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Oliver and Derek Go Back and Forth on Bela Tarr's "The Turin Horse"

  • By Oliver Skinner and Derek Marchewka
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  • February 13, 2012 8:56 AM
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"The Turin Horse" The Cinema Guild.
Derek:  So with The Turin Horse finding a limited release, it's as good a time as any to discuss our experience with it.

Oliver:  We saw it on the Thursday of TIFF right? We had been there for about a week, seeing 2 or 3 films everyday, so we were pretty exhausted by that point.

Derek:  I found it interesting that of all the different movies that sort of washed over me, I can think of at least five that I really can't remember the contents of. Yet I can recall the details of the Turin Horse quite clearly... although, that probably also speaks to the film's repetitive nature.

Oliver:  Definitely. We had seen our fair share of films that really experimented with cinematic form, like Sokurov's "Faust" for example, but The Turin Horse just kind of blew everything else out of the water, at least for me. I had been speaking with a filmmaker earlier in the festival, and I told him we were seeing it. He said to me that Tarr's films absolutely had to be experienced on the big screen. Which sparked an initial anticipation.

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Top 5 Authors and Why

  • By Derek Marchewka
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  • February 6, 2012 6:32 PM
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To shed a little more light on my character (no pun intended) I thought I’d make a post pertaining to my near-obsessive fascination with literature. The following is a list of writers that I have had the luxury of experiencing in the novice of my reading career. Their works have impacted me more than any other outside force I can think of; it’s to the point that I’ve decided to devote my life to attempt what these men have succeeded at, becoming an author. I’ve also not ordered any of these, for I feel that would be an insult to give a ranking to artists whose greatness is so varied and independent.
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Derek's Top 10 Films of 2011

  • By Derek Marchewka
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  • December 27, 2011 2:31 PM
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This is part of a series of year end lists here on The Lost Boys this week... Check back for more, and enjoy Derek's best films of 2011 below:
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Introducing "Lost Boy" Derek Marchewka

  • By Derek Marchewka
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  • November 15, 2011 6:30 AM
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Derek is the latest addition to this blog's list of contributors, with one or two more expected within the next week... Read more about this blog's recent evolution here.
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