After this coming week - which is the Jim Jarmusch birthday week & thus the week of the JJ Blog-a-Thon (should other bloggers decide to post some Jarmusch items), I will be writing less about general film/indie film/other stuff and writing only when a relevant Date Number One or another Wild Diner Films news item comes up. This should give me more time to get lost in the new script and also put more energy into Date Number One distribution and of course get more done at the day job - which helps with film stuff & the overall life maintenance/quality of life project. That's the latest direction for the blog. But first, something about Jim Jarmusch, coming later today!
By the stream review - from Lincoln Center, NYC viewing - no spoilers The hype is real - By the Stream is very good by Hong movies standards and also normal comedy-drama standards. There were like 30-40 people at Lincoln Center for the 1PM Fri 8/8/25 (opening day) screening of By the Stream. People in that neighborhood are serious about their foreign films. Cinematography is very simple, from a canon XA small sensor HD cam, I could see familiar details, how those cams film the moon, scenes at night - it’s like a 1980s or 1990s early indie cinematography style that we do not see much these days - works well for Hong’s movies. No color grading, very simple video/cinematography. A more fleshed out movie than some recent Hong movies. In the movie a skit is prepped, and we actually get to see it performed. A couple of serious issues are discussed. Some unexpected, light things happen. It’s a comedy-drama chill hangout movie w/ creative South Korean people - good times. Probably o...
