Monday, April 16 2012
Reluctant Gunslingers and Incorrigible She-Devils
Can classic Hollywood films help us navigate today’s environment of political apathy and cynical media saturation?
Tuesday, September 6 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 10: Josef Von Sternberg to Zhang Yimou
The final day of directors is here, Josef Von Sternberg through Zhang Yimou. German Expressionism, Dogme 95, contemporary views of Asian life, post-WWII malaise in Eastern Europe, and the alternately heartwarming and queer takes on everyday life in Baltimore all hold a space on today's list. Did we forget your favorite director on this list?
Monday, August 22 2011
‘A Divided World’ Suffers from Too Much Company
A fortress of text with not a soul in sight, dense as granite and intense as drying cement.
Monday, February 15 2010
The Simpsons, ‘Radio Bart’ Part 2: ‘Ace in the Hole’ and Jessica McCllure
'Radio Bart' may not offer any solutions, but it manages to compress an extraordinary amount of media history, compassion, manipulation and cynicism into a sharp, quick and funny 20-minutes or so.
Friday, January 30 2009
Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday & Sabrina
Three of the greatest films you’ll ever see have been sumptuously repackaged, here. This is cause for joy. Celebration, even.
Wednesday, February 13 2008
The Apartment
A cautionary tale about business, fidelity and ethics that is skillfully wrapped under the guise of light entertainment.
Tuesday, August 21 2007
Ace in the Hole
While we like to think that every modern malady is new to our particular generation, a film like this reminds us that many of life's troubles have their foundation in past, not present trends.
Monday, October 2 2006
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard is the best gothic film never made by Alfred Hitchcock. It still resonates as a comment upon our obsession with celebrity and the price that obsession exacts upon our lives and the lives of those we perpetually idolize and, on occasion, have forgotten entirely.
Wednesday, April 5 2006
Stalag 17: Special Collector’s Edition (1952)
This is a Billy Wilder movie, so there's a darker side to the shenanigans, but it's also a post-war Hollywood blockbuster.
