanites, to heading out into the international working world, and finally to a look into the end of disco. Unfortunately, the last was sadly overlooked because another big disco fest hit the big...
GreenCine Guru (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Reviewer: Amy Monaghan Rating (out of 5): **** It is, a title archly informs us, “the very early '80s†- “September,†to be exact - but the strobelight flicker of the opening credits and the thumping beat make it clear that we are in The Last Days of Disco (1998). In the final film of director Whit Stillman 's informal trilogy...
Reel Fanatic (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Before I get into any of that, there's some much better news out there for people who like their TV to make them laugh, which I certainly do. First up is that NBC has given full-season orders to two shows I tune in for every week, "Community" and "Parks and Recreation." The former is already very funny and seems to get a little better with each episode, and the latter has a sweetness...
dispatches from TJICistan (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
compare http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10… …The study also found a correlation between hours spent on paid work and the frequency of sex in marriage… and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120728/ Jimmy: There’s something deeply ingrained in human biology: women prefer bad over weak and indecisive and unemployed. Josh Neff: I don’t know about that. Jimmy: You think...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
I hate Ferris Bueller's Day Off. There, I said it. And The Last Days of Disco. A piece in Slate, in which the author admits to hating The Hungry Caterpillar, has given us the courage to come out:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
About Last Night (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
• "Samba Triste," performed by a young Baden Powell. • Karen Russell's "Vampires In The Lemon Grove": Originally appeared...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
With the success of the Mustang under their belt, Ford went for another equine equitable in replacement of the Falcon. Now, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if this '70 Maverick is hot to trot. Much like Whit Stillman's film of the same name, yesterday's Metropolitan garnered critical acclaim, but little audience appreciation. A movie that had the opposite effect was Top Gun, in which Tom Cruise...
The Booth of Our Conniving (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
- They are not responsible for your bruised pride after they make fun of how you run. Thanks, Jen. 43 minutes ago - And now I cannot remember how I would have had it. It is not a conduit (confluence?) but a place. The place, of movement and an order: The place of old ord... 1 hour ago - Well, the sky has been repeatedly cloudy and the air has cooled, making me talk of pants. I even wore a shirt with...
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
In 1990 Whit Stillman gained both critical acclaim and a cult following with his debut film, Metropolitan, a low-budget, high-comedy masterpiece about a group of college-age Upper East Siders who talk their way through Christmas break, riffing on everything from strip poker to Lionel Trilling's take on Mansfield Park, all the while attending debutante balls. Subsequently, Stillman completed a trilogy...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis are anything but boring in HBO's new comedy
About Last Night (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
In honor of the release of its new DVD edition of The Last Days of Disco, the folks at the...
Brokedown Palace (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
“A film that picks the viewer up and changes him forever. The first “art film” I saw, in a college screening, and I haven’t seen it since, perhaps not wanting to tamper with that memory. Memorable also for providing more parody fodder than any other film.” - -Whit Stillman on The Seventh Seal . Whit Stillman’s Top 10 - The Criterion Collection
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
This week's picks include the last in Whit Stillman's trilogy about post-college freedom and two very different looks at the ...
About Last Night (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Books I bought simply because the title amused me, no. 43: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy. Related: If you...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
I should cut Whit Stillman some slack. He got his start as a feature filmmaker at age 38 with the acclaimed Metropolitan (1990)—the right time to look backwards with a sharpened pen at the status, conduct, and mating rituals of the young “urban haute bourgeoisie” who interest him. The movie got great reviews, received an [...]
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