“The cinema is an invention without any future.” ― Louis Lumière
Robert Towne, in his adaptation of John Fante’s Ask the Dust, seems to be more interested in taking us to a place than telling us a story. This film doesn’t flow from point to point, it herks and jerks and turns on dimes, bewildering and boring this viewer. Instead, I was left with the real […]
Read More Ask the Dust( warning: spoilers will follow) I watched the remake of the ‘In-Laws’ the other night and while watching Albert Brooks play his part it got me thinking of his directorial efforts from 1985 to 2000 and the trajectory and development (or lack of) of his films. Looking back over his 1985-2000 directorial efforts, there seems […]
Read More Observations on the film career of Albert Brooks
Gone Elsewhere 