The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, Wes Anderson) Wes Anderson fans are no doubt rejoicing over the latest quirky, colorful comedy from the hipster-film king. After all, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou stars Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Anjelica Huston, and has sight gags aplenty along with the requisite witty one-liners. What it […]
Coffee & Cigarettes (2003, Jim Jarmusch) Jim Jarmusch is the surrealist-absurdist black-and-white hipster king of indie moviemaking. His movies don’t always make a whole lot of sense, and require more attention than the average Hollywood movie fan has, but they are always eye candy and if you pay attention (and enjoy counter-pop-culture), you will be […]
LOST IN TRANSLATION–2003, SOFIA COPPOLA I adored Sofia Coppola’s first movie, The Virgin Suicides, so even without the insane amount of hype, I would still have been in a hurry to see Lost in Translation. And it doesn’t disappoint. Coppola has an eye for detail and an appreciation for small things that are practically unheard […]
