Articles tagged "vertigo"

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The Island of Mr. Lemire: Why The Nobody Matters

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[12.Nov.09] :. The twin themes of identity and individuality have been persistent, domineering forces in storytelling, and, indeed, everyday life since the days of cave paintings in the cradle of civilization. For...

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Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[3.Nov.09] :. Reminiscent, in all the best ways, of Neil Gaiman and Kurt Vonnegut’s finest works, Matt Wagner’s opening salvo of his new Vertigo series shows the world still has need for the archetypes inherent in Wagner’s Parsifal.

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50 years later, follow in the footsteps of Hitchcock and his ‘Vertigo’ characters

by Richard Scheinin [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[16.Oct.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - “OK, so Jimmy Stewart is sitting in his DeSoto right where that white minivan is parked - right there!” says author Aaron Leventhal, as knowledgeable an Alfred Hitchcock...

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Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs Feature

Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 1

by PopMatters Staff

[13.Oct.08] :. Day One - A trip back to the classic days of studio system Hollywood, complete with great musicals, amazing adventure yarns, and a couple of post-modern freak outs, just to keep things controversial and lively.

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Incognegro

by Chauncey Mabe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)]

[4.Mar.08] :. Incognegro proves once more, if proof is still needed, that the graphic novel equals prose, film and stage in its potential for all kinds of creative expression.

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Film DVD Review

Vertigo (1959)

by Marc Acherman

[7.Sep.06] :. Vertigo's new life, carefully restored from the best available prints for this DVD release, should best reveal Hitchcock's mastery of his medium.

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Jump, Little Children: Vertigo

by Gary Glauber

[3.May.02] :. These days, pure talent is no guarantee of anything. The music business for most is an ever-uphill struggle against hardship in an attempt to get product out to the people. Often, there’s...

 

Billie Myers: Vertigo

by Scott Hudson

Billie Myers could probably get by with marching onto a stage and just standing there—uttering not even a note for two hours and get a standing ovation at show’s end. This is how...

 

Groove Armada: Vertigo

by Isaac Kerson

Innovation is paramount to the electronic music aesthetic. Flow is nearly tantamount. Groove Armada achieves neither on their debut Vertigo. They never make an attempt at innovation and...