Cannes 2013. Passing Shots: Satyajit Ray, Joel & Ethan Coen, Alex van Warmerdam
Adam CookSatyajit Ray’s pure cinema, the Coen Bros. half-hearted Llewyn Davis, and van Warmerdam’s oddball Borgman.
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Cannes 2013. Illusory Isolation: Alain Guiraudie's "Stranger by the Lake"
Adam CookAlain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake creates a compelling drama through an ingenious use of space and growing tension.
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Echoes #14
Adam CookA climactic sequence in James Gray’s Little Odessa echoes Christopher Walken’s unforgettable entrance in Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate.
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The Noteworthy: R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), "Dirty Old New York Subway", "Haneke's Lessons"
Adam CookThe great Ray Harryhausen passes away, Dennis Lim interviews the Before Midnight trio, Kent Jones debunks Tarantino, & more.
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The Noteworthy: Critics Round Up, Soderbergh's Speech, Mekas' "Outtakes"
Adam CookA new movie review aggregator, a bunch of Cannes additions, Soderbergh on the state of cinema & more.
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Echoes #13
Adam CookJoe meets Joe: Eerie, glowing stares from The Grey & Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
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The Noteworthy: More from Cannes, Star Maps, Japan's Teenage Wasteland
Adam CookMore announcements from Cannes, Cronenberg is casting, an Images Festival report, the films of Marcel Hanoun & more.
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The Noteworthy: Cannes Shorts, Bieber as Auteur, Snowpiercers
Adam CookThis week: a new edition of Interiors, Adrian Martin on Justin Bieber, Kurosawa meets Herzog, Godard & Milius, Brody on Malick and more.
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The Noteworthy: R.I.P. Les Blank (1935-2013), Remembering Ebert, Lumière's "Highlights 2012"
Adam CookRemembrances of Roger Ebert, the loss of Les Blank, Michael Snow on Aki Onda, stunning sketches by Massimo Carnevale & more.
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R.I.P. Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
Adam CookThe most widely recognized film critic in the world has passed away at the age of 70.
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The Noteworthy: Jesús Franco (1930-2013), Announcing "Cléo", Snow Sounds
Adam CookA legend passes away, a new issue of desistfilm, the debut of Cléo, a “journal of film and feminism”, music from Michael Snow & more.
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The Noteworthy: Tilda in a Box, "The Sorcerer" Returns, Korine Does Reddit
Adam CookScorsese tries to save the Bowery, Friedkin’s Sorcerer gets a second chance, Terrence Malick wants you to see Zoolander & more.