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force-dyad · 4 months

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Metropolitan (1990, dir. Whit Stillman)

#metropolitan #whit stillman #chris eigeman #paul mccartney #ok me

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junior-stargazer-goke91 · 2 months

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Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Director: Noah Baumbach

Cinematographer: Steven Bernstein

#kicking and screaming #noah baumbach #olivia d'abo #josh hamilton #chris eigeman #eric stoltz #parker posey

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veryslowreader · 2 months

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The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff

Metropolitan

#The Story of Babar #Histoire de Babar #Jean de Brunhoff #Metropolitan #chris eigeman

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postguiltypleasures · 10 months

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My Peak TV journey *The Marvelous Mrs Maisel*

Prior to the final I made some predictions about where the show would end up. one was that Esther would grow up to resent her mother like Lorelei resented Emily Gilmore. I was right about that. I also speculated that maybe this was the story of how Midge could make anybody laugh, but could not make it as a comic. I was wrong about Midge’s career.

I liked the flash forwards but some of the choices of people she would be involved with seemed more funny peculiar than funny haha. It implies she was involved with Mike Nichols after that first season episode where she did not know about his act with Elaine May and almost ended up in a Nichols and May knock off act. The flash forwards made a big deal about her working with Bob Hope which tracks with aspirational dialogue from earlier in the series. While Hope had a long and successful career, meaning I understand why he was chosen as the symbol of what success i the field looked like, he also fell incredibly out of fashion starting in the late sixties. As a choice, it says Midge never quite seemed “young” in her career. Which, I guess makes sense.

That said I really liked the final season. In earlier posts about the show I acknowledge criticism that the Weisman’s players by goy actors were so much more likable than the Maisels, played by actually Jewish actors. This season seemed to recognize it and subtly corrects.

The elder Maisels were suddenly hilarious, if still crass and unkind. The Wiseman’s reliance on their housekeeper Zelda, who got married and retired over the season revealed some very unappealing aspects of their characters.

The show sometimes felt like it took place in 1960 for multiple years. As a series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel didn’t exact love the time period in which it took place, so much as it loves the pop culture from its time. It never made me want to be there, just to keep watching people in their colorful, well tailored clothes. But it was not particularly critical, nor interested in a “this is what led to things being the way they are now” type of rational for its existence. As a choice it’s doesn’t clarify, but doesn’t let you wallow for the good old days either. Sometimes it felt like every year on screen was 1960. This disinterested ambivalence occasionally led to wanting to me I’d want to fact check it, but rarely actually doing it. The one time I did was regarding Clark Gable’s death, which I thought stool place a year after the season took place. I was wrong.

In the final episode there was an establishing shot of the Ansonia indicating that is where Midge live in 2005. Later she makes a comment about Yoko Ono being one of her neighbors. Ono famously lives in the Dakota, several avenues from the Ansonia. I was going list this as another thing that makes me doubt the interest in veracity o the series. Then I found this discussed in this post finale interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino. It’s a fictional building in a fictional timeline. Don’t make a big deal about it. Some how this made define with it.

I want to end this by praising the actors who joined the series late players.

Some how I forgot that Julie Klausner joined the series late in the fourth season, but she regularly had me giggling over her appearances in the final season. (Interestingly, Klausner is not a Lenny Bruce fan.)

Alfie Fuller is new to me and she was so great as Dinah. I hope Dinah has as great a management career and I look forward to seeing Fuller in something soon.

Reid Scott is such a charming bully as Gordon Ford, you almost don’t resent his character’s success. (Though I think the no writer on the show rule was a good one)

I’ve liked Chris Eigeman since those Whit Stillman films and I really liked seeing him run the Village Voice here.

Jason Ralph, (Rachel Brosnahan’s real life husband) had some very funny bits as Mike, especially in relation to Suzie. Seeing him here mostly made me think how I want to see him as a lead again.

Nina Arianda has intrigued me since I saw her play Stan Laurel’s wife in Stan and Ollie. She still does as Gordon’s wife/Susie’s ex, Hedy.

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pleasanttumb · 1 year

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The Last Days of Disco

#the last days of disco #Movies #chloe sevigny #kate beckinsale #movie frames #Chris eigeman #mackenzie astin #tara subkoff #Matt ross

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randomrichards · 3 months

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LAST DAYS OF DISCO:

Duo posh best friends

Evenings at New York dance clubs

Smart people dancing

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everychriseigemancharacter · 5 months

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Gavin Briar. Arbitrage (2012)

Arbitrage is a story about, uhhhh, Richard Gere manslaughtering a woman and getting away with it on a technicality because the cops don't know how to fake evidence good. Then he gets an award at a big dumb banquet and his acceptance speech boils down to him shrugging, looking at the camera and saying, "I'm the baby, gotta love me!" That's what he would have said if they hadn't cut to the end credits before Baby Sinclair received a single simple fucking thank you.

He is the baby and you do have to love him, by law.

Supposedly Chris Eigeman is in this movie, playing a character called Gavin Briar, but good luck finding more than his profile in every boring scene I didn't give a shit about.

He looks like he isn't even sure if he's in frame!

