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Baaba Maal: "International" (alternate version)
deep-focus.com — This isn't (obviously, I hope) a music blog. But I have, inexplicably, landed on a few music... PR lists. Most of what passes over the transom is of little to no interest, but this is really good: an alternate version of "International," from Baaba Maal's latest album, Television , that's ... (more) Baaba Maal: "International" (alternate version)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
deep-focus.com — Wes Anderson's films have always featured a kind of play-acting, from the cops-and-robbers shenanigans of Bottle Rocket... to the spiritual tourism of The Darjeeling Limited , with his characters trying on different personas for size. Maybe that's why Fantastic Mr. Fox , itself a new kind of ... (more) Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans
deep-focus.com — The clearest difference between Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant and Werner Herzog's The Bad Lieutenant is a question... of genre. Ferrara's was a horror film. Herzog's is a comedy. (more) The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans
2012
2012
feedproxy.google.com — On my way to work today, I saw a sign outlining a long-term construction project at the... Tarrytown Metro-North train station. They're tearing out both train platforms, putting in new elevators, and restoring the station building itself to its former glory. The job is projected to be completed ... (more) 2012
On Blu-ray: Up and Monsters, Inc.
On Blu-ray: Up and Monsters, Inc.
deep-focus.com — The new Blu-ray Disc (BD) version of Up — released on the same day as the BD... of director Pete Docter's debut effort, Monsters, Inc. — is a revelation in at least one regard: it demonstrates that 2D is better. (more) On Blu-ray: Up and Monsters, Inc.
Repulsion
Repulsion
deep-focus.com — Not sure why it took me so long to get around to this, given my long-standing admiration... for Polanski's wonderfully lurid Rosemary's Baby . Based on Repulsion 's reputation as a dark psychological thriller, I wasn't expecting it to work so efficiently as a straight-up horror movie — perhaps ... (more) Repulsion