Tuesday, September 27 2011
The ‘Ruins’ at the ‘End of the World’: Atmospheric Ambience and Dream Space
Ruins exudes a sense not just of a mystical dream setting but also a private one.
Tuesday, August 9 2011
Quentin Tarantino’s Cinematic Reality
Quentin Tarantino is reliving his childhood cinema experiences, reinterpreting fractured moments of memory. Going to the movies is about an escape from our world, a mirror world at once familiar yet different.
Thursday, July 15 2010
The Magicians: Forget Kansas—We’re Not Even in Narnia, Anymore
Lev Grossman has created a fantasy epic that calls into question fantasy epics, revealing the secret poisons hiding in Narnia and Hogwarts.
Friday, January 4 2008
David Bowie and the Crisis Pentalogy
The recently-released David Bowie Box documents the ten years or so before Bowie's heart attack, during which he worked his way through his midlife crisis.
Tuesday, June 12 2007
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
In the years since My Life on the D-List premiered, Griffin has moved up. She's selling out top venues and rubbing shoulders with Barbara Walters.
