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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"Ministry of Fear": Love During Wartime
Duncan GrayFamiliar elements of adventure and romance take a paranoid turn in Fritz Lang’s underrated noir, finally available on US DVD.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Kiss of the Damned” and the Top Ten Favorite Posters of Designer Akiko Stehrenberger
Adrian CurryOne of the best contemporary movie poster artists shares her influences and inspirations.
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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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Movie Poster of the Week: Jacques Demy’s “Donkey Skin”
Adrian CurryTo coincide with an exhibition at the Cinémathèque Française, a look at the various posters for Jacques Demy’s beloved fairytale.
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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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Jean-Pierre Melville's Final Film
Daniel KasmanJean-Pierre Melville’s last film, Un flic, is also a final film, one which travels to cinema’s edge and faces a void.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “The Virtue King” and the Posters of Gustav Mezey
Adrian CurryA stunning 9’ poster for a French farce and the work of a distinctive mid-century designer.
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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.