![]() “Her” - which works its way toward an ending that seems less quirky than where it’s been heading but still effectively taps into the zeitgeist - received a warm reception at the public screening I attended in Alice Tully Hall, though not quite as enthusiastic as for last week’s premiere of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” which also mourns the passing of print media. It’s probably no coincidence that Johansson (a post-production replacement for Samantha Morton) also starred in another movie about alienation in contemporary life, “Lost in Translation,” directed as it happens by Jonze’s ex-wife Sofia Coppola. Samantha is voiced by Scarlett Johansson, who - divorced from her often self-conscious screen presence - does her best screen work as this surprisingly complicated character, who yearns to be a human. Phoenix rebounds with…his new computer operating system Samantha, engineered to evolve into a device who takes care of everything from his sexual needs to getting his best sellers published as a book. He’s lonely and adrift after the breakup of his marriage to Rooney Mara (who has only one dialogue scene Amy Adams and Olivia Wilde have somewhat larger, but not huge, roles). In another remarkable performance, Joaquin Phoenix is alone on screen for much of the film as a former “LA Weekly” writer who’s paid to compose “handwritten letters” (whose handwriting is generated by computers). Jonze’s first film since his famously troubled “Where the Wild Things Are” is a comedy-drama about romantic alienation set in a Los Angeles of the not-too-distant future, where elevated subways have finally supplanted cars. ![]() Remembering celebrities' first kisses in the age of social distancingĪnother long-anticipated possible Oscar contender, Spike Jonze’s “Her,” had its world premiere as the closing night film at the New York Film Festival on Saturday. Emmett Till biopic trailer released, will debut at New York Film Festivalĭinner and a flick: What to see at New York Film Festival 2021 - and where to eat ![]()
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