#the parallax view

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Slavoj Zizek, The Parallax View, 2009

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THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974) - Directed by Alan J. Pakula

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Warren Beatty in The Parallax View (1974)

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the parallax view (1974), dir. alan j. pakula

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The Parallax View (1974)

Warren Beatty

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The Parallax View (Pakula, 1974)

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The Parallax View Alan J. Pakula. 1974

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The Parallax View (Alan J. Pakula, 1974)

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Alan Pakula - The Parallax Wiew - El último testigo

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Happy Birthday Warren 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

Henry Warren Beatty

March 30,1937

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

30 Marzo 1937

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The Parallax View directed by Alan J. Pakula

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My Week in Reviews: January 27, 2024

Played a little Oscar/Best of 2023 catch-up, this week. However, I'm still two films away from having seen everything nominated for Best Picture, so I might wait to finish off My Best of 2023... until I've gotten them in (which will hopefully happen this week). Anyway, here's this week's batch of first time viewings.

Nyad (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, 2023)

Annette Bening, Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans are fantastic, and I have a soft-spot for underdog movies like this, so I found myself immensely invested in the film. Understandably - given their roots in documentaries - some of Vasarhelyi & Chin's decisions are awkward, particularly in the blocking/shot choices in the smaller, character-on-character scenes, but they're not too distracting in the long run. I'm especially happy with the Foster nomination, as she's really the scene-stealer, throughout. And while the Annette nomination is earned - as she's surely better than Robbie was - don't expect her to beat out our Stereotypical Barbie come time for My Best of 2023... Lead Actress list. - 7/10

Rustin (George C. Wolfe, 2023)

Colman Domingo owns every single scenery-chewing second he's on the screen. This is such a lived-in, emotionally fragile performance that's ultimately far too good for the film as a whole. That being said, the film itself isn't necessarily bad. Wolfe makes consistently makes interesting choices, and the rest of the cast give devoted performances that only pale in comparison to Domingo's powerhouse. But ultimately, there's nothing here aside from that lead performance that manages to move in the manner it's clearly trying for. The moments that are supposed to hit just never hit hard enough. - 6/10

Dumb Money (Craig Gillespie, 2023)

That whole opening chunk that's so painfully trying to be The Social Network is painful. I get it, it's an 'homage' because they're based on books by the same author", I just don't care because it's executed in a manner that screams ripoff rather than homage. It feels like lazy, boring filmmaking. Paul Dano is great, and every minute he's on screen, I was hooked. Some of the supporting cast holds their own well enough, too, but too many of them don't get any chance to shine outside of the forced moments on the page. This was still a concisely written, interesting look into the whole GameStop stock market movement that was all over the news a couple years ago, though. My main problem with that, is that this would've probably been better if they'd waited even just another year (or two) to make/release it. - 6.5/10

The Parallax View (Alan J. Pakula, 1974)

Pakula fills this film with seemingly simple shots that - paired with his patience as a storyteller - drown each moment with fraught tension. Beatty is really good as the rogue, obsessed reporter, here, too. But ultimately the patented lack of resolution makes the finale land with a mere thud rather than a satisfying bang. Still, though, Pakula's work makes this one more than worth watching. - 7/10

A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton & John Cleese, 1988)

Ridiculous. John Cleese makes this wonderfully wacky 180 throughout the film that makes for a lot of fun. Jamie Lee Curtis is as conniving as she is sexy. Kevin Kline is just great (though hardly/barely Oscar-worthy) as the unpredictably fumbling foil. But it's Michael Palin that stole the film for me, as his stuttering 'fool' and the old-lady assassination sub-plot were the moments that made me laugh the hardest; they were such absurdly silly stuff. - 7.5/10

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

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Rei laughed loudly. Why was she talking about some American film? Weren't the Americans killing people in Laos and Cambodia? Why would anyone like them? After all, weren't Japanese films good enough? And who was this Warren Beatty person [in The Parallax View] anyway?...She didn't really keep up with that kind of thing. Not everyone could. And that was okay.

Rei laughed at Tomoko praising the film The Conversation and wondering why people would like an American film, noting they were killing people in Laos and Cambodia with bombs, and wonders why Japanese films aren't good enough for her. This is from chapter 3 ("Tomoko, Food, and Hallucinogenic Majesty") of my new fic, entitled "Blue Angels Fly High: Marshall's Selfless Act, Rei's Surprise, Nanako's Joy, Little Grey Men, and... Everlasting Love?"

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BBC2 Moviedrome (1988)

The Parallax View (1974)