Saturday, January 19, 2008

SIDELINE: A LIST, A LIST

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Right now, I am working on my review of the new release of Alf Sjöberg's adaptation of Miss Julie (#416). I have been excited for this ...
Friday, January 18, 2008

HOUSE OF GAMES - #399

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When slick con man Mike (Joe Mantegna) first meets haughty therapist Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), he explains to her about how peopl...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

ARMY OF SHADOWS - #385

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At a crucial point in Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 ode to the French Resistance, Army of Shadows ( L'armée des Ombres ), his hero, ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES - #398

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Midway through Les enfants terribles , the titular children, strange brother and sister duo Elisabeth (Nicole Stéphane) and Paul (Edouard D...
Monday, January 14, 2008

POSTWAR KUROSAWA - ECLIPSE SERIES 7

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Akira Kurosawa began his career as a film director in 1941, not exactly the best time to jump with both feet into the pool. Under the stric...
Saturday, January 12, 2008

BLAST FROM MY OWN PAST: THE BAD SLEEP WELL - #319 (Plus, Ozu and Hou Hsiao-hsien)

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This piece was originally published on January 31, 2006, as part of my old "Can You Picture That?" column written for the Oni Pres...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008

CARLOS SAURA'S FLAMENCO TRILOGY - ECLIPSE SERIES 6

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Over the past couple of months, Criterion has been doing their level best to elevate how traditional, performance-based dance is represent...
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