Reflexive Memories: The Images of the Cine-Essay
A history and appreciation of the cine-essayist by Nelson Carvajal.
Features
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A recap of the latest Silicon Valley episode; Hollywood scandals in the new era; Movie magic in the 21s century; Summer film anticipation guide; Ebertfest coverage.
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Minda Kaling; A Japanese remake of Sideways; Superblogs and entertainment journalism; An interview with legendary documentarians; Paul Schneider interview.
An Appreciation of Jay-Z’s ’99 Problems’ on Its Tenth Anniversary
Ten years after it debuted on MTV, Craig Lindsey analyzes the Brooklyn-capturing, still-powerful video for “99 Problems” by Jay-Z, directed by Mark Romanek.
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Lindsay Lohan’s reality show; Portlandia stars on This Is Spinal Tap; Aaron Sorkin apologizes for The Newsroom; CriticWire survey; Hollywood has a major problem.
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The King of Comedy and Ms. 45; The one good Wayans brother movie; Looking back at the Richard Boone Show; Manny Farber and James Agee; A review of God’s Not Dead.
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Ray Harryhausen’s creature drawings; How hollywood killed death; Live-coverage of Hateful Eight reading; Masterful noir films; A short movie.
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Women superheroes; Sexually confused youth; Heterosexuality every after; Beards and more beards; The interiors of Transcendence.
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Cannes releases their lineup; Fargo, the TV show; Landmark anime; Under the Skin and Only Lovers Left Alive; Documentary subjects who don’t want to be documentary subjects.
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Art and improvement; Vampires on film; Philippines censor board makes a wholesome request; An interview with Jackie Robinson’s pen pal; Completed movies that have yet to be released.
John Turturro Captures Lost Intimacy in “Fading Gigolo”
John Turturro, actor/writer/director of Fading Gigolo, discusses his career, working with Woody Allen, and cinema’s difficulty in capturing true intimacy.
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Moments in everyday life, captured; Hank Aaron’s home runs turned into singles; Say Anything 25-years later; Examining Noah through a Jewish lens; A Silicon valley disaster.
Book Excerpt: Shadow Philosophy: Plato’s Cave and Cinema
An excerpt from Shadow Philosophy: Plato’s Cave and Cinema by Nathan Andersen.
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Our history with public housing; Nasty Amazon reviews; Interview with Jim Jarmusch; Adam Pearson, profiled; Norman Lloyd, alive and kicking.
In Defense of the Expert Review
A response to Sam Adams’ piece at CriticWire in defense of the expert critic.
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The evolution of video games; Looking back at Christopher Evan Welch; Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team upl No more expert reviews; Info on Inherent Vice.
FX’s “Fargo” Has Creative Spark of Coen Classic
Clever, fun, twisted, and wildly entertaining in the way that fans of not
just “Fargo” but all of the Coens’ work hoped it would be.
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How healthcare handles bipolar disorders; Examining the films of Jonathan Glazer; Movie of the week at The Dissolve is Clueless; Reevaluating William Friedkin’s Sorcerer; Wes Anderson directed commercials.
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Superhero movies; A personal story about a man’s uncle; Under the Skin and feminism; Barbara Walters sets retirement date; Mickey Rooney leaves us.
