Few filmmakers are as devoted to cinema as Alex Cox. Since his debut in 1984, Cox has made movies for the studios, for BBC’s Channel 4, for Roger Corman, for his students, and for himself. He’s penned three books on … Continue reading Alex Cox on TOMBSTONE-RASHOMON
“The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.” —James Baldwin By the time James Baldwin penned those words in 1979, the revolution had been lost. Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and … Continue reading I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
It’s Oscar season at the movies, and that means celebrating the cinematic high-water marks that 2016 brought. And with 62 nominated films to choose from, there is ample opportunity to discover something new for everyone. More often than not, the … Continue reading Salute Your Shorts: 2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Traditions may come in all shapes and sizes, but the rigid ones always seem to be the ones that last. On the island of Tanna in the South Pacific, tradition is called “Kastom,” and it’s the one thing the islanders … Continue reading TANNA
Human beings are creatures of sight. What we judge as real is commonly based on what we see and how we see, but there is a third aspect to sight: Why. Why must we see? To believe? To understand? Because … Continue reading CHRISTINE
Consider the bus driver. Do you notice them as you board the Skip? Do you wonder what they see as the Dash rumbles down South Boulder Road? As you stare out the window, lost in your thoughts, what thoughts are … Continue reading PATERSON
Famed Polish writer/director Krzysztof Kieślowski already had a handful of feature films and documentaries under his belt when his writing partner, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, gave him the idea: “Someone should make a film about the Ten Commandments. You should do it.” … Continue reading DEKALOG
My whole life has been movies and religion. That’s it. Nothing else. —Martin Scorsese It all goes back to Mean Streets: “You don’t make up for your sins in church, you do it in the streets. You do it at home. … Continue reading SILENCE
The world has not been kind to Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington). Though he had outstanding talent on the baseball diamond, he couldn’t break the color barrier of the majors the way Jackie Robinson did, despite a high batting average. Troy … Continue reading FENCES
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