Harboring new filmmaking techniques and similarly daunting atmospheres, The Last Picture Show and Nashville both imbibe a new understanding of American values, proposing America as a malleable idea rather than simply a historical reality.…
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From the beginning to end, Sibyl deals with a beautiful mess of emotions that is a direct result of asinine decision making.…
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Though Varda by Agnès will pull at the heartstrings of her admirers — serving as Varda's last film before death — it will forever be a great introduction to Agnès Varda: as a person, as an artist, and as an inspiring force.…
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An unusual story of six young lives saved by cinema.…
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Advertisements Day three I saw a stellar pair of films that were not easy to manage together. All in all, the Cinematografo Film Festival is shaping up to be a time filled with films that are beautiful, unique and humane stories that…
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Criterion Collection, Spine #571…
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Criterion Month is a massive collaboration across 5 websites in honor of Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday and of the films of the Criterion Collection. We hope the celebration of this incredible director—and these classic films—inspire others to find new cinema they love…
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Advertisements Crippled by a lifetime of overthinking, CK is a typical artist – forever worried about rejection, people’s perceptions and how things look. One day, he is challenged to leave his house, walk the busy streets, and ask sixty-one strangers for a…
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Advertisements I once backed out of scuba diving at the last-minute. So very last minute that the instructors didn’t even get the chance to stop me, because by the time they noticed what was happening I had already sprinted up the boardwalk…
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Bart Layton's newest film is based on a true crime story, stylishly dramatizing events while also interviewing the real people involved, but says nothing much at all.…
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