"A commonplace book is what a provident poet cannot subsist without, for this proverbial reason, that “great wits have short memories:” and whereas, on the other hand, poets, being liars by profession, ought to have good memories; to reconcile these, a book of this sort, is in the nature of a supplemental memory, or a record of what occurs remarkable in every day’s reading or conversation." - Jonathan Swift, "A Letter of Advice to a Young Poet"

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Holiday Movies I: The Artist

One of the best things about the holiday season is that good movies actually come out (thank you, awards season!), so although I overdosed on movies this semester, I'm taking in a few films while I'm on break from school. Here's the first of my reviews/recommendations.


The music, the dresses and hats, the tap dancing, the glimpses of vintage movie-making, the shamelessly clever imagery, the relief of letting oneself get carried away by the dramatic score, and the most talented dog you'll ever see onscreen. It was all wonderful.

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  1. AliDecember 6, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    I just watched this movie! I got it out from the library, and I immediately wanted to talk to you about it but YOU'RE ASLEEP!
    Hense the stalking of your blog for the review I knew you'd done at some point ;)

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    1. Commonplace CatDecember 7, 2012 at 1:39 AM

      Yeah, sorry it wasn't much a review! But we can talk more when we talk...if that makes sense.

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