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شركة تنظيف بيارات بالري...<a href="http://www.tasleek.org/%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6/" rel="nofollow">شركة تسليك المجارى بالرياض</a><br /><a href="http://www.tasleek.org/%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16779710057669710891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-43443011598478332622012-07-25T17:18:00.522-07:002012-07-25T17:18:00.522-07:00This movie is apalling. Anderson is a dickhead.This movie is apalling. Anderson is a dickhead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-26837636462941425172011-12-07T11:45:00.295-08:002011-12-07T11:45:00.295-08:00I consider every person should read this.
Beef Bur...I consider every person should read this.<br /><a href="http://www.cookingwhiz.com/recipes/4503/beef_burgundy.php" rel="nofollow">Beef Burgundy</a>Emerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-89647542140024948382009-12-30T14:16:26.962-08:002009-12-30T14:16:26.962-08:00Just came across your site via Ebert - really enjo...Just came across your site via Ebert - really enjoying the essays. <br /><br />Had to say that my favorite part of any Anderson film is in Bottle Rocket when Dignan gets in a bar fight and calls out the signal, "ca-caw."<br /><br />I think those moments are what I enjoy from Anderson - there are a lot of seemingly throw-away, subtle lines or moments, but his films seem so crafted that, Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-25965324377817008192009-12-17T00:02:12.551-08:002009-12-17T00:02:12.551-08:00I just discovered your blog today, and I'm so ...I just discovered your blog today, and I'm so addicted. I love your reviews, they really help me prioritize which Criterion films to watch first. <br /><br />My public library has an excellent collection of the Criterion Collection, and I've been slowly going through the ones that appeal the most to me. I own a few too, but they're so damn expensive in Canada (average cost 60 CanadianMathildanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-7950527273171313082009-05-17T18:25:00.000-07:002009-05-17T18:25:00.000-07:00No comments necessary- you got it.No comments necessary- you got it.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091182606284526817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-5981030567654548752008-03-20T20:12:00.000-07:002008-03-20T20:12:00.000-07:00I realize this comment is about 12 months late, bu...I realize this comment is about 12 months late, but I feel compelled to leave it.<BR/><BR/>I <B>adored</B> this blog. You speak my language, and I find it very difficult these days to find anyone who does, since all my friends left film school either to go into debt trying to make a movie, or ran away to far-away places where the promise of work was richer. I suppose I could meet and make friendsAntmanifestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764097351918044720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-12728847029326441972007-07-13T19:32:00.001-07:002007-07-13T19:32:00.001-07:00b. laesch,Thanks!b. laesch,<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-76280183421028960512007-07-13T19:32:00.000-07:002007-07-13T19:32:00.000-07:00jpb, I forgot about them! Nice catch. But I gues...jpb, <BR/><BR/>I forgot about them! Nice catch. But I guess they get a happy ending too, of sorts.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-27946844805882801162007-07-13T12:36:00.000-07:002007-07-13T12:36:00.000-07:00Great blog!Great blog!BrianLaesch.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463749490062736438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-25977189517903111062007-07-12T16:44:00.000-07:002007-07-12T16:44:00.000-07:00And everyone is in these final scenes; there's no ...<I>And everyone is in these final scenes; there's no villain who must be excluded as a condition of the heroes' happiness. </I><BR/><BR/>Except Blume's sons, who are off at military school. They are said to "love it," however.jpbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733456276611940453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-36787789191630264082007-04-03T23:13:00.000-07:002007-04-03T23:13:00.000-07:00jmw, vix--thanks! jmw: you know what I really wan...jmw, vix--thanks! jmw: you know what I really want to see? The original Bottle Rocket short. vix: Edelstein's later reviews of Anderson are more evenhanded, for what that's worth.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-26030651717398223032007-04-01T00:31:00.000-07:002007-04-01T00:31:00.000-07:00Marvelous, marvelous review. Rushmore instantly b...Marvelous, marvelous review. <I>Rushmore</I> instantly became my favourite movie and it's stayed that way over the years. I think it's Max's indomitable spirit, his unrelenting persistence and determination in things that he does that I find both amusing and inspiring on different levels. I chuckled at all the different scenes you described and can probably narrate the film from memory at thisvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226208833685342859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-52023221468751170852007-03-30T08:41:00.000-07:002007-03-30T08:41:00.000-07:00Just found this blog today, and I love it. Great, ...Just found this blog today, and I love it. Great, smart reviews.