The film’s keen painterly eye and impressive showmanship run counter to any ethical agenda.
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The meticulous recounting of Sara Jane Moore’s actions only deepens their mystery.
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Who needs credit blocks anymore? The new poster for Bong Joon Ho’s science fiction cloning comedy Mickey 17 sees Robert Pattinson framed in ochre and rust. The numbers 1 through 16 are cleverly hiding in plain sight, anchored by the 17 patch on the actual title character, here sporting a goofy, befuddled look that is far more eye catching than it ought to be. California based MOcean has been featured in this column more than a few times recently, with the design house’s work for Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane and Demián Rugna’s When Evil Lurks, as well as Jeff Nicols’ The Bikeriders. I like the calcium-oxide coloured border, which offers the director card but also the rating, release date, and the IMAX logo in a quite discrete…
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchÉric Rohmer’s A Tale of Autumn screens on Sunday courtesy of Amnesiascope and Rohmer Fits. Roxy CinemaA 35mm print of Silent Hill shows Friday and Saturday, as does a Radiohead-scored Nosferatu; the latter day brings Apocalypse Now: Final Cut and a print […]
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Human memory is fallable, at least on an individual level; though as some cultures can tell you, a poor memory has also been of great service to larger groups of people who need to forget, or need others to forget, terrible histories and terrible deed enacted upon others. Such has been the case for many countries in the 20th and 21st centuries, to the point where we need indivisual memory, fallable as it is, to try and remember what happened. But how do we remember the past, especially the terrible events, and people, and how do we incorporate them into history? Chilean filmmakers Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León set themselves this task in looking at the life and writing of Miguel Serrano, a writer and…
As a music producer, singer-songwriter/rapper, and serial entrepreneur, Pharrell Williams has been a part of pop music for the better part of three decades, offering his services as producer, singer, and occasional rapper. Along with his longtime friend and business partner, Chad Hugo, and their collaborative outfit, the Neptunes, Williams has produced or contributed music for musical artists ranging from megastar Britney Spears to onetime “Prince of Pop” Justin Timberlake, rap legends Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes, rock royalty Gwen Stefani and Latin crossover artist Shakira. And that’s just a taste of Williams’ unmistakably original contributions to and influence on the American music scene. As a solo artist rapping and singing to his own beat(s), Williams’s infectiously hummable song on the Despicable Me soundtrack,…
On one of Oliver Stone’s most underrated movies.
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah) Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a film about retribution and redemption. Not just on screen, but in execution. […]
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With only three stellar features to her name in the last two-plus decades, The Forest for the Trees, Everyone Else, and Toni Erdmann, every new film from Maren Ade comes with much anticipation. While she’s also stayed busy producing no shortage of great work with Tabu, Arabian Nights, Western, In My Room, The Whistlers, Ahed’s […]
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ALTER has re-released Rachel Stavis’ short film Posies yesterday, Thursday, October 10th. The date is significant because it is also the final date of Chappell Roan’s summer tour. I’ve heard they’re a bit of a thing these days. At least as far as the trades, and web browsers, and social platforms are concerned. Jeez Louise. If its not something about that other global superstar it’s something about Roan. Outside of seemingly painting themselves as a bad girl popstar to their fanbase few may know that Posies is the only time that Roan had scored a film, so far. Well, now we all know and can check out their work in Stavis’ short film posted below. Have at it. Writer-director Rachel Stavis, along with ALTER…