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cwfilmbuff33. Paris, je t’aime
Very entertaining collecting of short films in and about Paris (hence the name). 20 shorts in all, from 20 filmmakers (well, 21: 19 individuals and one by the Coen brothers), each one about six minutes long. There’s a great range of styles here, and a number of the directors would be recognizable without having their name at the front of their short (the main exception being Wes Craven, whose romantic comedy entry directly follows the collection’s single horror piece). A lot of times when you have this many short films lumped together, there will be some good, some bad, and a few great. This time there’s more than a few great ones, the majority are good, and there are some that aren’t quite as good as the others, but no bad ones.
34. Day Watch
Not quite as good an Night Watch, but still more visually interesting than most of what I’ve seen this year. Actually wraps up the majority of the loose ends from its predecessor without creating many new ones, which is odd for the second movie of a trilogy; I’m looking forward to seeing what they do in the third film. There’s been a lot written about how confusing the plot is, all of which is lies. It’s intricate, but not exactly hard to follow if you pay attention (and I’d rather be challenged a little than spoon-fed the information).
Very entertaining collecting of short films in and about Paris (hence the name). 20 shorts in all, from 20 filmmakers (well, 21: 19 individuals and one by the Coen brothers), each one about six minutes long. There’s a great range of styles here, and a number of the directors would be recognizable without having their name at the front of their short (the main exception being Wes Craven, whose romantic comedy entry directly follows the collection’s single horror piece). A lot of times when you have this many short films lumped together, there will be some good, some bad, and a few great. This time there’s more than a few great ones, the majority are good, and there are some that aren’t quite as good as the others, but no bad ones.
34. Day Watch
Not quite as good an Night Watch, but still more visually interesting than most of what I’ve seen this year. Actually wraps up the majority of the loose ends from its predecessor without creating many new ones, which is odd for the second movie of a trilogy; I’m looking forward to seeing what they do in the third film. There’s been a lot written about how confusing the plot is, all of which is lies. It’s intricate, but not exactly hard to follow if you pay attention (and I’d rather be challenged a little than spoon-fed the information).
