Finally.
A trailer that makes me want to go to the movies again. I want a whole franchise about this guy.
I’m facing a week so overburdened with work, it’s dispiriting, so I’ll keep this short.
Here we go…
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Reviews for Public Enemies are coming in. I’ve seen it. You should too. I’ll have comments on the film soon. Right now, it’s all Raven’s Ladder all the time.
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You’ve probably read this story by now, but just in case you missed it, here’s Steven Greydanus recounting the story of the girl whose dying wish was Up.
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A handwritten Bible, in the handwriting of 31,173 people.
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Evolutionary psychology has had a good run. But now there is growing pushback. Sharon Begley has a rollicking, if slightly overdrawn, takedown in the current Newsweek. And “Spent” is a sign that the theory is being used to try to explain more than it can bear.
July 1st, 2009 at 10:55 am
I know that feeling very well! Good luck with all you have on your plate!
July 1st, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I’m Daniel 4:18. Does that count as a publishing credit? ;)
July 1st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I wasn’t too impressed with Public Enemies. I thought the decision to shoot in digital was a terrible choice for the film, and Mann goes way to far out of his way to paint Dillinger as a heroic martyr. Purvis isn’t even a character; he is a paper thin figure who pops up once in a while and makes what I felt to be some very inconsistent choices. It’s an entertaining film, and not necessarily bad, but if could have been so much more.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I haven’t seen the movie, but I found Ebert’s review interesting: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090629/REVIEWS/906299997