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
One of cinema’s greatest uses or values lies not just in its ability to capture reality, but to capture or suggest dreams. And silent films excelled from the start in fully embracing the weirdness of real-life and dream and how … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 10, 1961
2013 was an excellent year at the movies, but I said the exact same thing about 2012. Film critic for The New Yorker, Richard Brody, chose to open his year-end summary with this quote, “The year 2013 has been an … Continue reading 2013: Another Year of Moviegoing
I want all of my films to belong to me. There is an audience out there for literate films—slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made. Which is why I want Sideways to succeed, to encourage other … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, February 10, 2013
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