Lists and DVDs 2010
David HudsonEvidently, a lot of people weren't on holiday over the holidays. Instead, they were listing, and since New Year's Day, when Moving Image Source posted its walloping collection, "Moments of 2010," the
January 2011
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Hideko Takamine
Dan Sallitt2010 began and ended with the deaths of great octogenarian film artists. Eric Rohmer died on January 11, a few months shy of his 90th birthday; and Hideko Takamine left us on December 28, at the age
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Vishnevetsky At the Movies
Photo by Jay Schroeder. We're proud to announce that our own Ignatiy Vishnevetsky will be co-hosting Ebert Presents At the Movies, Roger Ebert's re-launching of the format he made famous with Gene Siskel
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Anne Francis, 1930 - 2011
David Hudson"Anne Francis, who costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet and later played the title role in Honey West, the mid-1960s TV series about a sexy female private detective with
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Berlinale 2011. Panorama Lineup, Round 1
David Hudson"After visiting Asia, North and South America as well as many European countries to view and select films, 24 works — that is just under half of the 50 films to be presented in the Panorama section
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Pete Postlethwaite, 1945 - 2011
David Hudson"Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated British actor, has died at the age of 64," reports Martin Beckford in the Telegraph. "He died in hospital on Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer
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The Strange Case of Angelica
David PhelpsAngelica only comes to life in a viewfinder and some photos: not as life, but as a movie—a trace of life. Oliveira returns to the Douro valley, where he shot his first movie—Douro, River Valley (1931
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Video Sundays. Twin Trailers To The Death
Ryland Walker KnightTurns out Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis are each starring in a romantic comedy in 2011 with the same exact ethical conundrum at its crux.
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Todd Haynes @ 50
David HudsonOne of the more intriguing projects we have to look forward to this year is Todd Haynes's Mildred Pierce, a five-part miniseries airing on HBO in March and featuring Kate Winslet. Michael Curtiz's
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Tacita Dean + More Lists 2010
David Hudson"At 11 minutes long, Tacita Dean's film Prisoner Pair (showing at the Common Guild gallery in Glasgow [through February 5]) is a svelte précis of certain tendencies in the English artist's haunting
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The Ferroni's Film Comment Decade Lists
The Ferroni BrigadeA MOST GLORIOUSLY AND VICTORIOUSLY FERRONIAN CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!! Some might wonder: Does the Ferroni Brigade celebrate Christmas together? The answer is: No, as our families have the right to