Renn Brown

200 Words on Closely Watched Trains

200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 1/6/10 I never expected to run across a mid-60s, black & white, Czechoslovakian, post-WWII, art house sex comedy film, yet when watching Closely Watched Trains that’s just what one finds. … Continue reading

200 Words on Pi

200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 01/01/10 When I consider the ending of Pi, I can’t help but wonder what it would have meant had Max known the answer to the little girl’s math problem. As … Continue reading