The revolution as seen through the eyes of the those revolved out in Memories of Underdevelopment and Tár The year is 2022, and conductor Lydia Tár is a foot from the top. Her memoir, Tár on Tár, will be published in … Continue reading Sympathy for the Devil
It’s about time. For conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), time is her job. Her right hand “starts the clock,” while her left shapes the music and guides the orchestra. She can also stop time, slow it down, speed it up, … Continue reading TÁR
Reporting from the Denver Film Festival. At first blush, Paris, 13th District appears to be a collection of short stories. It starts with Camille (Makita Samba) meeting Émilie (Lucie Zhang). He is looking for a room to rent, and she is looking … Continue reading PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT (LES OLYMPIADES)
The allure of a portrait is the suggestion of the secret. Just look at the one of Lisa del Giocondo. We know when she was born, June 15, 1479, and we know Leonardo da Vinci painted her sometime in the … Continue reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
For some, equality is a game of mathematics: Clinical, sterile, and dull. But, high up in the Rocky Mountains at the Telluride Film Festival, equality breathes and moves. Here, women dream film, think film, make film, and talk film. And … Continue reading Women Make Film: Dispatches from the 2019 Telluride Film Festival
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