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Year in Review: Running my mouth in 2013

Some of the things I’ve written in 2013, for my own site, and also other outlets. Thoughts on Memphis. “Memphis is wounded, and Memphis is obviously depressed. There are a lot of sad ghosts here. But Memphis does not forget. … Continue reading

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Ebert Fest 2013: Haskell Wexler QA: “Use available light”; the thousand-mile stare of Linda Manz

Following the Days of Heaven screening on the first night of Ebert Fest, Chaz came back out onstage to introduce the special guest Haskell Wexler (the entire festival was dedicated to him). Haskell Wexler hadn’t been the principal cinematographer for … Continue reading

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Chronological Jack: Studs Lonigan (1960); Dir. Irving Lerner

The “Studs Lonigan” trilogy, by American novelist James Farrell, was voted #29 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. In a totally bizarre coincidence, James Farrell died on this day in 1979 and … Continue reading

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