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...indie cinema. Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain were demanding and rewarding in various ways: the first wacko, the second gritty, the third sumptuously romantic, and all marvelously dense with imagery. So the big surprise in The Wrestler is that it's visually inert. Aronofsky's main camera habit is to follow Randy, just his imposing back, as he trudges through corridors toward another fight. (Martin Scorsese virtually patented that shot in Raging Bull and Goodfellas.) The trope does pay off later in the film, when the camera trails the briefly retired Randy down the stairs...
...particularly beautiful photo shows the band refusing to be confined by the turmoil and decay of its environment: there are dilapidated railroad buildings in the background and cloudy skies above, but the Clash will not be dismayed. They stand in the foreground, smiling, smirking, and staring down the camera. Another photo captures the band’s hostility toward authority: the album artwork features crosshairs fixed on a Confederate general commanding his men to charge. But there are just too many narratives. The visual element of “The Clash” demands a lot of attention and ultimately...
...Kenan Thompson. It’s kind of like a dorm set up almost, with everyone grouped together and you stay up all night and try to write something.” This encourages actors to write, and occasionally writers to act. Downey has been in front of the camera, both on SNL and in feature films, including “Billy Madison” and “There Will Be Blood.” Though he doesn’t yearn to be in front of the camera, Downey does find it satisfying to be able...
...then open the floor for sardonic stories and masturbation jokes. Perhaps they’ll have prepared a video presentation, in which a family of young hermaphrodites skips around an Elysian paradise shouting “cat anus” and winking at the camera. Laughter will abound. Everyone over 40 will feel uncomfortable. At the end of the sermon, you’ll ask yourself “What just happened?” and feel mischievously empowered when you don’t care what the answer...
...lose more than 50 lb. His most serious challenge, however, has been to establish a political identity for himself separate from his famous father. Earlier this year, he publicly criticized his father after the elder Jackson made a crude comment about Obama that was caught by a TV camera. Even during Wednesday's press conference, the younger Jackson tried to distinguish himself from his father, saying it was Obama who inspired him. "I got the idea that if a skinny kid with a funny name could be President of the United States, then a short kid with a somewhat controversial...