Friday, October 14 2011
The Thing (2011): Bringing Quiet Tones and Space Vaginas Back from the ‘80s
Matthijs van Heinjningen Jr.'s prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing summons the chilly vibe and the cinema-sexual psychoanalytic undertone of the best of '80s genre cinema. It's only the generic modern "female empowerment" story that seems dated.
Friday, August 12 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 4: Samuel Fuller - John Huston
On our fourth day, this journey through the 100 Essential Film Directors continues to twist and turn in unexpected ways. From bold, opinionated Hollywood voices to those who essentially created the language of cinema, today will shed light on kings of genre like Samuel Fuller, through lions like the legendary John Huston.
Wednesday, July 25 2007
The Gangster Film Reader by Alain Silver and James Ursini [Eds]
In an age when gangsters have given way to gangstas, it's refreshing to find a book that takes the older breed seriously.
Thursday, April 7 2005
Twentieth Century (1934)
Twentieth Century reveals the self-consciousness of theater, its falseness and its glory.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Hatari (1962/2001)
['Hatari'] reminds us as well that, as David Thomson observes, Hawks is 'the greatest optimist the cinema has produced.' He delineates a world in which men and women, humans and animals, co-exist and achieve an enviable degree of harmony and serenity.
