Finding Silver Linings

There's a story that Gregor Piatigorsky, the great cellist, wrote about Pablo Casals, in which Piatigorsky performed for the great man, but was so nervous that he played horribly for him.  What shocked Piatigorsky more, however, was how much Casals praised him for his awful playing. A few years later, Piatigorsky was in Paris.  So …

The Best Movies of 2012

Update 1/24/13: I have since seen Holy Motors and Django Unchained.  Also, I have added more honorable mentions to the list. I have not seen every movie that came out last year (for example, I still haven't seen Holy Motors or Django Unchained), and the ones that only came out recently in Seattle (like Zero …