Features
Short Films in Focus: “Air Conditions”
This month’s short film, “Air Conditions,” and an interview with its director.
Book Review: “I Lost It At the Video Store” by Tom Roston
A book review of “I Lost It At the Video Store” by Tom Roston
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Cinema unlocks man’s coma; Psychology of Voldemort; Edward Zwick on “Pawn Sacrifice”; Dann Gire on “Sicario”; “Happy Birthday” copyright invalidated by judge.
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Revisiting “Gates of Heaven”; Cops and doughnuts: a love story; Angelyne on celeb culture; Simpler era of “For Your Consideration”; Print is far from dead.
Of Rats and Men: “Black Mass” vs. “The Departed”
A comparison of Frank Costello in The Departed and Whitey Bulger in Black Mass reveals weaknesses in the latter.
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Martin Stirling’s “Most Shocking Second a Day Video”; Queer films about straight people; Misunderstood “GoodFellas”; Chatting with Steve Kloves; Sex in David Lynch films.
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Celebrate Character Day; George Lucas’s Visual Symmetry; Understanding feminist criticism; Legacy of Muppeteer Steve Whitmire; Sarah Silverman on P.C. culture backlash.
Book Excerpt: “The Gag Man” by Matthew Dessem
An excerpt from Matthew Dessem’s book, “The Gag Man.”
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Lost Marx Brothers film; Remembering “The Warriors”; “Diary of a Teenage Girl” director Marielle Heller; David M. Rosenthal on “The Perfect Guy”; Home for Hollywood dreamers and dropouts.
Back in Fashion After 35 Years: The Return of “Dressed to Kill”
A look back at the Brian De Palma film “Dressed to Kill,” celebrating its 35th anniversary with a new Criterion release.
Silent Film “Body and Soul” to Screen in Chicago
An interview with Floyd Webb and Renee Baker.
“Hasse Ekman: The Other Swede in the Room” at the Museum of Modern Art
A report on “Hasse Ekman: The Other Swede in the Room” at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Bright Wall/Dark Room September 2015: “Living In The Sprawl: Superbad’s Coming-of-Age in the Suburban Void” by Charles Bramesco
The September except from “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on “Superbad.”
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Anthony Daniels on “Star Wars VII”; History of Action-Movie Heroes; Love in the films of Jacques Démy; Emma Thompson on Trump; How Netflix could change the movie business.
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Fan theories are destroying film discourse; Master of the epic anti-epic; The agent raid that changed Hollywood; Turning 65 in the entertainment business; Ken Kwapis on “A Walk in the Woods.”
2015 Fall Movie Preview
An overview of the films that will be theatrically released in the 2015 fall season.
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Aging heroes won’t give up the gun; Why sex scenes for over-60s are taboo; Trump’s resemblance to Citizen Kane; Last films of Fritz Lang; RIP Wes Craven.
Short Films in Focus: “Chop My Money”
This month’s short film, Chop My Money, and an interview with its director.
