She lives in Astoria, but she works in the City. That means the company car picks her up long before the sun has a chance to crack the horizon. And like most administration assistants, she’s the first in, last out, … Continue reading THE ASSISTANT
Back in 2017, Kino Lorber restored and released a series of films from Italian filmmaker Lina Wermüller, a powerhouse on the world stage. Wertmüller is still with us—she’s 92 as of Aug. 14—as are her films. Seven Beauties from 1975 … Continue reading Women Make Film: Lina Wertmüller
For many, Citizen Kane, made when Orson Welles was 25 years old, is the greatest achievement of the filmmaker’s tempestuous career. The shadow of Kane is indeed long, and Welles never quite found his way out of it, but it … Continue reading CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
One Godard deserves another. Yesterday, it was Le petit soldat, today it’s Adieu au langage. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 22, No. 30, “Goodbye to all of that.” In 1960, Jean-Luc Godard revolutionized cinema. Breathless wasn’t just a break from the old … Continue reading GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE
There’s no getting around it, Manifesto is an odd duck. Kanopy has just uploaded it to its platform, which is reason enough to reexamine this bizarre little indie film from 2017. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 24, No. 46, “Art for … Continue reading MANIFESTO
Harold Lloyd’s Glasses character was a real go-getter. The middle-class boy next door could accomplish anything he put his mind to. And it made him immensely popular with the rah-rah-rah mentality of the Roaring Twenties. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 25, … Continue reading SPEEDY
Harold Lloyd’s Glasses character was a real go-getter. The middle-class boy next door could accomplish anything he put his mind to. And it made him immensely popular with the rah-rah-rah mentality of the Roaring Twenties. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 25, … Continue reading THE FRESHMAN
There is no shortage of cinema along the Front Range. You just have to know where to look. And in the summertime, Boulderites look no further than Colorado Chautauqua’s summer silent series. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 25, No. 2, “The … Continue reading COLLEGE
When Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro arrived in late 2016, it was like a bolt of lightning out of the blue. Over the next few months, the movie trickled out into art house theaters, garnered reviews and attention, and … Continue reading I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Yesterday was the first time my wife and I got to visit the library since mid-March. Granted, we sat in our car and waited until a librarian came out and put our holds in the trunk, but it’s a start. … Continue reading EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
