Joseph McBride has written extensively on the Hollywood director, always when Ford’s legacy needed rescuing. His first book on the filmmaker, which he co-authored with Michael Wilmington and first published in 1975, has been revised and expanded and will be re-released by the University Press of Kentucky on Dec. 5. Continue reading JOHN FORD
A crime drama about rival street gangs, a romance between two high schoolers, a history of shadow politics, and a young man who feels destined to become the Taiwanese Elvis—these are the components that comprise Edward Yang’s 1991 historical drama, … Continue reading A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (牯嶺街少年殺人事件)
The wonderful world of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Continue reading
It all started in Kansas City with a young dreamer named Walt Disney. Alice’s Wonderland wasn’t his first creation, but it was significant. The silent comedy, released in the fall of 1923, blended hand-drawn animation and live-action into something that … Continue reading WISH
New in theaters: “The Holdovers” and “Saltburn.” Continue reading
When Martin Scorsese sat down with friend and classmate Mardik Martin to pen Season of the Witch—later rechristened Mean Streets—he hardly thought he was changing how movies would look and move. The kid who grew up on Elizabeth Street in … Continue reading MEAN STREETS
November 22 marks 60 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, and we’re still grappling with it. Sure, there were conspiracies to eliminate heads of state long before JFK drew his last breath, and there will … Continue reading RUSH TO JUDGMENT
Professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) loves history. Not just any old history but antiquity: Greeks, Romans, Sumerians—you name ’em, Paul knows all about ’em. And not just because he believes the past informs the present, but because the past is … Continue reading THE HOLDOVERS
Some can’t miss titles playing the 46th Denver Film Festival: “About Dry Grasses,” “Perfect Days,” “La Chimera,” and “Fantastic Machine.” Continue reading
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