Friday, January 26, 2007

Long Term Parking

The Sopranos - Season Five (2004)
dir. by Tim Van Patten, Alan Taylor, John Patterson, Rodrigo Garcia, Allen Coulter, Steve Buscemi, and Mike Figgis



& introducing guest director Joe Torre
rating: 5 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Electric Light Orchestra

The more distance "The Sopranos" puts between its current season and an interesting premise, the closer it comes to something general and essential: drama as an exercise in acting, direction, picture and sound. Which I guess means they make it look easy without making it a case of expectations raised or met. Each show its own creation: intro, rising action, climax, and fall.

Also: best dream sequences since Twin Peaks.