The credits take a while to kick in. For the opening sequence, Jim Jarmusch places a camera outside a car window and drives across various neighbourhoods in inner city New York with Tom Waits’ classic Jockey Full of Bourbon playing out behind. This is when two of the three central Read More
The influences in this film are certainly visible. Mike Nichols’ The Graduate played a prominent part in many aspects of Zach Braff’s story. The opening, aeroplane scene reminded me, strangely, of the swimming pool scene in Nichols’ masterpiece– it was so representational, and if you aren’t able to connect with Read More
This happened — so then that happened. Every action brings on a consequence. Every cause is followed by an effect. And although deep inside all films feature the one and only linear narrative, that in which such action causes such result — many writers choose to tell more than one Read More
It’s pretty difficult to make a film without spending money. Of course, as applied to most things in life, moderation is an important word. Great filmmakers all over the world have consistently managed to find the means to create a base from which their ideas may grow and expand with a relatively small budget. In almost all cases, idea is the substance of film.
When I heard the news that Jim Jarmusch had started work on Only Lovers Left Alive, my first thoughts were on the project’s choice of subject. It would be an understatement to say that a vampire movie wasn’t expected when basing expectations on the director’s previous works. Anyway — putting Read More
David Cronenberg and Robert Pattinson commandeer Cosmopolis, a film based on Don DeLillo’s classic novella of the same name. Some of the director’s previous works, like Spider and Naked Lunch, also came from novels and this one might be his most fascinating so far. Theatrical, abstract, thin on plot and very much carried by dialogue, it was surprising that Cronenberg got there first. It looked like a project ready to be realized by someone like Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise, Permanent Vacation).
Down by Law was the hippest film I’d ever seen when I was around sixteen years old, until I explored the rest. I’m yet to see Jim Jarmusch’s debut effort, Permanent Vacation, which is supposed to be just as good, but a little less known. Down by Law gave me Read More
It’s funny to think about Wim Wenders on set, handing his young production assistant, and freshly graduated Jim Jarmusch the stock that was left over from the making of some German film. The German film was Wenders’ 1982 road movie, Der Stand Der Dinge – but that’s unimportant. What is Read More
Jim Jarmusch and Bill Murray – the poet of independent meets the king of cool, and what an intriguing title… Broken Flowers, does it mean something other than something that doesn’t mean anything? The poster was right there, and I was curious. This was bound to be something we had Read More
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