Coosa Creek Cinema
Blog URL http://coosacreek.org/mambo
Located Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
Film and film commentary from the banks of Coosa Creek.
Latest Blog Posts
- Deep Thoughts about A Serious Man on Nov 21, 2009 in Analysis and Comment
The Coen brothers have always had two sides: a brainy, Big Questions of Life side, and a playfully ironic side that loves nothing more than a good sight gag. The same guys who brought us Nic Cage chasing a pampers-laden dog and George Clooney dragg...
- Wings of Desire: Three Years After on Nov 13, 2009 in Reviews
This blog is almost three years old, and although I don’t care to celebrate blog birthdays any more than I do my own, I will note that I uploaded the first post for (what was then) Coosa Creek Mambo on January 1, 2007. It was before I wrote...
- Rick’s Guide to Internet Stardom, Part I on Nov 11, 2009 in Reviews
In the recent past, I have gotten into the habit of seeing newly released films and then “reviewing” them, which of course is what a lot of bloggers do, and many of them do better than me. But that also means that I see crappy movies, w...
- The TRUTH Behind Bloggus Interruptus! on Nov 10, 2009 in Reviews
I have, upon occasion, the preacher’s version of the underwear dream. You know, where you find yourself suddenly out in public, doing something Really Important, in front of a lot of Really Important people, and suddenly discover you’re...
- Movies That Are Good For You: Last Year at Marienbad on Oct 20, 2009 in Reviews
There are some films you just need to see if you are to call yourself a cinephile. Films like Citizen Kane. Seven Samurai. The 400 Blows. Movies so iconic that you almost feel guilty if you haven’t seen them. We all have our lists of mu...
- TOERIFC: Kiss Me, Stupid on Oct 19, 2009 in Reviews
It’s TOERIFC time, again. This time up, Billy Wilder’s Kiss Me, Stupid over at Tom Sutpen’s place, Ilusions Travel By Streetcar. The rules are simple: if you’ve seen the flick recently, or remember it enough to comment, joi...
- Tales of an October Night on Oct 16, 2009 in Reviews
So it’s midnight and I’m sitting here, working on a piece about Last Year at Marienbad (no … really!) and getting nowhere, and so I’m flipping through the satellite box, looking for something to distract me, when I’m a...
