Fourth Row Center: Film Writings by Jason Bailey

Saturday, February 28, 2015

ICYMI: 'Focus,' 'Alien,' Oscars, and More



‘Electric Boogaloo': How Cannon Films’ ’80s Trash Tactics Took Over Hollywood


‘Focus’ Is the Will Smith Comeback Movie You Didn’t Know You Were Waiting For


Where Are All the New Sci-Fi Movie Franchises?

 

This Year’s Independent Spirit Awards Barely Differed From the Oscars — Here’s How to Fix Them

 

10 Essential Animated Movies That Are Absolutely Not for Kids

 

The 10 Most ’60s Movies of the ’60s

 

The 50 Funniest Cameos in Movie History

 

The 6 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Big Hero 6’

 

The 5 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Birdman,’ ‘St. Vincent’

 

Exclusive Supercut: The Early Roles of Your 2015 Oscar Nominees

 

The 12 Oscars 2015 Moments Everyone Is Talking About

The 10 Weirdest Best Picture Nominees in Oscar History

 

Jaw-Droppingly Intricate Crayola Mini-Sculptures of Pop Culture Characters

 

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I started writing about films for a small monthly alternative rag in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas, back in 1998. This was primarily as a distraction while I was pursuing my own interests as a filmmaker. Now, over a decade later, I've written for alt-weeklies and several websites (including my current gig as film editor for Flavorwire), and I've found that I tend to enjoy writing about films more than I enjoy making them. Plus, it's faster!
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Followers

Roger Ebert's Three Laws of Motion Pictures

  • 1. A movie is not about what it is about, but how it is about it.
  • 2. No good movie is too long. No bad movie is short enough.
  • 3. No good movie is depressing. All bad movies are depressing.

Favorite Films (so you know who you're dealing with)

  • The Godfather
  • Raging Bull
  • Citizen Kane
  • Chinatown
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Nashville
  • GoodFellas
  • Annie Hall
  • Boogie Nights
  • The General
  • The Thin Blue Line
  • It's A Wonderful Life
  • Rear Window
  • Out of Sight
  • All The President's Men
  • Rio Bravo
  • Woodstock

Stuff To Read

  • Flavorwire
  • The AV Club
  • Indiewire
  • Criticwire
  • Motion/Captured on Hitfix
  • /Film
  • Roger Ebert
  • J. Hoberman
  • Manohla Dargis
  • A.O. Scott
  • Joe Morgenstern
  • David Edelstein
  • Kenneth Turan
  • Todd McCarthy
  • Peter Rainer
  • Dave Kehr
  • I Watch Stuff
  • Movieline
  • Green Cine Daily
  • Film Threat
  • Korova Theatre
  • IMDB

DVD Talkers

  • Jamie S. Rich's Criterion Confessions
  • Thomas Spurlin
  • The Following Preview
  • Oliver St. John Gogarty's Revolver
  • Brian Orndorf
  • Bill Gibron
  • DVD Savant
  • Jeff Talks Games
  • Todd Douglass
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