A Tale of Two Paths: "Agneepath", Its Remake and Bollywood
Srikanth SrinivasanTaken together, the two Agneepath films—one from 1990, other other 2012—reveal a world in between, quite literally.
February 2012
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Daily Briefing. Iranian Hardliners Vs the Oscar
David HudsonAlso: Abel Ferrara intends to direct Gérard Depardieu as Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Isabelle Adjani as Anne Sinclair.
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Daily Briefing. Straub-Huillet and More on DVD and Blu-ray
David HudsonAlso: Elizabeth Taylor, accidental feminist? And John Malkovich revisits Les liaisons dangereuses.
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Echoes #2
Daniel KasmanOh! the mysteries found in a cup of tea. Mysteries by Kobayashi and Ruiz.
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Ben Gazzara, 1930 - 2012
David HudsonHis work with Cassavetes springs to mind first, but there’s a playful variety in the range of roles he took on before and after.
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Rotterdam 2012. Awards
David HudsonThree Tigers go to China, Chile/Netherlands and Serbia. Plus, more awards.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Kill List”
Adrian CurryAn interview with Jay Shaw about his striking new Mondo poster for Ben Wheatley’s Kill List.
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Daily Briefing. Béla Tarr, "Swoon" @ 20 and Catherine Robbe-Grillet
David HudsonAlso: Farocki, Amos Poe, Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins, Barbara Hammer, Fritz Lang and a busy season for admirers of Sherlock Holmes.
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Brakhage @ MoMA
David HudsonThe schedule of the all but clandestine screenings through March 5.
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Daily Briefing. Revisiting Warhol's "Kitchen"
David HudsonAlso: David Fincher’s original series for Netflix and an action comedy starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.
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Kenneth Anger @ 85
David HudsonThe exhibition Kenneth Anger: Icons is on view in Los Angeles through February 27.
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The Forgotten: Hotel Detective
David CairnsTwo Italian metaphysical thrillers blur reality and fantasy and waft around the edges of the giallo style.