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Justin Marble

Film Commentary: “The Artist” — Rooting for Simplicity

“The Artist” works on two levels: the audience in the film and the audience watching the film are entertained by the same things. And it’s that simplicity – the era when silent movies were all they had and it was good enough – is the real protagonist.

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Coming Attractions in Film: January 2011

The highlights of the month include films from Iran, an adult look at married life, an early movie by the criminally underrated director Todd Haynes, and what is billed as the “best Nazi zombie movie ever.” By Justin Marble. Princess Bride and Young Frankenstein. At the Brattle Theatre, January 6. It’s not often that viewers […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film

Coming Attractions in Film: December 2010

The month’s attractions include movies from directors Darren Aronofsky and Frank Capra—a yin/yang combo if there ever was one, and Marwencol, an intriguing documentary about a man who creates a fantasy world in his backyard. By Justin Marble.

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film Tagged: Airplaine!, Black Swan, Frank Capra, It's a Wonderful Life, Marwencol, sunrise

Film Interview: Nick Prueher of the Found Footage Festival

Nick Prueher, together with his co-host Joe Pickett, is the founder and curator of the Found Footage Festival, a traveling show that takes the very worst of random VHS tapes and puts them all together into one two hour show. With the festival now in its fifth incarnation, Prueher took some time out from preparing […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Film, found footage, Found Footage Festival, Joe Pickett, Justin Marble, Nick Prueher, Providence, Rhode Island, VHS tapes

Movie Review: An Unreal “Social Network”

So enough with the nostalgic wistfulness for a bygone era, the tears shed for a generation lost in cyberspace. The popularity of Facebook only serves to prove that we are more interested than ever in human contact. Reviewed by Justin Marble. When reviewing The Social Network, I am going to start at the end. The […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Facebook, Film, Justin Marble, Mark Zuckerberg, movie, The Social Network

Coming Attractions in Film: October 2010

By Justin Marble. Waiting for Superman. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. At Coolidge Corner Theatre and Kendall Square Cinema through October. The new documentary from Davis Guggenheim, who previously directed An Inconvenient Truth, focuses on the slipping standards and gaping flaws in the American education system. Many have noted that test scores in America are well […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film Tagged: Cable Car Cinema, Coolidge Corner Theater, Found Footage Festival, Halloween Movie Marathon, Harvard Film Archive, His Girl Friday, Justin Marble, Kendall Square Cinema, Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Wood, The Brattle, Waiting for Superman, Wild at Heart

Coming Attractions in Film: August 2010

By Justin Marble August 4, “Best of the Oughts” at the Brattle: Putting together a list of the best films of the decade is quite difficult, and putting together a film series might be even tougher. But the Brattle appears to have done a good job, pulling in a mix of Hollywood and indie films […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Film Tagged: Brattle Theater, Coolidge Corner, Film, Harvard Film Archive, Justin Marble, Kendall Square

Popular Music Review: Light and Darkness in The National

Perhaps independent music’s biggest “it” band right now, The National have recently released their fifth album, and appear on the brink of crossing the threshold from well-kept secret to mainstream sensation, if their recent back-to-back sold out shows at Boston’s House of Blues are any indication. By Justin Marble In college, I took a comparative […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Popular Music Tagged: High Violet, House of Blues, indie rock, John Cheever, Justin Marble, suburban, The National

Coming Attractions in Film: June 2010

By Justin Marble June 11–17, Grindhouse films at The Brattle: Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 double feature reignited interest in the campy, cheap, and cheesy B-movies of the grindhouse era. These highly-enjoyable and ridiculous films are an experience unto themselves. With esteemed titles like Black Cobra, Chained Heat, Lady Terminator, and Thrill of the […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film Tagged: Andrei Tarkovsky, Coolidge Corner Cinema, Coolidge Corner Theater, Film, Grindhouse, Harmony Korine, Harvard Film Archive, Justin Marble, New England, Solaris, The Brattle, Trash Humpers, Vittorio De Sica, Winter's Bone

Coming Attractions in Film: May 2010

by Justin Marble May 7, “The Exploding Girl” at Kendall Square Cinema: Zoe Kazan, the granddaughter of famous film director Elia Kazan, won the Best Actress award at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Zoe, a young college student who returns home for spring break. While there, her feelings alternate between her longtime, […]

By: Justin Marble Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Film Tagged: Babies, Coolidge Corner Cinema, Daddy Longlegs, Iron Man, Justin Marble, Kendall, Kendall Square Cinema, Lucky Days, MFA, Sidney Lumet, The Brattle Theatre, The Expoding Girl

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