Tuesday, June 29, 2010

50 Word Film Reviews (number 1 in a series): Vanishing Point (1971)


(I know; I need to get these to under 140 characters. I'm working on it. I just felt like broadening out a bit to, say, fifty words. Yeah. Fifty.)

 Kowalski. Just...Kowalski. If you have seen this film and ever considered driving a car way too fast, it's just..it's Kowalski. Trust me. Barry Newman. The Man. The Myth. Kowalski. Say it soft, and it's almost like praying.

Some Thoughts on Comfort Food Writing (or..Writing an Essay about Not Being Able to Write an Essay)

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