Berlinale 2013. Impressions #1
Adam CookOur first dispatch from the German capital includes takes on Wong Kar-wai’s latest and the conclusion of Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise trilogy.
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Notebook Reviews: Raúl Ruiz's "Night Across the Street"
Daniel KasmanSupposedly the final film for the Chilean master—and a rare Chilean production too—sees a man preparing for retirement and his death.
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Trojan Horses and Immaculate Math: An Interview with Steven Soderbergh
Ignatiy VishnevetskyThe prolific filmmaker talks about money, intuition, digital style, and betraying the audience.
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Movie Poster of the Week: “The Human Bullet” and the Posters of the Art Theater Guild
Adrian CurryA selection of late 60s graphic masterpieces created for the Art Theater Guild in Japan.
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The Forgotten: Do the Twist
David CairnsRichard Lester’s early jazz film It’s Trad Dad! combines music and surreal humor, foreshadowing his later Beatles movies.
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Rotterdam 2013 MUBI Coverage Roundup
NotebookA comprehensive listing of all coverage of the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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The Noteworthy: Wrapping Rotterdam, Tony and Theo, A Michael Snow Compendium
Adam CookThe Carney-Rappaport feud continues, new trailers from Denis Côté & the Coen brothers, a Rotterdam report, Daney on Straub & Hulliet & more.
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Graf Attack!: or The Possibility Space (The Cinema of Dominik Graf)
Daniel KasmanAn overview of the revelations of Rotterdam’s retro on the German auteur.
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Notebook Reviews: Walter Hill's "Bullet to the Head" & Álex de la Iglesia's "As Luck Would Have It"
Ignatiy VishnevetskyA master’s hackwork and a slicked-up cartoon.
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"Marfa Girl" or the Bailout of Capital R Realism
Uncas BlytheMoralizing and the erotic relations between porn, cinema & the state stripped bare.
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Rotterdam 2013. Of Cinema, Pixels, and Chinese Warfare
Daniel KasmanOur third report from the 2013 festival, about films by Mary Helena Clark, Makino Takashi, and Johnnie To.
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What is the 21st Century?: Revising the Dictionary
Ignatiy VishnevetskyCan criticism find a place for workflow?