That is correct. Sorry for the ambiguity; I have to write these in a hurry.

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Well, it's better experienced than read about, but basically Moshé uses abrupt infusions of direct sunlight (which 35mm, much more than video, tends to blow out) to create a sense of chaos.

See, here's the thing. When reporting from Cannes, I can just do a big disclaimer at the outset noting that I'm a very tough grader and that e.g. my B is equivalent to a B+ (if not an A-) from most of the site's other critics. That's what I did for several years. But I can't put a disclaimer on each individual review.…

Well, they both premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and I initially reviewed both from there, a day apart. So that may be where the association comes from.

Film-school stuff.

As someone with a smattering of behind-the-scenes knowledge, I can tell you that the individual writers involved were/are legally constrained to making pretty much the exact statements they made.

I'm not on staff here or at Another Chicago-Based Media Company, so I'll keep writing Scenic Routes as long as AVC wants me to.

I'd thought another man was implied somehow (my viewing of the film was some time ago), but you're probably right that it was more about her just wanting out. Either way, yet another woman who refused to stick around. It's a cumulative issue.

I trust you recognize that I was quoting Dorothy Parker, decades ago.

Sorry, what did you say? Didn't hear you; I was too fucking busy and vice versa.

For the record, I have never met or communicated in any way with anyone who worked on Tomorrow You're Gone. I did, as you read and note, briefly work for a company that produced a different film Jones wrote, so I've read that script (which I did not like much), and initially assumed Jones was to blame for the…

Yes, as noted in the review he married Andrée, the main female character in the movie.He had a second wife as well.

Upon reflection, I think I agree. I actually had Argo in my top 15 in the A.V. Club's year-end rundown (was the only Film writer who did, in fact), but even if I'd hated it, no need to implicitly insult everyone who loved it. Sorry, folks.

I am indeed a guy.

This piece is about the scene in question, not the entire movie. As I say, I like the movie, and I'm well aware of what it's about. Here's the quick capsule I wrote on Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/gemko…

Not really. Redford (presumably) made the decision to half-circle both characters. If he'd had a clear visual plan before he stepped onto the set, he wouldn't have bothered. That's not the kind of shot you orchestrate merely as generic "coverage."

"It seems to me very much a choice to show them as two sides of the same coin, one on the way down and one on the way up, but not so different after all at the end of the day, despite appearances. "

Wasn't even close to my favorite work in that category last year, but of the folks who were nominated I thought he was a good choice. (My picks for Best Director: Don Hertzfeldt, Bart Layton, Terence Davies, Julia Loktev, Gerardo Naranjo.)

Well, I used scare quotes for a reason. But genetically, you and your identical twin are indeed the same entity, no matter how different your personalities may have turned out. And numerous studies have shown remarkable correlation even in cases of identical twins raised apart on opposite sides of the globe. So while…