No Strangers on a Train with Albert Maysles
An encounter with the legendary documentarian Albert Maysles, who recently passed away.
Features
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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.
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Leonard Nimoy’s final words of wisdom; Cronenberg on the hardest film he’s made; Audiences favor diversity; Reality TV retrospective; What “Amadeus” gets wrong.
The Unloved, Part 15: The Lone Ranger & Heaven’s Gate
This month‘s Unloved looks at two films deemed disasters: Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate and Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger.
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Crazy “Citizenfour” lawsuit; How to work with your spouse and not kill each other; Chicago’s abuse-laden “black site”; Lesser-known MLK speech; Friday is global record release day.
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Oscar’s idling empathy machine; “Modern Family” episode filmed on smartphones; Madonna is superhuman; The trailer is not the movie; The works of Tyrus Wong.
Stick Figure Cinema, by Damian Arlyn
Famous scenes from great movies, re-enacted with stick figures.
Legendary Jazz Trumpeter Clark Terry Passes Away at 94
An obituary for jazz musician Clark Terry, the subject of “Keep On Keepin’ On.”
“Wild Canaries”: A Manhattan Murder Mystery
An analysis of Lawrence Michael Levine’s “Wild Canaries” and its ties to classic rom-com capers.
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Oscars saved by the music; Julie Andrews glows in “Sound of Music”; Films of Michael Mann reassessed; Rise of the reactress; Let’s get out of here.
