Heavens to Betsy, This Film is Depressing

Inside Llewyn Davis Wanda Waterman Volume 22 Issue 13 2014-03-28 Film: Inside Llewyn Davis Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen “ . . . because wherever I sat— on the deck of a ship or at a street café in Paris or Bangkok— I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air.” – Sylvia Plath Watching Inside Llewyn Davis is like walking through a bombed-out city on a winter’s night in the company of your shadow self, who just can’t seem to stop talking about what a big fat nothing you are. (Read the … Continue reading Heavens to Betsy, This Film is Depressing

True Grit

The Mindful Bard: True Grit Books, Music, and Film to Wake Up Your Muse and Help You Change the World Wanda Waterman Film: True Grit (2010) When a social upheaval reaches an unnerving crescendo, those who must endure it often long for heroes who embody iron will and superlative physical and mental skills. Some of us dream of a Captain America, but I (and judging from the box office, many others) prefer to dream of a Mattie Ross. (read more) Writers/Directors: Ethan and Joel Coen Cast: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, and Hailee Steinfeld “MATTIE ROSS: I just spent last night … Continue reading True Grit