Highly Recommended: Déjà Vu

Without the time necessary to do it justice presently, let me direct my readers to Christoph Huber and Mark Peranson's fawning (and excellent) appreciation of Tony Scott's recent-to-video Déjà Vu (2006). While I am nowhere near as knowledgeable on "the great" Scott's larger body of work, suffice it to say that I agree with their assessment of the film's status. Déjà Vu is exactly the sort of supposedly run-of-the-mill blockbuster whose reputation will grow over time until it is considered one of the key films of its period -- i.e. as a Blade Runner (1982) or a Falling Down (1993). However, let me also add a brief rejoinder to Huber and Peranson's piece: Déjà Vu is perhaps less Scott's Vertigo (1958) or his Nouvelle Vague (Jean-Luc Godard, 1990) than it is his Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)... that is his Celine and Julie with a Christian allegory complete with resurrection and a New Orleans setting and terror subject that makes it a response -- in terms of the projection of a collective desire -- to Oklahoma City, 9/11 and even Katrina itself. By all means, rent this movie!

And for those of you have been diligently checking Tativille for updates, my apologies, and there should be something extensive up by the end of the week.

Update: Also, check out the always enlightening R. Emmet Sweeney on the subject.