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Tag Archives: reviews
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I went through a minor Fassbinder phase, brought on by watching Querelle back in college, merely for the Brad Davis factor. The whole thing struck me as lunatic, hot, dirty, crazy, radical, gorgeous, and camp. Who the hell was this … Continue reading
Review: Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here (2013)
Thoughtful documentary about husband-and-wife installation-art partners Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. The Pace Gallery is currently doing its first retrospective of their work. (Ilya is the creator, and Emilia is the make-it-happen facilitator.) I will make it a point to go. … Continue reading
Claude Chabrol’s Le Boucher (1970)
Claude Chabrol’s La Ceremonie is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen. It is filled with such a word-less unease that by that final scene, you are so disturbed and shaken up that it’s almost a relief … Continue reading
Review: The Motel Life (2013)
I review The Motel Life (which opens today) for Roger Ebert. I loved it. Do not love the poster, which is so generic. The film is not generic at all. It’s deep and beautiful and heartbreaking.
Peeping Tom (1960); Directed by Michael Powell
The opening sequence is horrifying: taken from the point of view of a serial killer’s camera, ogling at a prostitute’s ass, following her up the stairs and then closing in on her to kill her, lingering on her screaming face. … Continue reading
King of Herrings (2013)
Four guys hang out in a diner in New Orleans. They meet up there every day. They have been doing so for years. Maybe even decades. These guys feel like childhood friends. They hang out without even remembering why they … Continue reading
Review: Man of Tai Chi (2013); Directed by Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut, Man of Tai Chi, opens today. In 1987, the year Reeves first started hitting his stride, the year following “River’s Edge”, he was profiled in “Interview” magazine, as one of many rising stars (along with Johnny … Continue reading
Review: Big Sur (2013)
Another film adaptation of one of Jack Kerouac’s books. It opens today. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Its reputation precedes it. It won the Palme d’Or. Everyone involved with the production (stars, director) keep giving interviews where they talk about what a horrible experience it was, and everyone throws everyone else under the bus. Implosion! Stop talking! … Continue reading
Death of a Salesman (1951)
If you’ve read Arthur Miller’s Timebends then you know he was not happy with the 1951 film version of Death of a Salesman, with most of the original Broadway cast (Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell), and Fredric March in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, drama, Fredric March, literary adaptation, Mildred Dunnock, reviews, Timebends
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