We’re truly fortunate to be living at the same time as Mel Brooks – I have a sincere appreciation for comedy as an artform, and few people have made as much of an impression on the subject of humour than Brooks, who has single-handedly helped bring about some of the most revolutionary developments in the…
Category: the long take
The Long Take: The Career of…John Waters (1946 – present)
Many years ago, I knew an older lady who, throughout her life, branded herself as a dyed-in-the-wool rebel, someone who made an entire living from refusing to abide by the rules, whether formal or unspoken. At a milestone birthday, I asked her what she considered to be her most rebellious act. Her response has stuck…
The Long(er) Take: The Career of…Paul Thomas Anderson (1970 – present)
At least once a year, I have been doing these features under a series I’ve called The Long Take, in which the premise is simple: choose a filmmaker I admire and gradually explore their work from beginning to end and then ultimately come forward with a definitive ranking of their films. This has mostly been…
The Long Take: The Career of…Paul Thomas Anderson (1970 – present)
This is a new editorial series I am starting. Essentially, I choose a filmmaker and watch all of his or her films, and then review each of them. Once I have completed their filmography, I will write a piece, ranking their films and doing a general overview of their strengths and weaknesses as filmmakers, looking…
The Postmodern Pelican 