Short Films in Focus: Don Hertzfeldt’s “ME”
Our short film series gets to the great Don Hertzfeldt and his latest, "ME."
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Malcolm Washington’s Reverential August Wilson Adaptation
The film, at times, strains for visual dynamism at the expense of the plays’ natural rhythms. The post ‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Malcolm Washington’s Reverential August Wilson Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller
Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 stars John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard, Leonie Benesch, and Ben Chaplin as ABC sports journalists unexpectedly put in the position of narrativizing the hostage crisis of the 1972 Munich Olympics. It’s an effective thriller––one couldn’t accuse it...
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GHOSTS OF RED RIDGE Exclusive: First Look at Trailer For Indie Western, From Well GO USA
After foiling a good ol’ fashioned stickup in the gold bust town of Red Ridge, Texas, the town sheriff jails a mysterious stranger suspected of ties to the gang of outlaws terrorizing residents. But as the sheriff draws closer to...
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STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH Review: There’s a Better Movie in the Edit
“A great deal of this actually happened,” states one of the many opening text cards in Stockholm Bloodbath. This is after giving us the exposition that the Danish King Kristian II has placed himself in Sweden to settle some political...
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THE END Trailer: Tilda Swinton Stars In Joshua Oppenheimer’s Post-Apocalyptic Musical
Oscar-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer follows up his two documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence with his first narrative feature. His post-apocalyptic musical, The End, centers on a family living in an extravagant bunker years after the...
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Youth (Homecoming) | Review
Last Train to Zhili: Bing Brings Youth Cycle to Circular Close Wang Bing completes his ‘Youth’ trilogy with finale Youth (Homecoming), which features the most forgiving running time of the three segments at only two and a half hours. The...
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Nothing Left to Prove: Quincy Jones (1933-2024)
Mention Quincy Jones to a bunch of people and I’m sure each person will highlight a different achievement. There are so many milestones that naming them all would take far more space than I am afforded here. Jones was an...
continue readingVOTE for KAMALA HARRIS/TIM WALZ (Character Counts)
Dear Fellow Americans: Earlier in the year, I recorded a PSA (public service announcement) encouraging civility in our political discourse. At that time, it was a purely non-partisan effort. But since then, my choice for President has become crystal clear:...
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A Conversation with Anirban Dutta & Anupama Srinivasan (NOCTURNES)
The atmosphere’s concentration of Carbon Dioxide is at an all-time high; extreme weather events have become more and more frequent; sea levels are rising faster than every before. It may feel like the world is ending, and maybe it is....
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