kcannon – Film/Text/Culture Autoblog -Summer 07

Miller’s Crossing: Leo V. Paul

kcannon — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:44:04 +0000

I just wanted to blog briefly on something that caught my attention in the prologue of Miller’s Crossing, especially comparing Miller’s Crossing to The Glass Key. That was the portrayal of Leo, as played by Albert Finney, who was the Paul character for the Coen brother’s adaptation. As opposed to Paul, who was a blustery, brash character with the intelligence to get himself into profitable situations but not through them or out of them, Leo seemed much more controlled, sophisticated, even academic. Of course, the relationship between the Ned/Paul character was still born out in Miller’s Crossing, with Tommy being more intelligent and splitting away in the end, but it was far harder to condescend to the Leo character in terms of intellectual power. I was wondering if this was a directorial choice by the Coen brothers or if it was simply a matter of acting styles changing since the […]

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From Sea to Shining Sea

kcannon — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:48:13 +0000

Eleven years ago to the day I was sitting in a movie theatre with my family watching, “Independence Day”. I know that movie has since been deemed one of the most ridiculous of all time, but I have to say that as a 12 year old that movie was amazing. I’m sure if I watched it now without having seen it before I would have a completely different opinion, but I can’t forget how much I loved that movie once upon a time. I wouldn’t begin to analyze that movie as a work of art, but I can’t deny I think it’s great. I encourage anyone who fears the world will be annihilated by creepy and repulsive aliens to remember Will Smith fighting for truth, justice, and the American way.
I hope everyone has a good 4th of July.

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The Hat Trick + The Kiss-Off

kcannon — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:19:03 +0000

I know this blog is not a confession box, but I find myself involuntarily telling more about myself that I would probably ever tell in face to face conversation. My apologies, but it cannot be helped. My confession is that I have never taken any sort of film analysis class and I haven’t thought about movies beyond whether or not I like them. I love movies but have never paid attention to the details such as we have been doing in class. Hopefully I will get better at this analysis thing as the semester progresses, but until then I shall have to start where I can. The following is my attempt to delve into the mysterious and crafty minds of our friends The Coen Brothers:
Miller’s Crossing—a movie I had not even heard of nonetheless seen before this class. Previously, the only Coen Brothers films I have […]

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