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Tag: Noah Baumbach

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

MARRIAGE STORY

February 8, 2022February 7, 2022 Michael J. Casey

It all started so well. There was love, and there was kindness. There was understanding, and there was support. And then one day, there wasn’t. The supports were taken out, kindness gave way to cordiality, and romantic love dissolved into … Continue reading MARRIAGE STORY

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

August 17, 2021May 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

By its very nature, cinema is a collaborative art. As Orson Welles said, “A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.” To whom then does a movie belong? In his 1954 essay, … Continue reading HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

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MISTRESS AMERICA

August 28, 2015August 22, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Roughly two-thirds into Mistress America, a series of characters criticize another’s short story. Mainly for being shallow plagiarism, but of all the harsh criticism hurled at the author, the line, “Just like the rest of your generation; everything a pastiche” lands … Continue reading MISTRESS AMERICA

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 3, 1969

September 3, 2014November 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I grew up in the heat of 70s postmodern fiction and post-Godard films, and there was this idea that what mattered was the theory or meta in art. My film is emotional rather than meta, and that’s my rebellion. —Noah … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 3, 1969

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 3

September 3, 2013December 8, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I try not to analyze the characters when I’m writing, but I’m very analytical in my life. —Noah Baumbach Continue reading Born On This Day — September 3

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FRANCES HA

June 11, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Frances (Greta Gerwig) is a bit of a mess. She is trying to make her way in the world, but she doesn’t have the first clue about how to do it. Owning not much more than a laptop, a stack … Continue reading FRANCES HA

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