Review 4/16/2012 - Girls - “Pilot”
OK. So this is probably going to be a very short review but that’s only because I’m not really sure how satisfied one could be with a pilot. Lena Dunham just *pops* outta nowhere being produced by the king of comedy films judd appatow and she totally deserves it. The writing was real. There weren’t any cheap laughs. The way people handled their emotions was just like how people handle their emotions. It wasn’t dramatized and it found comedy in its humility. It was just so good and just. It’s what I’ve wanted to see after the 14 years i’ve been watching televison. Something that was just human.
Review Week 1 of quarter 4: Sleazy 2.0 - Ke$ha
Okay. So Nick Goossen is arguably one of the most talented music video directors in the business right now. And it’s a total shame that he seems to get like 0 work. The video I’m reviewing is none other than Goossen’s rendition of Ke$ha’s “Sleazy 2.0”. Honestly, this song isn’t half bad. At first I thought that it was going to be Andre 3000 stealing the show, but everybody on the remix really had some killer verses.
The video itself is that perfect blend of strange and funny where both components always complement each other. It also has this muted Kanyeist vibe to it where the video slaps you in the face with its massive ego. That little bit of snark just brings the content to another level. OH AND THE COMPOSITION AND COLOR CORRECTION OH MY JESUS.
f**king amazing.
anyways I highly recommend you watch this video. so good.
My computer basically peed itself, so here is the awaited dm website.
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FILM REVIEW WEEK 21: amadeus
such a good FLOWERING movie dear lord. you know one of those movies where you just are instantly hooked within the first minute? where something speaks to you deeper than you expected by droves? well that was this movie for me. the acting, costume, story, the fact that it was an adaptation but was still able to stand independently without tripping over itself. so FLOWERING GOOD. oh and the seeeeeets
UHHHHHHHHHHHH THE SEEEEEEEETS.
THE STORY WAS SO FLUID UHHHHHHHHHHH.
I’M SALIVATING SO HAAAAAARD UHHHHHHHHHH
MMMMMMMNNMMMNNMMM SUCH A GOOOD MOVIE
5 out of 5 ned stars
Directed by Miloš Forman Produced by Saul ZaentzScreenplay by
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček Editing by Michael Chandler
Breathless
The visual style of Breathless is hard edged, high contrasted, almost-dream sequence. By using jump cuts during mundane sequences, Godard brings a youthfulness to the screen In order to match the youthfulness and spontaneity of his 20-something-year-old characters. Gestures and phrases are used frequently and in several different contexts throughout the film in order to, once again, capture the osmosis by which youth engulfs the information around them. Most notable is how the main character, Michel, always wipes the grease from his lips and how Patricia wipes her lips at the final scene to purge the grease left from his lips. Fantastic film.
Sabrina
The visual style of sabrina is one reminiscent of the soft, glossy visuals found in most Paramount films in its day. The significance of Paris in the film is that it serves as the catalyst for Sabrina’s journey into womanhood. In her eyes, Paris is the hub of all that is cultured and mature, qualities that she must procure in order to win over the heart of David. Sabrina even goes as far to state that Paris is where you go to love. Irony in the film was that even though the main characters wanted so desperately to be mature, they often acted in selfish, childish ways and with immature tantrums when they didn’t get what they thought they deserved.
