Category Archives: A Week of Gordon Green

Movie Review: The Sitter

Originally published on Battleship Pretension. It should be noted before beginning this review that I am not only a huge fan of director David Gordon Green. In fact, I am even known to defend his much hated bomb Your Highness. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Your Highness

Normally a film like Your Highness would not be reviewed on The Deleted Scene; not because I feel this kind of film is too lowbrow, but rather because there usually is not too much to say. This is not the … Continue reading

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A Week Of Gordon Green: An Oddball Auteur

When I am asked who my favourite filmmakers are, two names always come up, Terrence Malick and David Gordon Green. It is once I am asked about Green that my legitimacy as a film buff is sometimes called into question. … Continue reading

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A Week Of Gordon Green: Undertow

On first viewing George Washington and All The Real Girls I wondered if I had just witnessed two masterpieces. However, after multiple viewings, some of the films’ flaws began to show themselves. That was not the case with David Gordon … Continue reading

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A Week Of Gordon Green: All The Real Girls

In George Washington, director David Gordon Green explored the feelings and frustrations of being a child living in a small southern town; the characters wanting to leave, unsure if they can or ever will. In Green’s sophomore film, All The … Continue reading

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A Week Of Gordon Green: George Washington

Duh-Da-Nuh-Na There are several things you anticipate and forgive in low-budget debut features: bad dialogue, rough acting and most of all, low quality cinematography. David Gordon Green’s beautifully shot and acted as well as well-written debut George Washington rejects all … Continue reading

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A Week Of Gordon Green

Midway through my first attempt at writing this introduction to the latest A Week Of feature I realized how hollow and impersonal my write up was for a filmmaker who has had such an important impact on my life. While … Continue reading

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