In 1964, Britain’s Granada Television charged researcher Michael Apted to select 14 7-year-olds from disparate backgrounds for the documentary program, Seven Up! Their aim: to get a glimpse of England in the year 2000. “Give me a child until he is 7,” … Continue reading This week in Film — 63 UP and FORD V FERRARI
A man has been killed on a train bound for Berlin. But it turns out that the man dead was not who he says he was, and his enemies are still out there and looking for revenge. Set and filmed … Continue reading Sunday Streams — BERLIN EXPRESS
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss Little Women, Uncut Gems, and my picks for the best movies of 2019. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: … Continue reading
With only a handful of days left, 2019 comes to a close on a high note. Or a shrill note, as Uncut Gems has it. The movie has texture, vibrancy, and energy. Sandler is top shelf. And the Safdie brothers … Continue reading This week in Film — UNCUT GEMS and THE GREAT BUSTER
Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. That’s the line that opens the story Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. The story of Billy Pilgrim, World War II, sexual desire, post-war suburban malaise, the firebombing of Dresden, Germany, free will vs. fate, and … Continue reading Blu Tuesday: SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
When Anna Karina died on December 14, so did the spirit of the French New Wave. Born Hanne Karin Bayer in Denmark, Karina (Sept. 22, 1940-Dec. 14, 2019) modeled, acted, directed, wrote, and danced. Her career spans nearly five decades, … Continue reading Sunday Streams — Anna Karina
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss A Hidden Life and Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 FM, … Continue reading
They really love to pack ’em in at the last minute don’t they? One’s about a great movie (A Hidden Life), one’s about a not-so-great movie (Rise of Skywalker) and one’s about the great movies of 2019. Take your pick, … Continue reading This week in Film — 2019 at the movies, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and A HIDDEN LIFE
Opening Christmas Day, Little Women is easily one of the year’s best and a cinematic adaptation fit for the 21st century. And since one great movie deserves another, Monsieur Hire — a favorite of Roger Ebert, he picked it for … Continue reading This week in Film — LITTLE WOMEN and MONSIEUR HIRE
Silent pictures are the purest form of cinema. —Alfred Hitchcock For many, he was the Master of Suspense. The eyes and hands behind Rear Window, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. The droll voice and the rotund figure behind the popular TV show, Alfred … Continue reading Blu Tuesday — Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection
