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Film Feature: Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959 — An International Poll
The results of a Facebook contest for the Best of American Film Noir, 1940-1959
Film Review: “Stillwater” Runs Superficial
The irony is that this effort, surely not the last, of Hollywood reaching out to the “solid” citizens of Trump’s America will only alienate them further.
Film Commentary: Time to Reduce Filmmaking’s Carbon Footprint
It is about time that the filmmaking industry is forced to seriously grapple with issues of sustainability.
Film Review: “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage” — Hell on Earth
The premier entry in the HBO documentary series “Music Box” shows how everything about the concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Woodstock goes terribly wrong, then gets worse.
Film Commentary: Dorothy Davenport — Neglected American Female Cineaste
The Road to Ruin is a practically unknown film begging for discovery, and to be championed as a startling example of pre-Code cinema. And as a keystone for creating a directorial reputation for “Mrs. Wallace Reid.”
Film Review: “Summertime” — Poetry Collective
Despite the artificiality of Summertime’s premise, director Carlos López Estrada links the film’s episodes together via a kind of seamless magical realism: each moment smoothly leads to the next, each accelerates towards a powerful resolution.
Film Review: “Pig” — The Trouble with Truffles
Director Michael Sarnoski’s first feature stars Nicolas Cage, and works as a mystery, a story of personal loss, and a foodie movie.
Film Review: “Zola” — Fear and Posting in Tampa, Florida
Zola is an exhilaratingly salacious odyssey through the neon-lit strip clubs, dingy motels, and gaudy underbelly of America’s chaos state, like Showgirls as told by Zora Neale Hurston.
Film Review: “The War Is Never Over” — Lydia Lunch, Punk Goddess of Destruction and Rebirth
The War Is Never Over is a compelling way to appreciate the importance of a music icon, to understand why Lydia Lunch’s work matters.