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Faceted Depictions of War: On Jan Němec’s ‘Diamonds of the Night’ (Démanty noci)
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Faceted Depictions of War: On Jan Němec’s ‘Diamonds of the Night’ (Démanty noci)

By Michael Barrett / 15 April 2019

Are fantasies mixed up with memories in Jan Němec's film adaptation of Arnošt Lustig's autobiographical story of surviving WWII, Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci)? Will these babes forever be in the woods?

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Jáchym Topol Deserves Your Attention

By John L. Murphy / 27 August 2013
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Like Dreams, Riveted in the Dark: ‘Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave’

By Michael Buening / 23 August 2012
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Missed Connections: Tom McCarthy’s ‘Men in Space’

By Michael Buening / 19 March 2012
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‘The Haunting Cinema of Frantisek Vlasil’: a Political Allegory and a Sensitive Study of Childhood

By Sarah Boslaugh / 13 October 2010
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The Greengrocer and His TV Is About the Politics of Television: Czechoslovakia, Circa 1968

By Alan Ashton-Smith / 27 May 2010
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Private Century

By Shaun Huston / 27 October 2009

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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
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Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run

By Jordan Kessler / 30 March 2023
Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”
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Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”

By TK Hardin / 29 March 2023
The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs
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The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs

By Jeffrey Davies / 29 March 2023

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By PopMatters Staff / 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
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Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run

By Jordan Kessler / 30 March 2023
Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”
All Things Reconsidered/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features/Pop Past

Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”

By TK Hardin / 29 March 2023
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