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Wednesday
Nov252015

Chris Gives Thanks

Greetings from Chris! As the newest member of Team Experience, I'm so grateful to be able to share my point of view with you loyal readers in a space for our collective obsessions, unique observations, and global perspectives. Thank you all!

So, I am thankful for

...all of the vibrant and fully-realized women in minor roles that populate Brooklyn. Any one of them could have their own film, and I want Jessica Pare's sales manager to be my bestfriend/life coach.

..."This makes me wish they had been able to find my father's remains" in Trainwreck.

...Jason Robert Brown. We got The Last Five Years on big (but mostly VOD) screens this year, but if his masterpiece "Parade" was getting the big screen treatment, this list would be entirely comprised of that news.

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...Roger Deakins, always.

..."REMEMBER ME?!?!" in Mad Max:Fury Road and my immediate howl of alternating glee and horror.

...all the ways theft occurs (and assessed thematically) in Jafar Panhi's Taxi. And for Jafar Panahi!

... the open metaphor in It Follows and the range of specific interpretations that it allows.

...the Sundance Institute's Art House Project, which recognizes theatres that lead the industry for programming and community outreach, and recently selected one of my home theatres. Those of us outside of the big cities know how grateful we our to our art houses for the opportunities they bring us. Anyone else frequent one of this year's honorees?

... screenplays like The End of the Tour that find conflict through dialogue and human interaction rather than plot devices.

...all of the unspoken emotion Jeffrey Tambor gives his silences on Transparent.

...wowza debut performances like Krisha Fairchild, Arielle Holmes, and the Tangerine twosome!

AND, ETERNALLY:

...for sex god Oscar Isaac's Ex Machina dance moves. May we all feel grateful.

And, Naturally...

I'm thankful for Nathaniel and The Film Experience crew for  taking me in and inspiring me with their continually passionate work!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Chris Feil comes to you live from sunny, glamourous Columbus, Ohio! His "Recommended For You" and "Movies from the 90s with a Strong Female Lead" Netflix categories are not-so-shockingly similar. With a B.A. in Theatre, Chris adores actors and their process. He has endless enthusiasm for board games, donuts, and WALL•E. Since joining TFE he'swritten about Creed, Room, Mariah Carey, and Tennessee Williams. More of his writing appears at filmmixtape [Follow Chris on Twitter]

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Reader Comments (7)

Why are every member of the film experience so beautiful???

November 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterLouis

I also love how *the metaphor* is unmistakeably present throughout It Follows but never feels preachy or overbearing.

And Isaac's dance moves!!!

I seem to have forgotten about some of the things on this list, though, and that makes me sad...

November 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterAdam K

I didn't realize that Roger Deakins photographed "Sicario" until the credits, but I marveled at the haunting beauty of that shot as well. He deserves an Oscar yesterday.

November 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRaul

Yes to all of this!! :)

November 25, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterSquasher88

If in The Odd Couple, Felix was in love with his roommate, I would be like:

"Oscar, Oscar, Oscar!!!"

November 25, 2015 | Unregistered Commenterbrookesboy

Welcome Chris!!!!! I second all the love for Brooklyn, Jason Robert Brown and Tangerine <3

November 26, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJose

I second Jose's welcome, and I applaud the shout-out to Jessica Pare!

November 28, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterKyle
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