With "Boogie Nights," time and place are part of the how, because Anderson's movie is a riff on traditional American values, a sort of Horatio Alger...
The commentary is inherent to the premise and the setting. If we move "Boogie Nights" to Miami Beach, and transform the characters into cashiers at a...
The teller in this case is Joe Eszterhas. That's not insignificant. Being as degenerate as Don Simpson and as craven as Jerry Bruckheimer would be a...
I kept thinking of this and some Shaw Brothers features, too, like "One Armed Swordsman," which I saw for the first time 2 years ago thanks to Wryan...
I agree Vincent is a thin character, but not about this detail. It's entirely within his character, because Vincent is a pain in the ass with a chip...
On one hand: Excellent point. I agree. You've pinpointed a weakness in Tarantino that's always bugged me --- a preference for attitude and color over...
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