Girls, Episode 1.2
So, you may have heard of this little thing on HBO called GIRLS. It’s directed, written, and stars Lena Dunham, who previously made the film TINY FURNITURE (that just happens to be in the Criterion Collection despite its 2010 release date.) You couldn’t have avoided the post-premiere frenzy o[...]
Girls, Episode 1.1
“Oh, Max. What do you do? Oh, I do nothing.” (KICKING & SCREAMING) I can’t recall the last time a television series or film so directly and unabashedly pandered to a demographic of which I was a member. Like, it was probably MULAN. HBO’s new comedy, GIRLS, is produced by Judd Apat[...]
Beginner's Guide to Studio Ghibli (TIFF)
This March 10 to April 13, Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox presents “Spirited Away: The Films of Studio Ghibli,” a retrospective of Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation studio. Newly-struck 35mm prints of fifteen of the studio’s most beloved films will be screened in both Japanese wi[...]
