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March 07, 2005
Buffalo '66
So I finally took the bait on those Esuvee commercials and visited the website. I had assumed it was secretly by the car industry trying to make a viral-like marketing thing, but apparently it's the collective state attorneys general financed by Ford settlement money. It was just so slick I didn't expect it at all to be government. They might finally be realizing not to skimp on advertising. Way to go, guys.
Buffalo '66 (1998), Vincent Gallo:
"Hey, that kinda looks like Anjelica Huston"
Vincent Gallo's seeming tribute to home and exorcising demons of the past. Buffalo is an appropriate analogy considering their Super Bowl failures (Gallo doesn't seem much like a football guy, but he also doesn't seem much like a Republican, though I guess he's not the most scrutible of people).
The movie is pretty in line with what I've heard. Artsy, pretentious and ultimately compelling. The scene where Ben Gazzara serenades Christina Ricci is easily my favorite of the movie. (Speaking of, I've really never been a fan, but Christina Ricci's so hot in this). Gallo gets a little too Gallo at times, though; I know with such a personal and self-made movie, there's going to be a lot of him, but on the whole, he keeps himself in balance.
13/15
Posted by bing at March 7, 2005 04:01 PM