Things learned from the commentary track for Fiddler on the Roof:

1. Norman Jewison: goy (his term)
2. "In Eastern Europe they grow pumpkins amongst the corn"
3. The entire film is shot through a piece of silk or nylon stocking (1:40). Seriously! Jewison was discussing how to get the right look for the film with the cinematographer (who said to put something ( Read more... )

Just watched Bring It On, which has one of the least interesting dvd commentaries I've ever heard. At the end, though, the director goes into a discussion of end credits, which I'm documenting here for my own ( typoperversity. )

Going to the City Centre theatre at night always bothers me. In the daytime, I can get into the mall right close to my house, and walk a few blocks to the other end, all indoors. At night, though, there's only one unlocked door at street level, and I have to walk about four blocks, around and to the back of the mall to get in. It's bloody cold ( Read more... )

Checking the times for Constantine, and Hotel Rwanda (!) is playing at City Centre.

So is Ong-Bak (?), which I have seen no advertising for. Are they finally realizing that a downtown/inner city needs different cinema than, say, wealthy suburb ( Read more... )