Director Howard Hawks’ signature statement was the depiction of the American (or mostly American) male group with a task to accomplish.
Film Review: “Her Smell” — Fiddling with Our Viscera
Her Smell is funny-terrifying, alluring-repulsive, moving-disturbing, era-capturing and timeless.
Film Review: “Damaged Lives” — Improbably Poetic
Even an imperfect work-for-hire like Damaged Lives can show the touch of an artist.
Film Review: At Harvard Film Archive –“The Complete Luchino Visconti”
Luchino Visconti made theatrically tinged movies driven by music, indebted to painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature—he accomplished, dare I say, a fusion of the arts.
Film Review: “Spettacolo” — A Tuscan Town “That Plays Itself”
The landscape and architecture are beautifully photographed, but more important are the array of faces and the music of the voices.
Film Review: “Tehran Taboo” — Mesmerizing Animation
Tehran Taboo –- which never would have been allowed to be filmed in its title city—is technically accomplished in its often gorgeous visuals and its textured sound design.
Film Review: “Safe in Hell” — A Fallen Woman Picture and a Sleazy Buddy Movie
Dorothy Mackaill is riveting as Gilda, a wronged working woman turned prostitute in the no-options depths of Depression-era New Orleans.
Film Review: “Finding Kukan” at the BAAFF — A Compelling Detective Story
Finding Kukan is a compelling detective story covering the fields of World War II history and film preservation.
Film Review: The Complete Jean Renoir — Time for a Fascinating Experiment
The Testament of Dr. Cordelier is not a horror movie –it is more of a dark comedy.
Film Review “Spettacolo” and “One October” at the IFFBoston
From the homogeneous small town of Spettacolo, we travel to One October‘s ethnic gumbo of eight million in New York City.