Why would you set a film a New York and then film it in London? New York streets just don’t look like that . . . and that tagged US mailbox that kept following Cruise around . . . that was really creepy.

Also, Cruise doesn’t tell Domino his name, but she calls him by it and Nightengale doesn’t tell Cruise exactly what to buy for the orgy, but he knows . . . continuity problems, or part of the ‘is it a dream?’ effect?

Watched this to commemorate Cruise’s censorship of Katie Holmes love scenes . . .

Anyone read the novel on which it was based? Seems similiar to the ending episode of Norris’ McTeague . . . ?

racist james bond type trash that oversimplifies and stereotypes, but for today’s political crises. and with a contemporary aesthetic. on the other hand, healthy, cynical materialist perspective that kind of requires and produces the cultural and political stereotypes . . .

Ends with an evil husband tied to a chair, just like in Panic Room.

A black and white film about a red dress. Also about brute violence and physical abjection . . . slavery, whippings, dancing and illness. Also about New Orleans public health, physical mobility within the city, the city’s responsibility to its citizens, the city’s relationship to nation, economics, isolation of communities of New Orleans and within New Orleans . . . Think about teaching it . . .

people say it is. maybe a little more, or a little less. part of the new jersey nostalgia trend. though its a critical nostalgia here.

Dark, dirty, sad but sweet. Sweet vengence and irony. Nice scenes in town, strange dry cold landscapes. Digital? Creepy mine scenes, odd couple. A little mystery.

I agree, suburban Hitchcock, and one of Hitch’s only “families” . . . makes this odd, but good. One of smartest heroines too. Good if you don’t care for uncles . . . Cotton is creepy and the house and town are fascinating, well shot and composed.

Funny, suspense and tricky, gorgeous actors.

Haven’t seen Sonatine. I love it when Zatoichi gambles, though. What a winner.