Category Archives: Links

Dave Howlett’s House of Haunts

October 27, 2011 flawintheiris

Elsewhere on this site is Dave Howlett's excellent House of Haunts blog, where he reviews the horror movies he's watching. Regular Flaw in the Iris readers will recognize his name as he has contributed to this blog, too. Through the month of October he's been watching a horror movie a day, the results of which…Read More

Amelie redux

October 19, 2011 flawintheiris

This writer's perspective is unnecessarily curmudgeonly, in my humble opinion, but it's stilla great look back at Amelie, 10 years since its release. Click here.Read More

First Adventures of Tintin Review

October 17, 2011 flawintheiris

Here is a review of one of my most anticipated end-of-2011 features, from the Guardian, and it isn't flattering. Another indictment of motion capture, sadly.Read More

“Hollywood: Stop spoiling our movies” (from the Miami Herald)

October 5, 2011 flawintheiris

Here's a great piece about the pervasive stupidity of movie marketing.Click here for the story.Read More

Thompson on Hollywood: “Reverse Shot 30”

October 2, 2011 flawintheiris

This is some fascinating film writing: Assessing 30 great directors by their "worst" movies. I haven't read all the essays, but I did read the piece on Wes Anderson's Steve Zissou and The Life Aquatic, a picture I consider to be his best. Even as I wildly disagreed with the author's assessment, I enjoyed reading…Read More

The Tree of Life podcast

September 4, 2011 flawintheiris

Having a look back at my summer movie reviews, I'm amazed that I didn't sit down here to ramble on about The Tree of Life. I mean, there's no doubt the film will feature prominently in my Best of 2011 list, while at the same time I recognize it can be a frustratingly opaque cinematic…Read More

Mark Kermode in the Guardian about “diminished expectations”

August 30, 2011 flawintheiris

This is a very well-written and funny piece about how we've all been dumbed down by Hollywood multiplex blockbusters, to the point where our expectations of entertainment are terribly low. Check this out.Read More

Joe Queenan on Alien Invader movies

August 12, 2011 flawintheiris

For those who don't know, Joe Queenan is a talented and hilarious commentator onfilm. I recommend his book, "If You're Talking to Me Your Career Must Be In Trouble."He writes periodically for The Guardian. His column today is on the jaw-dropping stupidity of recent escapist fare. He makes a reasonable point.Read More

Jack Nicholson interview at TotalFilm.com

April 29, 2011 flawintheiris

There's an interesting, if thin, piece over at Total Film, an interview with Jack Nicholson about his career. It's actually kind of a missed opportunity. I'd love to read a more in-depth look at Nicholson's work over the years, why he chose certain projects, what he regrets and what he's still proud of. But this…Read More

“In freak accident 34 Katherine Heigl films released” from The Onion

March 27, 2011 flawintheiris

Thanks to Adam Auch for the heads up on this one. Like him, I don't have a big hate-on for Ms Heigl any more than I do for Jennifers Aniston or Lopez, but they do tend to attach themselves to the most obnoxious formula crap. Or it could be the Hollywood romcom is just a…Read More