Daily Briefing. N1FR #2, Scorsese's List and More
David HudsonAlso: Adam Curtis on Dead of Night, life, the universe and everything. And more.
Paul Verhoeven
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Cinematic Icons in American Law Enforcement
Ben Simington"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" —Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971) *** "Dead or alive, you're coming with me." —Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987
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Reverse Shot, Sight & Sound, "Mystery Train" and More DVDs
David HudsonReverse Shot editors Michael Koresky and Jeff Reichert introduce "the third installment of our unofficial symposium series that began with Take One (in which we asked writers to isolate and write
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Movie Poster of the Week: "Robocop"
Adrian CurryTo accompany the IFC Center’s inspired midnight movie series “Base Instincts: Verhoeven in the U.S.A.” I wanted to find something pretty special. Verhoeven’s Hollywood posters are all iconic and effective
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"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll," "Youth in Revolt," Docs, Paul Verhoeven
David HudsonFor this week's roundup on movies opening in theaters, let's start with the UK since Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll looks like it may be the most interesting of the bunch. As it happens, on
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Video Sundays: Flip Six Three Hole, or Football and The Great American Pastiche
Daniel KasmanIf only Robert Altman knew what his satire of football and war in MASH would bring us in the post-modern age...