So anyway, without the glasses, I'd probably wag my tail a little, give him a halfhearted dog pant, but honestly if you ride in private jets, I don't want the D that bad. And I say this as someone who rode in the Dippin' Dots private jet a few times. Yeah, Dippin' Dots! Their headquarters have freezers full of Dippin' Dots that you are allowed to just eat! I wish Arbitrage had been about Dippin' Dots. Or at least had the rich sociopath go to prison, God fucking forbid.

Ranking: 0.0004, I guess?

#arbitrage #richard gere #chris eigeman

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clemsfilmdiary · 2 years

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The Last Days of Disco (1998, Whit Stillman)

10/1/22

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carterreviewsmovies · 1 year

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Check out my first video review

#chloë sevigny #kate beckinsale #the last days of disco #criterion collection #movie review #youtube #chris eigeman #film reviews #movies #essay

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dearly · 2 years

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BARCELONA, 1994, D. Whit Stillman

#barcelona film #barcelona 1994 #whit stillman #chris eigeman #taylor nichols #the text of subtext

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tisdae · 1 year

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jason in 4x22 was so annoying wtf gtfo!!!!!

#that man needs to go asap!!!! wtf #tisdae.txt #gilmore girls #jason stiles #chris eigeman

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thegirlsread · 1 year

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just finished watching the last days of disco and now that i’m done with the trilogy i might rewatch metropolitan. there is something about chris eigeman and stillman scripts

#heart eyes every time he’s on screen #chris eigeman #whit stillman #metropolitan #barcelona #the last days of disco #i should go to sleep tbh but it’s a 90min movie #I’m sure i won’t regret this in the morning

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feralgodmothers · 1 year

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Max Medina or Jason Stiles?

Max Medina.

I wish I could give you a nice detailed rundown of why, but truth be told - I don’t remember a whole lot about either of them. I just remember a few of their scenes and the general feeling they gave me.

With Max, I remember thinking he was decent, genuine, and stable. I liked that. One scene that I’ve seen him get criticism for was when he tried to discipline Rory. But looking back on it (with a very hazy memory), I honestly think that it showed some good intentions on his part. Dating is complicated as it is, but I imagine it’s even more complicated when you’re dating/engaged to someone who’s already a parent. I’d expect it’s very tricky to find/fit into whatever your new role is in an already established family unit. So when he confronted Rory (I think he tried to ground her for something?), I think he was treating her the same way he would if she were his own daughter - which I personally find very sweet, even if it was a little awkward. To me, it showed that he cared about her, and that he wanted to be involved. The scene with him that I remember most was when Rory approached him in school and said something along the lines of “I really wanted you to be my stepfather”, and he said “I really wanted to be your stepfather”, and- yeah…. I felt that.

With Jason - I didn’t like him from the get-go, and he never really did anything to change my mind. I didn’t hate his guts - but I never felt any chemistry between him and Lorelai, and he gave me some slightly ratty vibes. A couple of the scenes I remember with him involved some pet peeves of mine, so I was sitting there like ‘oooh… I’m afraid that’s another strike buddy, sorry’

(One was his really aggressive driving in Stars Hollow, and the other was how strictly trained his dog was. I know it’s a personal thing, but I hate that. Why have a dog at all if you’re just gonna turn it into a soulless robot? 😤)

Like I said - I didn’t hate his guts, so I don’t think he deserved to be as royally screwed over by Richard as he was, but I was happy he was out of the picture lol. (At least until he returned that one time and tried to sabotage Luke and Lorelai. 😡)

#asks #gilmore girls #max medina #scott cohen #jason stiles #chris eigeman

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pacingmusings · 3 days

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Seen (again) in 2024:

Barcelona (Whit Stillman), 1994

#films #movies #stills #Barcelona #Whit Stillman #Taylor Nichols #Tushka Bergen #Chris Eigeman #Mira Sorvino #1990s #seen in 2024

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letterboxd-loggd · 4 months

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Kicking and Screaming (1995) Noah Baumbach

January 10th 2024

#kicking and screaming #1996 #noah baumbach #josh hamilton #chris eigeman #olivia d'abo #carlos jacott #jason wiles #parker posey #eric stoltz #cara buono #elliott gould

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twiststreet · 1 year

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A popular genre, always rare, has become rarer: adventure with humor and romance. Films and series in the genre often involve true, significant conflicts and a historical moment that provides intriguing storylines and high stakes. The world is again at such a crossroads, the time for adventure returned.

-- Whit Stillman.

Finally, Whit Stillman turns to the genre we all knew he had in him: white-knuckle adventure.

“The time for adventure returned” -- Whit Stillman.

If adventure has a name, that name is Whit Stillman.

Morocco. A beautiful woman (who is also very good at tap dancing, which is important to note here) walks into our hero’s hotel room and says, “Are you sure that you’re ready? Ready for adventure?” A gun lands onto a suitcase. The camera pans up-- it’s Chris Eigeman. “Aww, you know me, Professor-- I’m always prepared.”

Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination. Beyond the Last Days of DIsco, even!

#whit stillman #i liked his greta gerwig tap dance movie so much #i would like to see chris eigeman do adventure very much though #that's not me joking #i would 100% watch that

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