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Apr 19, 2006

Commitment brings freedom

You all know that I like to think of myself as an existentialist. (a modified one, to be sure) In my reading, I stumbled across this quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the 19th century German writer.

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 19, 2006

Grown up films

I came across a review of Nanni Moretti’s, Aprile, about an anxiety-plagued director who isn’t sure how, or even whether, to finish his films:

“…the self-doubting director in Aprile (played by Moretti himself) is so lazy (emphasis mine) and haphazard that the film is less a serious probing of the…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 6, 2006

You know what I was thinking?

You know what I was thinking? I was thinking how sad it is that I, even in a society more decent than this…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 5, 2006

Dreams and Diaries II

This excellent review of 1994 Cannes winner, Caro Diario, captures what I had hoped The Cinema of Nanni Moretti: Dreams and Diaries would.

“Moretti’s three-part movie-essay is structured as a wry, affectionate and very funny odyssey through the Roman suburbs, the Aeolian Isles, and the…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 10, 2006

Something beautiful

I must film what brings me pleasure, not those ugly things. The designers show their collections in a museum of Florence… And because of that I must go film them?

Aprile

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 7, 2006

Words

Who speaks badly, thinks badly and lives badly. We must do words justice: words are important!
Palombella Rossa

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 17, 2006

Money and Power

While eating an excellent turkey bagel sandwich on this gorgeous afternoon, I reread the first chapter of Jacques Ellul’s book Money and Power. You can read the whole book online here. (I listed this book in a previous blog as having impacted me many years ago.) Ellul is sometimes called a…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 2, 2006

The Squid and the Whale

My friend Brett recommended The Squid and the Whale. Excellent film. Without giving the end away, the film concludes with one of the central characters confronting a source of his fear, which is also tied to one of his happiest times in life. It is a dramatic moment where this character…

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 20, 2006

Il Caimano selected for Cannes

Il Caimano has officially been selected for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Via! Tutto via!

Tom Eckblad in Narrowridge

Apr 10, 2006

Commentary on Il Caimano

The best article on Il Caimano I’ve read so far; a great overview of the politics in Italy and the role of art. From Swans, an on-line publication.

March 2006

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These were the top 10 stories published by Narrowridge in April of 2006. You can also dive into daily archives for April of 2006 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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