More Anderson analysis

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Here’s part four of Matt Zoller Seitz’ examination of the movies of Wes Anderson, switching from the cinematic to the literary with a look at Anderson and J.D. Salinger.

By the way, last week I linked to an Onion review of THE IRON GIANT and mentioned how, like virtually everyone who commented on the review, I get teary-eyed at the end of that movie when the robot says “Superman.” Well, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (starring Gene Hackman, above) has a similar effect on me. Near the end, when Chas (Ben Stiller) says to his father (Hackman) “I’ve had a rough year, dad,” it always gets me choked up.

Talking about LOST

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Here’s something a little bit different from the usual Movie Man fare — a podcast wherein Register Star Billy Kulpa and yours truly discuss the most recent episode of ABC’s LOST.

It’s about 18 minutes long, and it’s just a couple of guys talking about TV. Nothing too serious or strenuous; the perfect thing to pass the time at work.

Sure, it’s not — strictly speaking — film-related, but I’m guessing there are some LOST fans among all your cinemaphiles who might get a kick out of this. We’re hoping to do more podcasts — and more movie-related podcasts — in the weeks to come.

Here’s the link.