recent movies

[Paul Murphy]

Christopher Tassava wrote:

>Speaking of recently released, subversive movies:
>
>Has anyone seen Jarmusch's _Dead Man_, with Depp, Farmer, et al?

Not yet, but I will, on the strength of Hoberman's review in the Voice --
he called it "Cormac McCarthy as filmed by Tarkovsky". Some folks I know
who've seen it hated it -- boring, pretentious, yadda yadda yadda; but
that's what people also say about McCarthy and Tarkovsky, both of whom
figure highly in my hierarchy of artists. (Someone on this list complained
about _Blood Meridian_ a while back -- a really fine novel IMO, its dull
stretches redeemed by a brilliant finish). BTW, Sayles' new one, _Lone
Star_, is a disappointment, well-intentioned and well-acted, but somewhat
trite (the mystery of patrimony etc.)
Cheers,
Paul

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                             Paul Murphy
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