How to Watch Movies (With Alexandre Desplat)

I'll be sharing a two part interview with the three time Oscar nominated composer Alexandre Desplat soon but I thought I'd give you this off topic teaser during this week of heavy awardage. It's a handy salve.During our conversation, I broached the topic of Desplat's time on the Cannes jury this summer and I asked a rather awkward question about how he judged the films, implying that he has a

Which movie...

...most reminds you of a happy night in your life? (It doesn't even have to be a happy movie to do so.)

Old Fashioned Marquee

I never actually see them changing one, so this was a welcome sight. So much better than digital marquees where someone's just typing on a computer. Typing on a computer is so mundane. I'm totally going to start handwriting The Film Experience! Why should posts take a few hours to write when they could take whole days?

MM@M: No Bad Seats

Mad Men @ The Movies discusses the cinematic references in television's best series.Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) and Don (Jon Hamm) succumb to exhaustion.Four seasons of great acting will knock the wind right out of you.Episode 4.7 "The Suitcase"This week's episode was a well timed Peggy & Don duet. The historic backdrop was the infamous boxing match between Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay (Clay had