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  03 May 13

  Movie Poster of the Week: “Kiss of the Damned” and the Top Ten Favorite Posters of Designer Akiko Stehrenberger

  Adrian Curry

  One of the best contemporary movie poster artists shares her influences and inspirations.

  • Akiko Stehrenberger /
  • Xan Cassavetes /
  • Bob Peak /
  • Movie Poster of the Week /
  • images
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  07 May 13

  "Ministry of Fear": Love During Wartime

  Duncan Gray

  Familiar elements of adventure and romance take a paranoid turn in Fritz Lang’s underrated noir, finally available on US DVD.

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  • images
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  24 May 13

  Cannes 2013. The Gloaming: Claire Denis' "Bastards"

  Daniel Kasman

  Claire Denis’ first digital film is a cryptically elliptical, profoundly somber melodrama of exploitation, loneliness, anger and family.

  • Festivals /
  • Cannes /
  • Cannes 2013 /
  • Claire Denis
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  24 May 13

  Cannes 2013. Running the Gauntlet: An Interview with Takashi Miike

  Adam Cook

  Miike has crafted a pitch-perfect thriller that never slows down, right up until its climactic finish.

  • Cannes /
  • Cannes 2013 /
  • Festivals /
  • Takashi Miike /
  • interviews
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  13 May 13

  America: What's Wrong with this Face?

  Daniel Kasman

  Why is Henry Fonda America’s wrong man? Or: Why is America Henry Fonda’s country of residence?

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  • Fritz Lang /
  • John Brahm /
  • Alfred Hitchcock

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