Another incredible student film from Susan Seidelman, this one comes later in her career at NYU, is a touch longer, and is in color. What stuck out to me was how solid the point of view was. It feels a bit more playful, but even then stays so rooted in what it is trying to accomplish... very strong direction here.
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Smithereens 1982
Influences abound in Susan Seidelman's debut film. There are shades of Godard, Fellini... I was even reminded of Barbara Loden's Wanda. There are stand ins for great European actresses, there are intimate New York details like you'd see from Scorsese. The NYU Film grad tradition rings true, as this film is in league with the works of early Spike Lee, Jarmusch... just a general sense of New York education. And the film captures that early 1980s New York with such…
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About Time 2013
Well, I was not ready for this one. A wonderfully constructed script that primes you for its beautiful message without realizing you've been primed. It may not be an original message, but it's one that I think everyone needs to be reminded of over and over again.
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Lost Highway 1997
A wonderful fever dream. Mesmerizing, dark, and funny. I love Busey as a caring dad, and I love Arquette as a sort of play on the femme fatale. Not sure about Pullman on the sax, but maybe it’s just his band that is the problem… such freeform tenor sax cannot be contained… or accompanied apparently. Of course Jack Nance liked it…
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