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Deliverance 1972
Rewatched with commentary by director & producer John Boorman. Absolutely fascinating. It sounds like making this film was an adventure. I love Boorman’s admiration of Bill McKinney’s performance as the mountain man.
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Tokyo Story 1953
When I studied calligraphy and traditional theatre in Japan, I learned many aesthetics, among them "ma", the kanji of which looks somewhat akin to a window: 間. Ma roughly translates to "interval" or "the space in between." It is silence and stillness that connects, that deepens intimacy, that disentangles and offers a window into something deeper. It is not stasis, but stillness.
Ma appears throughout life, be it in reflection, listening, or meaningful conversation, and it may also be consciously…
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Prisoners 2013
A candlelight vigil of warming, comforting glows. A half-dream in a bedroom with the shadows of rain shrouding the walls, floor to ceiling, as if the whole room is weeping. An unspeakable rush through rain-soaked nighttime traffic and gusts of snow, the countless lights of cars and signals both disorienting and somehow hopeful in an urgent act of heroism.
Moments such as these are why I love cinema.
And the acting, the acting, the acting. Everyone shines.
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