The Forgotten: Bloody Kids
David CairnsEmile and the Detectives is a children’s adventure story scripted by the young Billy Wilder.
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The Noteworthy: R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), "Dirty Old New York Subway", "Haneke's Lessons"
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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 Forgotten: The Lodger
David CairnsIn Clouzot’s first film, a detective and his girlfriend go undercover in a lodging house to catch a serial murderer.
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Notebook Reviews: Ulrich Seidl's "Paradise: Love"
Daniel KasmanThe first part in a trilogy of films on “paradise” by Austrian director Ulrich Siedl. Love focuses on sex tourism in Kenya.
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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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The Beginning of History: "Class Relations"
Ted FendtA new translation of writer-critic Louis Seguin’s 1984 article on Straub-Huillet’s Class Relations.
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Echoes #13
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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 Forgotten: Furniture Moving
David CairnsA man loses his furniture to his creditors, but, animated by its own will, it returns to him, in this early part-animation by Émile Cohl.
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The Noteworthy: More from Cannes, Star Maps, Japan's Teenage Wasteland
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