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By KeithUhlich Two weeks missed. So now that that’s over with, let’s get back on track: When I was very young, I received a fuzzy toy caterpillar. Memory suggests that it came in one of those packages with bright cardboard backing, the toy itself encased in plastic lightly smudged with fingerprints. The caterpillar was vibrantly colored (a subtle blend of shades of the rainbow) with...
By KeithUhlich More than a few days late on this week’s column, though I’m trying my darndest to be less of a flagrant apologizer (‘sides, this is supposed to be the column of a confessor, which carries with it some taint—or at least the perpetual threat—of failure). Anyways, in all my mulling over of explanations and excuses (that lethargy-inducing Northeast heatwave, a beyond deadline...
By KeithUhlich Changes afoot at The House , as I’m sure you’ve noticed. So I thought this column might best be used for an introduction to some of the new features, as well as to note (and perhaps to get some feedback on) some of the inevitable glitches that tend to result from any technological upgrade. This wave of additions and (so-called) improvements was instigated in good part...
By KeithUhlich I'd hoped to mention the below scene from Munich in my Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review, but couldn't find an entry point. An addendum, then, as slightly remixed photo essay (click images to enlarge). A sequence from a work prior that I recall in reflection on Spielberg's latest. A key, perhaps, to the labyrinth. I II III IV V VI VII ____________
By KeithUhlich I finished Vladimir Nabokov’s Pale Fire two days ago, which prompts me to think about the killing power of words. Not out of nowhere: the germ of the idea was there earlier this week when I published a Florence Nightingale quote on Links for the Day. Here again: “You ask me why I do not write something… I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to...
By Brendan Bouzard , John Lichman , and KeithUhlich [ Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination opens today at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and runs through July 1st. Click here for details. In anticipation of the retrospective, Brendan Bouzard, John Lichman, and KeithUhlich gathered at Grassroots Tavern to discuss Kon and his work. See after the break for their podcast conversation...
By KeithUhlich The centerpiece of our Summer of '83 feature: the Movie Geeks United! podcast featuring director John Badham, actress Dee Wallace, writer/director Tom Holland, critic Glenn Kenny, and yours truly waxing on and off with hosts Jamey, Jerry, and Aaron about the season of Jedi . Click here for the (strange) brew. _____________________________________________ KeithUhlich...
By KeithUhlich [ Editor's Note : The House Next Door is hooking up with Movie Geeks United! for a look back at films from the Summer of 1983. We'll be publishing entries on this topic through Wednesday, June 18th, culminating in the premiere of the Movie Geeks' "Summer of '83" tribute show, featuring guests Dee Wallace and John Badham, among others. Special thanks to Aaron "Nick Fury"...
... Shakedown email back-n-forth with Kon. At the House Next Door , Brendan Bouzard , John Lichman and KeithUhlich have a good long conversation about the features and the TV series, Paranoia Agent . Earlier: Simon Abrams in the New York Press . Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination ."> Comments (0) Comments on this Entry:
By KeithUhlich The title reeks of high concept and conjures up visions of the sort of wink-wink, nudge-nudge self-referentiality now common to a good many animated features (especially those from the Dreamworks stable), so it's something of a relief to discover that Kung Fu Panda is a brisk and breezy amalgam of martial arts homage and "believe in yourself" enlightenment—hardly a groundbreaker,...
By KeithUhlich The overriding sense at the X-Files roundtable (featuring series creator Chris Carter and writer/producer Frank Spotnitz) is one of futility. Not from the artists themselves—both of whom are gracious, yet cautiously soft-spoken speakers—but from the journalists (myself included) there to poke, prod, and probe about the newest big screen adventure of FBI special agents...
By KeithUhlich [SPOILER WARNING IN EFFECT] “The writer is too well acquainted with the laws of narration to be unaware of the nature of the pledge given by this brief preface; but, at the same time, he knows enough of the history of the Thirteen to feel confident that he shall not disappoint any expectations raised by the programme. Tragedies dripping with gore, comedies piled up with...
By Odienator, Matt Zoller Seitz, and KeithUhlich [A contribution to Cerebral Mastication's Indiana Jones Blog-a-thon.] *** A Well-Oiled Machine: Raiders of the Lost Ark By Odienator When re-releasing their beloved E.T. and Star Wars trilogy for a new generation of viewers, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas angered the films’ original fans by committing crimes of digital alteration.
By KeithUhlich The very real wonders of the first Chronicles of Narnia adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) are all but lost in the follow-up, Prince Caspian. Corporatizing C.S. Lewis' popular fantasy world (turning it, in effect, into a Tolkien-by-way-of-Jackson blockbuster) was something of a sticky proposition to begin with,...
