How fitting, then, that the most idiosyncratic studio picture Soderbergh has ever made was actually based on the script for a different film. But if that’s true - as the filmmaker humbly swears that it is - why do so many of his best movies feel like they couldn’t possibly have been made by anyone else? Unlike Quentin Tarantino, Soderbergh tends to be more in service to his influences than his influences are in service to him. Steven Soderbergh has always thought of himself as more of a synthesist than an originator, more of a collage artist than a bonafide auteur. – “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (8/25) A decade later, Kol reunites with Adam at his friend’s wedding - one the kid has all but chased him to - and the pair confront the love affair that escaped them and the agonies of time lost. They first bond over Franz Kafka, Tori Amos, and Wong Kar Wai’s “Happy Together” over a leisurely, hot car ride, stoking an instant connection interrupted by circumstance (but not without sex in the backseat). Goran Stolevski’s “Of an Age,” unfolds across 19, as high schooler and aspiring dancer Kol (Elias Anton) gets caught up in a frenzy of feelings over his friend and dance partner’s older brother Adam (Thom Green). (Though at this point, anyone who gets suckered into believing they’ve witnessed a living band’s “final” show has only themselves to blame.) Regardless, the film holds up as a trip down memory lane and a character study into how artists remain relevant after their initial cultural moment passes. The film centers around the band performing what was billed as their final show in England - a plot that admittedly doesn’t hit as hard in the context of the reunion tour that Pulp is currently on. Florian Habicht, 2014)īritpop icons Pulp have towered over the alternative rock scene for the better part of three decades with their disco-infused blue collar anthems like “Common People” and “Disco 2000.” While their activity in the 21st century has been sporadic, Florian Habicht’s 2014 documentary “Pulp: A Film About Death and Supermarkets” is a fascinating dive into the band’s psyches that explains how they have remained so beloved.
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