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SpoutBlog Week in Review

By Karina Longworth posted 2 years ago

Depressing documentaries, depressing box office.
Speaking of depressing: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson ~~spit in the face of their fans~~ do a promotional video for MySpace.
Let the Jason Bateman Oscar campaign begin with me.
Kevin’s thoughts on a Wholphin highlight, Olivo Barbieri’s “Site Specific”.
A blaxploitation remake of Breathless.
Paul on A Woman in the Dunes: “It seems the premise of a man trapped, living in poverty against his will with a cruel and unusual brood of villagers in control would make for a downer of a flick. But I found Woman to be as much ecclesiastical as it is existential.”
Tracking down Jonny Greenwood’s score for There Will Be Blood.
The Supreme Court is trying to make something illegal in regard to teenagers, movies, and sex, but I’m not sure what.
Robert Goulet died.
David Cronenberg accurately assesses Paul Haggis’ character.
Karina’s Halloween memories are a truly frightening mix of Boris Karloff, Young Frankenstein, Oingo Boingo and Elvira.
Karina probably would have liked I’m Not There better if every part had been played by PJ Harvey.
Netflix will distribute the only political documentary I’ve seen that uses a Dead Kennedys song over the closing credits.
Beatles + Zombies = LOL.
Re-edit a film, help Ellen Page take over the world–or, at least, mass culture.
Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Long Island City plays itself.
A glimpse at the remake of Funny Games, starring Naomi Watts.
This week on FilmCouch: Film and Faith. The Darjeeling Limited, A Woman Under the Influence, and the curse of Joan of Arc.
Found footage pioneer Craig Baldwin has a new film.
The new Alamo Drafthouse is open for business.
The Tribeca Film Festival is trying to look more like Sundance.
There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece, but the Academy will hate it and no one will pay to see it.
More thoughts on David Lynch and psychosis. See also Kevin’s podcast from last week.
Strike. Strike. Strike. Strike. Ask a Ninja about the strike.

A few weeks back, listener DJP requested a show on spirituality, which coincides nicely with the Film + Faith blog-a-thon kicking off this week. As we thought about it, the spiritual is so broad and pervasive in movies it’s hard to know where to start. Somehow, Kevin and I sojourn on The Dareeling Limited, Children of Men and A Woman Under the Influence.

Karina investigates the “curse” surrounding one of the most spiritual characters in moviedom, Joan of Arc.

FilmCouch #44 [28:56m]: Play Now | Download

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Clockwise from top left: Jean Seberg Saint Joan (1957), Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc (1948), Renée Maria Falconetti The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Milla Jovovich The Messenger (1999)