Call Marlon Riggs whatever you want. He describes himself as an “independent documentary producer,” but if you want to call him a Black gay filmmaker, fine. “If you want to say gay Black, fine. If you want to say Black … Continue reading The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Riggs
As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock said, “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” And who does the cutting? Editors. Sifting through hours upon hours of footage, editors construct coherency from a multitude of takes and shape … Continue reading Nick Houy on MID90S
The Irishman begins in darkness. A small box of light at the center of the frame opens like an iris, and we see nurses and doctors. It looks like a hospital, but this is no beginning; this is the end: A … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN
Where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves … And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world. Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces 2008’s Iron Man may have been a small … Continue reading AVENGERS: END GAME
Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) has always searched for a family. First discarded, then abandoned, Natasha was raised as a brainwashed assassin, manipulated by the duplicitous Dreykov (Ray Winstone), a man who was seemingly everywhere without anyone ever noticing. Funny, with … Continue reading BLACK WIDOW
It’s hard to overstate the significance of 1939 in American cinema. Even though the movies were nearly four decades old, a series of events and artistic developments conspired to bring Hollywood into maturity. Some of these advancements were technological: sound … Continue reading 1939: Hollywood’s Golden Year
Somebody asked me, what would be a dream project of yours?” director Douglas Tirola recounts. “I immediately had this vision of a book on my shelf at home that I have had since I was a teenager—the 10th-anniversary collection of … Continue reading Douglas Tirola on DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD
Harold Lloyd’s Glasses character was a real go-getter. The middle-class boy next door could accomplish anything he put his mind to. And it made him immensely popular with the rah-rah-rah mentality of the Roaring Twenties. 1923’s Safety Last! might be his best, … Continue reading SAFETY LAST!
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Zola, out now in limited release, Pickup on South Street (recently restored and on Blu-ray and DVD from The Criterion Collection), and Safety Last!, … Continue reading
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