Jessica first heard the bang in the early morning hours. It’s an unearthly sound, a loud thump she describes as a big concrete ball falling into a metallic well surrounded by seawater. Certainly not a sound you hear every day. … Continue reading MEMORIA
Burt and Harold have been accused of murder. Not in the legal sense, mind you, with arrests and affidavits, attorneys and judges, but in the old-fashioned way of finger-pointing and yelling louder than everyone else. You see, Burt Berendsen (Christian … Continue reading AMSTERDAM
She was born Norma Jean Baker in 1926, but she died Marilyn Monroe in 1962. Between those two dates and names lived one of the 20th century’s most enduring icons—a not-unusual collection of complications and contradictions exacerbated all the more … Continue reading BLONDE
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about movies new in theaters (Moonage Daydream and Don’t Worry Darling) and new to streaming (Blonde). And if that wasn’t enough, there’s a new doc … Continue reading
Movies aren’t just making history; they’re making our history,” filmmaker Mark Cousins muses in his latest documentary, The Story of Film: A New Generation. “They’re showing us what we are. What we want. What we fear. What we’ve lost. And what … Continue reading Mark Cousins on THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
There’s a secret at the heart of Don’t Worry Darling, and that’s half the problem. You can glean that from watching the trailer, and even if you’ve skipped it, you pick up on it within the first five minutes of the … Continue reading DON’T WORRY DARLING
On this week’s edition of After Image, I speak with scholar and author, Luis Reyes about his new book, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in Hollywood—available now from TCM and Running Press. Listen to After Image, … Continue reading
She’s leaving home. First, she dresses; then, she gathers her things. It’s early, and she moves through each room as if she’s not there. She tries to be quiet, but she also bumps into the piano. No one seems to … Continue reading HOLD ME TIGHT (SERRE MOI FORT)
Hollywood cinema has had a complicated relationship with race and ethnicity since its very beginning. Continue reading Luis Reyes on VIVA HOLLYWOOD
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