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Man on Wire

A collection of 3 posts
The Walk (2015): A Looking Closer Film Forum
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The Walk (2015): A Looking Closer Film Forum

Should I do it? Should I walk out onto the Robert Zemeckis tightrope between contemplative art and sensationalistic entertainment once again? Most of the time, I go tumbling into a void of clumsy storytelling, shallow philosophizing, and sentimentality. But once in a while, Zemeckis can deliver a charge of ambitious
11 Oct 2015 3 min read
Man on Wire (2008) - a reflection
Film Reviews

Man on Wire (2008) - a reflection

[This reflection on Man on Wire was originally published at Good Letters, the daily blog for Image, on October 21, 2008. I'm republishing it today to acknowledge the release of Robert Zemeckis's The Walk, and to encourage people not to let that film distract you from
09 Oct 2015 5 min read
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Zemeckis's High-Wire Act

Robert Zemeckis took us back in time with Marty McFly and again with Forrest Gump. This time around, he might as well recycle a famous Back to the Future quote: "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Zemeckis plans to take us back
10 Dec 2014 1 min read
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