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February 22, 2008
The Dreamer as Tapehead
The New York Times
by A.O. Scott
What does a New York Times review of the new Michel Gondry film "Be Kind Rewind" have to do with Atlantic Yards? It just may be that the project has inspired a bit of the story line.
Mike (Mos Def) works in a shabby video store whose owner, Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), has not yet made the leap to DVD. His business threatened by the dubious improvements of a city-backed redevelopment scheme, Mr. Fletcher sneaks away on a mysterious trip, leaving the blundering, well-intentioned Mike in charge of his stock of battered VHS cassettes. Jerry (Jack Black), an avant-garde auto mechanic and tireless tinkerer, suffers an accident that magnetizes his body, causing him to accidentally erase all the tapes.
So when a loyal customer named Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow) shows up for her daily rental, Mike and Jerry must improvise. They do what anyone would: hurriedly reshoot famous movies using a camcorder, various local characters and some common household objects.
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Posted by eric at February 22, 2008 4:05 PM