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Friday, February 6 2009

Conversing with Rudy Wurlitzer: ‘A Beaten-up Old Scribbler’

My conversations with Rudy Wurlitzer were not unlike a road journey itself with plenty of unplanned side trips along the way.


Tuesday, September 9 2008

Belle Toujours

Pointless and puerile, malicious and misogynistic, Belle Toujours is the opposite of an homage.


Thursday, January 10 2008

All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007

Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.


Monday, March 1 2004

Tricheurs (1983)

For Schroeder, gambling becomes a metaphor for the allure of the unknown.


Sunday, January 1 1995

Venus beaute (institut) (1999)

Rather, it only suggests that when something beautiful comes your way, you should hold onto it for as long as you're able.


The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972/2000)

The utopian vision Bunuel and his contemporaries aspired to is now beside the point. All that is necessary is to get us to remember a product in order to consume it.


The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972/2000)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie has lost none of its relevance or power, and is well worth seeing again on the big screen, if only to remind ourselves how good it is not to be unscrupulously comfortable.


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