Our articles about the LA-based pop band “Lights Over Paris” have attracted a lot of attention. Read the articles below to see why.
Festival of Fakery
Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: The Man Who Would Be King
The final selection from Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery is an old-fashioned, epic tale of high adventure: The Man Who Would Be King, directed by John Huston. (Full list here.) Over a few decades, the movie was previously launched and re-launched with a host of onscreen duos — Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart, Burt Lancaster … Continue reading
Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Terry Gilliam is one of the most imaginative and inventive filmmakers we have, a ringmaster of cinematic oddities. It’s been awhile since he’s had a hit — The Brothers Grimm and Tideland weren’t very well-received — but even in his minor films, you can expect to see something different and challenging, something non-status quo. Later … Continue reading
Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: F for Fake
“Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” – Pablo Picasso So what then, is art? The answer to that question today encompasses far more than it ever has — thanks to technology (which more and more helps us to synthesize reality) and the variety of media available to us (books, TV, the … Continue reading
Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: Paper Moon
On this Father’s Day, I present to you a movie about fathers and daughters, starring a real-life father-daughter duo — playing a couple who may or may not be father and daughter, but use this dynamic to con people. Meet Moses Pray and Addie Loggins (Ryan and Tatum O’Neal), the stars of Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper … Continue reading
Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: The Sting
In his post this week, Dr. Salvatron made a reference to The Brothers Bloom, the second film by Rian Johnson — maker of one of the most successful and creative low-budget indie films in recent memory, Brick. The Brothers Bloom is one of my favorite movies this summer, elevating Johnson’s craft to a level just … Continue reading