Film

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers

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  “The Tribe” and the Language of Cinema

  The more we meet "The Tribe" on its own terms, the more we are reminded that Sergey's tribe lacks something.

  Annie Julia WymanDec 10, 2015

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  Geeking Out to “Hitchcock/Truffaut”

  Geeking Out to "Hitchcock/Truffaut."

  Katie KilkennyDec 5, 2015

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  Dispatches from AFI: Consider “The Lobster”

  Lanthimos specializes in films that make people uncomfortable, the kind of movies that critics call "challenging."

  Katie KilkennyDec 2, 2015

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  “I Know Thee Not, Old Man”: Orson Welles and the New Queer Cinema

  John ThomasonNov 23, 2015

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  (Never) Out of the Past: Film Noir and the Poetry of Lynda Hull

  Much can be gleaned directly from the poems of Lynda Hull.

  Suzanne LummisNov 17, 2015

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  • Poetry

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  The Last Child Soldier: “Beasts of No Nation” and the Child-Soldier Narrative

  The African child-soldier narrative has a second life now in movies like Cary Joji Fukunaga's "Beasts of No Nation."

  Aaron BadyNov 11, 2015

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  A Second View: “The Third Man” from Eye Level

  "The Third Man" has been meticulously restored to provide a cinematic experience as close as possible to that of the film’s first audiences.

  Martin ZirulnikNov 1, 2015

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  • Noir

• Left Off the Map

  Films from the East Asia region are rarely inscribed, by general consensus, into the traditional noir canon.

  Ysabelle CheungOct 22, 2015

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  • Noir

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  Freaks of the Industry: “Dope”

  "Dope" was a Sundance crowd pleaser and the object of a bidding war.

  J. D. ConnorOct 17, 2015

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  Empty Beaches: In Search of Australia’s Fictional Private Eyes

  September 12 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of a little-known Australian crime movie, The Empty Beach.

  Andrew NetteOct 14, 2015

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  • Noir

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  Straight Outta Compton: The Profound in the Profane

  "Straight Outta Compton" is about how a group of young black men crafted a bold new language.

  Jody D. ArmourOct 2, 2015

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  Hollywood’s Radio Edit

  Biopics aren't really where you go for brilliant moviemaking, especially musical versions.

  Andrew DuBoisOct 2, 2015

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