Film

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

George Kuchar’s Voice
On The George Kuchar Reader
Jennifer KrasinskiOct 11, 2014
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The Ephemeral Real, Part VI
The final installment in our series "The Ephemeral Real," a meditation on art and reality.
Drew JohnsonOct 11, 2014
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He Has His Tools and Chemicals: A David Lynch Retrospective
The key to understanding David Lynch’s Twin Peaks can be found in his early work as a visual artist, all of which is on display in his current retrospective “David Lynch: The Unified Field.”
Jonathan P. EburneOct 8, 2014
Muted Golden Sunshine: David Lynch’s Los Angeles
Contributor Michael Nordine analyzes David Lynch’s relationship with Los Angeles through the films Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, and Inland Empire.
Michael NordineOct 8, 2014
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On John le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man, from Novel to Film
Contributor Matthew Wolfson on John le Carré’s "A Most Wanted Man"
Matthew Brandon WolfsonOct 2, 2014
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The Ephemeral Real, Part V
Part V in a series on The Ephemeral Real, a meditation on cinema and history.
Drew JohnsonSep 30, 2014
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The Ephemeral Real, Part IV
Sometimes a fragment of the real lasts long enough to make it into more than one film.
Drew JohnsonSep 23, 2014
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Dragonfire and Ruin, or King Under the Mountain
The ultimate joy of The Desolation of Smaug is in watching its many moving parts.
Michael NordineDec 23, 2013
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Paul Thomas Anderson: An Autocritique
The bounty of responses to Paul Thomas Anderson and his films speak to his artistry.
Greg GerkeDec 19, 2013
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“Yep,” “Hmm,” “Right”: On “The Wes Anderson Collection”
'The Wes Anderson Collection' is impressive — until you get around to actually reading it
Calum MarshDec 10, 2013
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Hollywood Royalty: Walter Wanger's "My Life with Cleopatra"
Writing My Life With Cleopatra was William Wanger reaching for that .38, hoping the pen would be mightier than the gun.
Kim MorganDec 6, 2013
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David Cronenberg Wants to Be Inside You: On “Cronenberg: Evolution”
On November 1, 2013, the Toronto International Film Festival opened its first original traveling exhibition entitled Cronenberg: Evolution.
Haley MlotekDec 4, 2013
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