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Selected writings on Philip Seymour Hoffman
Reviews of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s films and an interview with him about “Capote”
The Unloved, Part 3: The Hudsucker Proxy
Scout Tafoya’s The Unloved, an appreciation of fascinating movies that were critically reviled on first release, continues with a look at 1994’s The Hudsucker Proxy.
Goodnight, my excellent good master: Maximilian Schell, 1930-2014
Actor Jim Beaver remembers the great actor Maximillian Schell.
“Man of Steel”, Feet of Clay
Gerardo Valero reflects on “Man of Steel” and the challenges of making a good Superman movie.
Costing No Less Than Heaven: Terence Davies’ “The Long Day Closes”
An excerpt from a forthcoming book on Terence Davies by Michał Oleszczyk.
Labor of Love: Author Joyce Maynard discusses the film adaptation of her novel “Labor Day”
Author Joyce Maynard talks about teaching Jason Reitman to bake a pie, writing a romance about a mother, and seeing the stories she writes as a film in her imagination.
Alex Ross Perry: Cynicism & Cinema
Director Alex Ross Perry (“Impolex”, “The Color Wheel”) discusses cinephilia, cynicism, artistic betrayal and the death of film.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project
Criterion partners with Martin Scorsese to offer amazing treasures of world cinema on Blu-ray and DVD.
Netflix’s “Mitt” Leads Wave of Sundance Films From Park City to Your Home
Many of the films at the Sundance Film Festival are going directly to television.
Oscars: Sundancing Into Awards History Or Obscurity
Eirk Childress looks at the track record of films from the Sundance Film Festival going to the Oscars.
Sundance: All the Films I Saw, Ranked
Sam Fragoso ranks all 22 films he saw at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance: All the Films I Saw, Ranked
Simon Abrams ranks the films he saw at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, from best to worst.
Our Far Flung Correspondents Write About “Life Itself”
Some of our Far Flung Correspondents have written about watching the documentary based on Roger’s memoir.
Moving Through Empathy: On “Life Itself”
Olivia Collette’s experience dealing with a loved one’s illness made “Life Itself” especially powerful for her.
A Small-town Film Festival Fights to Save a Local Theater
A film festival in Tipton, Iowa, makes an effort to save the local movie theater.
Sundance Report: “Skeleton Twins” and “The One I Love”
Sam Fragoso on two films at the Sundance Film Festival.
Life Unspooled: On Watching “Life Itself” in the Middle of Polish Winter
Michał
Oleszczyk reflects on the experience of watching “Life Itself” using the streaming link that was an incentive for contributors to the film’s Indiegogo completion fund campaign.
