January 28th, 2009 / 5:48 pm
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My friend Ryan has been writing a column about film on The Rumpus for a little while now, and I thought I’d bring it to your attention. I’ve been enjoying it.

Here’s a nice post on the movie Old Joy, a movie I wrote about on the Hobart blog. (Link in the comment I made to the post, if you’re interested.)

Here’s an interesting take on Guy Maddin’s Dracula. (Dracula is currently my favorite Maddin film. I had, until watching it, never really connected with ballet.)

And here’s a post about Lord of the Rings and the War on Terror.

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16 Comments

  1. January 28th, 2009 / 9:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      Tangentially related: lots fiction authors seem drawn to writing about film whenever the opportunity comes along. Jim Shepard does this, too, it seems. And well. Both of them write about the subject quite well.

      Why do we like to play in that sandbox?

  2. January 28th, 2009 / 9:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      There is an “of” missing in that comment. Can you find it?

  3. January 28th, 2009 / 5:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      Tangentially related: lots fiction authors seem drawn to writing about film whenever the opportunity comes along. Jim Shepard does this, too, it seems. And well. Both of them write about the subject quite well.

      Why do we like to play in that sandbox?

  4. January 28th, 2009 / 5:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      There is an “of” missing in that comment. Can you find it?

  5. January 29th, 2009 / 12:18 am Matthew—

      Matthew, have you seen ‘My Winnipeg’? It’s pretty astonishing.

  6. January 28th, 2009 / 8:18 pm Matthew—

      Matthew, have you seen ‘My Winnipeg’? It’s pretty astonishing.

  7. January 29th, 2009 / 12:45 am Stephen Elliott—

      No fair, we’re linking to you in our “morning coffee” tomorrow at 6a.m. I want to say in advance this is not a reciprocal link, I wrote Morning Coffee hours ago.

      Thanks!

  8. January 28th, 2009 / 8:45 pm Stephen Elliott—

      No fair, we’re linking to you in our “morning coffee” tomorrow at 6a.m. I want to say in advance this is not a reciprocal link, I wrote Morning Coffee hours ago.

      Thanks!

  9. January 28th, 2009 / 8:55 pm pr—

      I love that picture. I love fifth grade boys, period.

  10. January 29th, 2009 / 1:17 am Matthew Simmons—

      Ha! I win! In yr face, Stephen Elliott!

      Matthew—I haven’t seen “My Winnipeg,” but I will look for it. Off to Scarecrow Video.

      pr—That book Ryan is holding? Fantasy Wargaming? I totally had that one, too.

  11. January 28th, 2009 / 9:17 pm Matthew Simmons—

      Ha! I win! In yr face, Stephen Elliott!

      Matthew—I haven’t seen “My Winnipeg,” but I will look for it. Off to Scarecrow Video.

      pr—That book Ryan is holding? Fantasy Wargaming? I totally had that one, too.

  12. January 29th, 2009 / 1:26 am Shya—

      My Winnipeg is fantastic.

  13. January 28th, 2009 / 9:26 pm Shya—

      My Winnipeg is fantastic.

  14. January 28th, 2009 / 9:39 pm pr—

      so cute!!!!

  15. January 29th, 2009 / 11:17 am sam—

      I have been reading The Rumpus a lot and its real good. My favorites so far are the Rick Moody music column and the interviews, especially Margaret Cardillo and Michelle Richmond, Kyle Minor and Lawrence Weschler, and Stephen Elliott and Malcolm Gladwell

  16. January 29th, 2009 / 7:17 am sam—

      I have been reading The Rumpus a lot and its real good. My favorites so far are the Rick Moody music column and the interviews, especially Margaret Cardillo and Michelle Richmond, Kyle Minor and Lawrence Weschler, and Stephen Elliott and Malcolm Gladwell