Monthly Archives: February 2010

Lars Von Triers Does Tourism Ad for Denmark

So I haven’t seen Lars Von Triers’s Antichrist yet but will as soon as it hits DVD, and in the meantime, the wits at The Onion have shown what a Danish tourism ad would look like if done by Von … Continue reading

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On a Real Coen Brothers, and a Wannabe: "A Serious Man" & "Public Enemies"

Watching Public Enemies it was hard to shake the feeling that I was watching a poor man’s Coen Brothers film. Perhaps first I should admit I’m an unabashed Johnny Depp fan. He’s the one pretty-boy actor (well, maybe Leo DiCaprio … Continue reading

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On Adam Haslett's "Union Atlantic"

Here’s the url to my review of Adam Haslett’s novel, Union Atlantic, which appears in the Dallas Morning News today. It’s a fast-paced read, a tale of creepy bankers, of which there seems to be no shortage in these times: … Continue reading

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"Paranormal (In)Activity" = "Blair Witch" + "The Amityville Horror"

So I’m always suspicious (being at heart a Smartass Skeptic) of movie blurbs and call-out quotes, but several people had told me how “scary” Paranormal Activity was, and I was home late, wanting a movie to escape into a scary … Continue reading

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