This Savage Art

– Photo from The Wrestler

– Excerpt from Barton Fink

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[Hat tip: MM]

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The 30 Second 80th Academy Awards Hangover Edition Obligatory Post Rundown:

• Miley Ray Cyrus enters the coliseum. We are one incremental step closer to the end.
• Jon Stewart, witty stuff, good job. Classy move giving the Once singer/songwriter Marketa Irglova a chance to say her piece after being rudely ushered offstage by the music cue cut-off.
• Diablo Cody wins “Best Original Screenplay.” Where does her fairy tale career go from here?
• No memoriam dedication to actors Brad Renfro and Roy Scheider. I don’t care about the dates covered. Bad taste!
• Bardem takes the Supporting Actor award for playing “some expressionless guy who goes around blowing shit up.” More>
• Plainview drinks the Academy’s milkshake. Now we can all officially stop referencing “that” scene.
• Introduced by Marty, the Coen Brothers take home a couple of little golden men in their usual aloof demeanor.

Overall analysis: yawn.

Related: What’s really going down at the Independent Spirit Awards.

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It’s no secret that the fall is the time when the cream of the crop get placed into theaters. This one is no different. Here are some must-sees:

The Ten
From the guys who brought us Wet Hot American Summer and the MTV sketch comedy show The State. I saw the trailer before Sunshine, effing hilarious. August 3.

I’m Not There
Todd Haynes’ meditation on the life of Bob Dylan. This looks like a very special film that stylistically and thematically will probably be the most exciting thing we’ll see in a very long time. September 21.

The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson does it again and we are there. I don’t want to read too much about the film I just want to see it. September 29 [limited.]

No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers are back with a vengeance. November 9 [limited.]

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The Darjeeling Limited and No Country For Old Men are opening and closing the New York Film Festival this year. Hopefully, with a little luck, I’ll grab me some tickets.

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While reading how the critics are gushing over the new Coen Brothers’ film on Cinematical I came across a cool site dedicated to their films.

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I’ve been going to the Tribeca Film Festival for five years now and been quietly gauging the changes. This year? Quiet. The festival has slowly been relocating and expanding to the point that the Triangle Below Canal is just one of the many stops. There has been so much coverage of the festival with its price hikes and celebrity outshining its initial purpose I’m just going to stick to the subject at hand, the films.

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Joel and Ethan Coen at Apple Soho (with Barry Sonnenfeld)

Hear Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen talk about their filmmaking experiences, including how they used Final Cut Pro to edit their films Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and the upcoming No Country for Old Men. 4:00 p.m.

Tribeca Film Festival – Mood Enhancer – Short Film Program

Try a new drug in Onion Underwater, and it’s raining cows and dogs in The Water and the Milk. Every day is a gold-medal game in Heart of Whistler, and the audio diary of an unrequited crush is captured in Lawrence. Two guys sink or swim in Tell it to the Fishes, while two other guys seek celebrity fame in Color Me Olsen. We close the program with I Am Bob, where a strange competition forces an abandoned rock star to sing for his supper.

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If the Coen Brothers weren’t reason enough to wake up tomorrow morning at 6:00 am and get on line at the Apple Soho store Barry Sonnenfeld will be joining them. He’s a funny guy and the event is free.

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There are some cool happenings at the Soho store April 27th – May 6th for the Tribeca Film Festival. Make sure you mark down this Friday, April 27th for an afternoon with The Coen Brothers.

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