Translating for My Mother
For Michał Oleszczyk, translating for his mom makes for a more active engagement with the movie.
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Thumbnails 10/01/2013
How social media turn teens into “friends without benefits”; A.O. Scott suggests some reasons why the centuries-old “conversation about race” keeps surprising everyone and not really leading where it should; Bruce Dern gets the best part of his 77-year life.
Gliding Over All: The Cinematography of Breaking Bad, Season 5, Part 2
In the final installment of his video essay series, Dave Bunting analyzes the visual style of the second half of the final season of “Breaking Bad.” Scott Eric Kaufman provides a written commentary.
“I’ve Found a Purpose in Acting”: Ranbir Kapoor on Bollywood, His Famous Family and His New Film “Besharam”
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor talks about growing up in a famous acting family, the growing audience for Indian cinema in the United States and his latest film, “Besharam.”
Book Excerpt: Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture.
In this excerpt from the book “Superheroes!: ” Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor discuss the transformation of comic books that started with new creators in the 1970s and led to Hollywood blockbusters.
Thumbnails 10/4/2013
A defense of “Boardwalk Empire”; Wes Anderson and manic pixie dream girls; Phillip Garrel’s “Jealousy”; seconds on “Seconds”; a real-life Gustavo Fring?
Thumbnails 10/3/2013
Searching for David Chappelle; Susan Faludi on “lean in” feminism; Jonathan Franzen’s cranky nonfiction; Judging TV on its own merits; David Bordwell on the changing VIFF.
Thumbnails 10/2/2013
Shutdown blues; “El Paso” in the “Breaking Bad” finale; reconsidering Ron Howard; All Female Directors for “Call the Midwife”; reconsidering films is part of growing up. Plus: Senator Elizabeth Warren is as awesome as ever.
Thumbnails 9/30/2013
“Breaking Bad” ends with closure, sort of; “Muscle Shoals” and the GOP’s queasy quest for purity; Eddie Izard was the victim of hate crimes in both London and New York; more “Chucky” for Jennifer Tilly; “dinotoys” in space.
Thumbnails 9/27/13
A lost John Lennon interview; Goodreads’ growing pains; 41 books a sexist professor should read; breaking down the visual composition of “Breaking Bad”; a letter from Steve Albini to Nirvana.
“Rush” video interview with Ron Howard, Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl
Film
Journalist Katherine Tulich interviews “Rush” director Ron Howard and the
film’s stars, Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
LINCOLN CENTER AND BEYOND THE INFINITE: “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY” WITH A LIVE SCORE IS THE ULTIMATE TRIP
Ian Grey reviews a screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey” with a live symphony orchestra providing the score.
Showtime Gets Behind Closed Doors with “Masters of Sex”
With incredibly strong central performances and thematically dense subject matter,
“Masters of Sex,” a drama about sex researchers Masters and Johnson, serves as a nice partner to Showtime’s returning
“Homeland.”
The Thinking Molecules of Titan: This Week’s Batch of Five Endings
Our fifth posting of endings written by fans for the science fiction
story Roger was playing with when he passed away. Vote for your
favorite!
The Thinking Molecules of Titan: Ending by Greg Salvatore
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Greg Salvatore.
The Thinking Molecules of Titan: Ending by Mike Renn
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Mike Renn.
The Thinking Molecules of Titan: Ending by Martin Pitt-Bradley
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Martin Pitt-Bradley
