The history of cinema is littered with career defining debuts. From Orson Welles’ seismic Citizen Kane to François Truffaut’s autobiographical The 400 Blows; from Terrence Malick’s poetic Badlands to Martin Scorsese’s raw Whose That Knocking On My Door? They don’t … Continue reading I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
Remember those old movies? The ones where a couple drives down the road, only they aren’t driving, they’re sitting in a car on some studio lot. And that’s not a road behind them; it’s a rear projection of road. Looks … Continue reading ROME OPEN CITY (ROME CITTÀ APERTA)
Clothes make the man. But who makes the clothes? Nowadays, most of us walk around wearing cookie-cutter shirts, pants, and jackets, all produced en masse and for no one in particular. Sure, they come in a variety of standardized sizes, … Continue reading MEN OF THE CLOTH
Kill Me Once! Opening with the protracted and complicated murder of Alice (Alice Braga), the Australian hitman comedy, Kill Me Three Times sets the table without explaining the players involved or the motives behind their actions. The culprits are a dentist with … Continue reading KILL ME THREE TIMES
Cut Bank, Montana, proudly boasts “The Coldest City in the United States.” No doubt true in the winter, but the summer finds a completely different weather pattern, and the only thing cold in Cut Bank is the people. Georgie (Bruce … Continue reading CUT BANK
World War II wasn’t just a war between the Allies and the Axis; it was a war between the forces of good and the forces of evil. For Britain in particular, it was a war that was fought for King … Continue reading QUEEN & COUNTRY
Have you heard of The Wrecking Crew? The musical geniuses behind “These Boots Are Made For Walking,” “California Dreamin’,” “Good Vibrations,” and more? No? Are you sure? To be fair, Nancy Sinatra made “These Boots” famous, The Mamas and The … Continue reading THE WRECKING CREW
How much does a script really matter? When famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa penned Something Like An Autobiography, he put the onus of the movie on the page, “With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the … Continue reading IT FOLLOWS
I’ve just always been fascinated by what happens when you take a doodle and breathe life into it,” animation director Tim Johnson said, describing his career and passion. Ever since the birth of the flickering image, writers, directors, animators, and … Continue reading Tim Johnson on HOME
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