It begins with a birth and ends with a death. In between, a hired gun wanders the streets of Manhattan alone on Christmas while a voice in his head—not his voice—prattles on. The voice refers to him as “you,” “your,” … Continue reading BLAST OF SILENCE
Enzo Ferrari wants to win. Before he was the founder of the Italian luxury car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. and the similarly named Grand Prix racing team, Ferrari was a driver. But with the birth of his first son, Dino, he … Continue reading FERRARI
Some people are never more alone than they are in the company of others. Adam is such a person. Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter living in a newly built high-rise on the outskirts of London. Not many residents have … Continue reading ALL OF US STRANGERS
Golden Era Hollywood screenwriter Frank S. Nugent once described story as a disturbance of the status quo: “Something happens to upset it; the disturbance is the story; and the story ends when another status quo is attained.” The Boy and … Continue reading THE BOY AND THE HERON (君たちはどう生きるか)
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)
In The Story of Film, Mark Cousins traces the innovations and development of cinema’s first century. The book, published in 2004, spans roughly 400 pages with about as many photographs. Cousins’ 2011 documentary of the same name runs 15 hours and … Continue reading THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
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
Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) is an enigma. It’s 2006, and Oliver’s first day at Oxford University commences without any friends, without any family, and without any past. But something in his laser stare speaks louder than words ever could. Sporting … Continue reading SALTBURN
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