“The Breakfast Club”, 30 Years Later: A Conversation Across Generations
A film teacher looks back on “The Breakfast Club,” partly through the eyes of her students.
Features
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Abel Ferrara on “Ms. 45”; Advice “Deadwood”-style; Why “The Jinx” could be bad for documentaries; “Life Just Is” is worth a look; Joan Scheckel on The Technique.
No Animals Were Harmed: The Unique Perspective of “White God”
A piece on the use of animals in film in light of “White God”.
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Film’s most feminist monster; Minority voices in games and tech; “Pretty Woman” at 25; Ranking the “Taken” knock-offs; An oral history of Weird Al’s “UHF.”
The Hitchcock Connection
My mom and I both loved the Master of
Suspense—in ways that seem different but were, ultimately, not unrelated in the
least.
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Harry Potter and the Twelve-Year Boyhood; Can ‘Insurgent’ spark a male rebellion?; Salon’s Patton Oswalt peace summit; The real world set of “Hunger Games”; Don’t say this to couples without children.
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Lizzie Velasquez doc premieres at SXSW; Nobody spoiled “The Jinx”; How did my fellow Irish-Americans get so disgusting?; The changing—and unchanging—structure of TV; What’s ruining Austin.
The Unique Narrative of Lisandro Alonso’s “Jauja”
Scout Tafoya analyzes the unique narrative of “Jauja” with Viggo Mortensen.
No Strangers on a Train with Albert Maysles
An encounter with the legendary documentarian Albert Maysles, who recently passed away.
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Ultimate breaks and beats; Can sexual fantasy be filmed?; Adult sympathies of “Breakfast Club”; American patriotism getting out of hand; Memories of Selma.
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“Cinderella” (1950) VS “Cinderella” (2015); Ethan Hawke tries to figure it out; Why Twitter is important for celebrities; Yale acquires blockbuster VHS collection; RIP Michael Graves.
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Will Hollywood learn from the death of Sarah Jones?; Conflict of interest in the digital age; What you didn’t know about Albert Maysles; CIA campaign to steal Apple’s secrets; What happened to Travolta.
Bright Wall/Dark Room March 2015: Preserve the Moose by Andrew Root
An excerpt from the March 2015 issue of “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on “This is Spinal Tap”.
Book Review: “Chappie: The Art of the Movie”
A look at “Chappie: The Art of the Movie”.
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R.I.P. Albert Maysles; What ISIS really wants; Silencing “India’s Daughter”; Ford’s crash stirs subconscious fears; Profile of “Hangover” producer Scott Budnick, advocate for prison reform.
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New era of multicultural television; Birdmen of Tinseltown; Ten required movies for ‘Mad Men’ cast and crew; Nimoy’s photos changed my life; Nick Kroll is leaving because he can.
Smart People Talking: The 25th Anniversary of “The Hunt For Red October”
An appreciation of John McTiernan’s “The Hunt for Red October” on its 25th anniversary.
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No universal “right age” for movies; Rise of Will power; Conversation with Madonna; Waitress anthropologist Candacy Taylor; Errol Morris as prosecutor.
Short Films in Focus: “Adelaide”
We’re proud to present the short film “Adelaide” and an interview with its director.
