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featured / movies / news / tyler smith

May 23, 2019

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Petty Petitions, by Tyler Smith

When I was a teenager, I hated Leonardo DiCaprio. If you had asked me why at the time, I’m not sure I would’ve been able to tell you. I likely would’ve mumbled something about his being a bad actor who...
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2019 / cannes / cannes 2019 / featured / luiz oliveira / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

May 22, 2019

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Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Luiz Oliveira

I know you’re expecting this fable to start in the summer of ’69. After all, that’s when the story you know happens, well, happens. But things started going wrong a bit before and when we first meet TV actor Rick...
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featured / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review / west anthony

May 22, 2019

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Echo in the Canyon: The Unheard Music, by West Anthony

To say that Laurel Canyon was a hotbed of musical creativity and innovation in the 60s is like telling you that you are breathing air at this very moment; yes, it is an immutable truth but it’s not necessarily something you’re...
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2019 / cannes / cannes 2019 / featured / luiz oliveira / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

May 21, 2019

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Cannes 2019: The Lighthouse, by Luiz Oliveira

Not since the Overlook hotel appeared on screen has any piece of remote real estate been so ominous and obviously dangerous as the simple, weather-beaten lighthouse on the coast of Maine that sits atop a cragged landscape in Robert Eggers’...

May 24, 2019

That Screwy, Ballyhooey Hollywood and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Luiz Oliveira Cannes 2019: The Lighthouse, by Luiz Oliveira Petty Petitions, by Tyler Smith Echo in the...

bp movie journal / david bax / movies / podcast / tyler smith

May 23, 2019

BP Movie Journal 5/23/19

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: TARANTULADOUBLE INDEMNITYTHE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIREMONEYBALLFARINELLI

david bax / home video hovel / movies / reviews

May 23, 2019

Home Video Hovel: Farinelli, by David Bax

In Gérard Corbiau’s Farinelli, cups and pools of milky white liquid abound. They come in the form of creams and medicines and other things but their significance isn’t clear until nearly the end of the film, when a flashback delivers...

alexander miller / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

May 23, 2019

The Proposal: Ringside Duel, by Alexander Miller

There is a book published in 1991 called A Quiet Revolution that centers around the inspiring work of Guadalajaran born modernist architect Luis Barragán, featuring a collection of material culled from his archives; documents, drawings, and photographs. For the first...

featured / movies / news / tyler smith

May 23, 2019

Petty Petitions, by Tyler Smith

When I was a teenager, I hated Leonardo DiCaprio. If you had asked me why at the time, I’m not sure I would’ve been able to tell you. I likely would’ve mumbled something about his being a bad actor who...

dayne linford / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

May 22, 2019

Halston: Through a Glass Obscured, by Dayne Linford

The act of looking back, of examining the past, is a key feature of human consciousness and arguably the primary function of art itself–to render a narrative so we can understand ourselves. As we look back over an incredibly violent...

i do movies badly / jim rohner / movies / podcast

May 22, 2019

I Do Movies Badly: Two Evil Eyes

An hour may seem like enough time to adapt an eight-page Poe short story but it’s not nearly enough time for Romero to fully and effectively explore the ambitious themes that he attempted to add to otherwise terse, gothic source...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

May 22, 2019

Criterion Prediction #192: Los Angeles Plays Itself, by Alexander Miller

Title: Los Angeles Plays Itself Year: 2003 Director: Thom Anderson Synopsis: A detailed chronicle that examines the relationship between the famed California city and the varied ways it’s represented in the movies. Anderson’s exhaustive research unveils countless films and filmmakers...

2019 / cannes / cannes 2019 / featured / luiz oliveira / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

May 22, 2019

Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Luiz Oliveira

I know you’re expecting this fable to start in the summer of ’69. After all, that’s when the story you know happens, well, happens. But things started going wrong a bit before and when we first meet TV actor Rick...

featured / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review / west anthony

May 22, 2019

Echo in the Canyon: The Unheard Music, by West Anthony

To say that Laurel Canyon was a hotbed of musical creativity and innovation in the 60s is like telling you that you are breathing air at this very moment; yes, it is an immutable truth but it’s not necessarily something you’re...

Petty Petitions, by Tyler Smith

Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Luiz Oliveira

Echo in the Canyon: The Unheard Music, by West Anthony

Cannes 2019: The Lighthouse, by Luiz Oliveira

That Screwy, Ballyhooey Hollywood and Other Stuff You Might Have Missed This Week

BP Movie Journal 5/23/19

Home Video Hovel: Farinelli, by David Bax

The Proposal: Ringside Duel, by Alexander Miller

Petty Petitions, by Tyler Smith

Halston: Through a Glass Obscured, by Dayne Linford

I Do Movies Badly: Two Evil Eyes

Criterion Prediction #192: Los Angeles Plays Itself, by Alexander Miller

Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Luiz Oliveira

Echo in the Canyon: The Unheard Music, by West Anthony

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