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I have finally been released, for the time being (okay, for just shy of four months) from that demanding mistress we call academia. Since I have been cruelly cut off from accessing the print shop in the art department, here is what I have been/will be up to (cinematically speaking) in order to avoid those harmful UV rays:
Ghost Town: I just saw this one, and while the saccharine charm of the romantic comedy is more often than not lost on me, Ricky Gervais does a stand up job of portraying a socially awkward dentist tasked with tying up some loose ends from beyond the grave (graves of others that is) so that a mob of whiny ghosts will leave him in peace. I think part of the brilliance of this is that Gervais executes the role with an awkwardness that is not at all self-conscious, and believes he is being suave and charming throughout an attempt to win the heart of the leading lady, adding to the hilarity of the flick.
Tess of the D’Ubervilles: a 200-minute + BBC film/series/saga? based on the book by Thomas Hardy, this on is so affecting and tragic that I think I might have had to run to the bathroom to cry like four times at school the day after watching it. From a feminist standpoint, it is a fascinating commentary, as well as being infuriating. It is beautifully shot, and if you have some spare time and desperately need to use up a pallet of kleenex (excuse me, monogrammed handkerchiefs).
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: A television show akin to a serial with Bruce Campbell playing swashbuckling cowboy bounty hunter. Maybe taking 19 credits last quarter melted my brain…but I am getting really into this, there are even some clever modern art references (most notably when two characters paint a set on some train tracks to create a crash and facilitate a robbery). Does the fact that I am fessing up to watching this rob me of my street cred faster than a bandit takes a stagecoach? Reckon so. Do I care? Well shoot…
Coming up, since apparently all I am interested in lately is cowboys, will be a top ten list from yours truly about the best westerns EVER. So stayed tuned pardner.
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