<BR/><BR/>Bottle Rocket is probably still my favorite Anderson movie, because his stylistic flair hadn't ossified into a predictable series of tics. And I saw it first, and several times. You know how it is with firsts. But I do love Rushmore.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-86952783911136602162007-03-29T21:04:00.001-07:002007-03-29T21:04:00.001-07:00Anonymous,Thanks!Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-637399316539866182007-03-29T21:04:00.000-07:002007-03-29T21:04:00.000-07:00Imelda,Glad you liked the review. St. John's is a...Imelda,<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the review. St. John's is a really perfect location; it must be nice to see it.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-480199308155696712007-03-29T21:02:00.000-07:002007-03-29T21:02:00.000-07:00Allan W,Welcome—glad you're enjoying the blo...Allan W,<BR/><BR/>Welcome—glad you're enjoying the blog. I can't condone it as a substitute for seeing the movies, though. For one thing, I think the stills I use are covered by fair use, but that requires that they not have a deleterious effect on the market value of the work they're taken from. So I'm pretty sure what you meant to say was, "Now <I>I</I> don't have to watch the entire Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-33370876819707788292007-03-29T12:39:00.000-07:002007-03-29T12:39:00.000-07:00This is a great idea for a blog and it's wonderful...This is a great idea for a blog and it's wonderfully executed -- your knowledge of cinema and the tangential information you've gathered about the topic at hand make reading your review an enjoyable experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-35566730867151598252007-03-28T21:24:00.000-07:002007-03-28T21:24:00.000-07:00I loved Rushmore along with the other Wes Anderso...I loved Rushmore along with the other Wes Anderson films. <BR/><BR/>This movie was filmed down the street from when I first moved to Houston. I still work in the area and always think of Rushmore when I drive my St. John's School.<BR/><BR/>Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-32007517634932770992007-03-28T15:07:00.000-07:002007-03-28T15:07:00.000-07:00Oh, man, what a great freaking blog. Great review!...Oh, man, what a great freaking blog. Great review! Now *I* don't have to watch the entire collection! So much cheaper. It's like having the Cliff Notes for dinner conversations with my film geek friends. That, and it's funny.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I'm late to the party here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-18490786975365504062007-03-21T21:30:00.000-07:002007-03-21T21:30:00.000-07:00Walt,Thanks for posting that; I've removed the dea...Walt,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting that; I've removed the dead link to YouTube that was in the post itself. I suspect your link will eventually die as well; that's the trouble with YouTube links...<BR/><BR/>MattMatthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-25885149677359173392007-03-21T21:29:00.000-07:002007-03-21T21:29:00.000-07:00Cheeky Geek,You have to give Bottle Rocket credit ...Cheeky Geek,<BR/><BR/>You have to give <I>Bottle Rocket</I> credit for bringing the Wilsons to Hollywood. I've always loved it, although I think the love subplot is weak. Actually, if the rest of the movie were unwatchably bad, I would still love it if it had the scene where Owen Wilson has to think of fake names on the fly, and comes up with "Jerry" and "Cornelius." (Although, since it Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-46882812454414150962007-03-21T14:33:00.000-07:002007-03-21T14:33:00.000-07:00the revenge sequence:http://www.youtube.com/watch?...the revenge sequence:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yly2UDQp6fcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-37081930943162467072007-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:002007-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:00Are Anderson's stylistic tricks and distracting pl...<I>Are Anderson's stylistic tricks and distracting plot elements smoke and mirrors, or do they bring something unique to the stories he's telling?1 In the case of Rushmore, I think the answer has to be yes.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if you were just trying to be funny there, or what, but "Yes" cannot be the answer to an OR question. It must be either "the former" or "the latter". If you are Species: Cheekius_Geekushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940283595424229noreply@blogger.com