"You know you've arrived when, at the tender ages of 32 and 29, your films merit their own 'ism'" — from my interview with Ryan Fleck and Anna Bode, the directors of Sugar, in The Guardian
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In Justine Kurland’s Photographs, a Mother and Son Hit the Road - Some of the portraits in “This Train” have an Edenic quality to them, as if Kurland is asking: What if my kid and I were the only two people in the world?
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March 2024 Viewing Diary - Conspiracy (2001; d. Frank Pierson) I went down a little Wannsee Conference rabbit hole so figured I’d re-watch this chilling nasty little movie. Lured (19...
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Happy Birthday Elliott Gould - Happy Birthday to one of the all-time greats and one of the coolest of the cool Elliott Gould. From my 2019 New Beverly interview with Elliott Gould about ...
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) - Guillermo Del Toro's *Nightmare Alley *turned out to be the last movie I saw in 2021, and I can hardly imagine a better farewell to this year in which th...
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National Silent Movie Day: Manhandled (1924) - Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, is National Silent Movie Day. New York City's beloved Film Forum is celebrating with a screening of Allan Dwan's 1924 silent...
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Stop ‘Reassuring’ Reckless Clients in the Middle East - The U.S. can afford to end support of clients who behave abhorrently and use the weapons we provided to commit atrocities. The post Stop ‘Reassuring’ Rec...
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a damn good night :: Nada Surf, and Leon Bridges open mic! - Last night, an average Tuesday in Denver, I got to see a dazzlingly terrific show from Nada Surf at the Bluebird Theater, followed by a surprise open mic w...
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Long-Lost Letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac Headed to Auction (Again) - After some legal wrangling, a letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac will be offered at auction.
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The King Vidor File – Part Two - This part consists of comments on some of his finest and most popular work, including The Big Parade, The Champ, and Street Scene, as well as one of his mo...
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It Is Accomplished - As Gandhi never quite said, First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win. I remember one of the first TV debates I had...
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