Dear Roger
Ignatiy VishnevetskyA letter to a friend.
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R.I.P. Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
Adam CookThe most widely recognized film critic in the world has passed away at the age of 70.
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The Forgotten: Rome Wasn't Burned in a Day
David CairnsNero fiddles while Rome burns in Nero: or, The Fall of Rome, a mini-epic from 1909.
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Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives"
NotebookFrom the folks that brought you Drive.
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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.
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Three Takes #3: Joseph H. Lewis' "My Name Is Julia Ross"
Joseph Jon LanthierIn this week’s column dedicated to short-form criticism, three writers tackle a baroque, Gothic melodrama.
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Video of the day. Woody Allen Stammering for 45 Minutes
NotebookSome folks at Huffington Post put a lot of time into assembling a 44 minute video of every single Woody Allen stammer. Enjoy?
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Movie Poster of the Week: “Jailhouse Rock” and the Elvis Posters of Roger Soubie
Adrian CurryElvis in all his glory courtesy of master affichiste Roger Soubie.
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The Forgotten: Smash-Up
David CairnsIn H.8…, Nikola Tanhofer shows us a fatal bus crash and then invites us to get to know the passengers in the hours leading up to it…
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The Noteworthy: Tilda in a Box, "The Sorcerer" Returns, Korine Does Reddit
Adam CookScorsese tries to save the Bowery, Friedkin’s Sorcerer gets a second chance, Terrence Malick wants you to see Zoolander & more.
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Ozu's Cinephilia
Daniel KasmanA cinephile citation by Ozu in his masterpiece Late Spring (1949).
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The Boundaries of Psychiatry and Cinema: Romuald Karmakar’s "The Deathmaker"
Carson LundThoughts on The Deathmaker (1995), the most widely seen film by the heavily neglected German director Romuald Karmakar.