Above, Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach, 1983: from left, Simon de La Brosse, Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet, Amanda LangletYou ever wonder why so few critics and cinephiles yoke directors John…
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So. Variety's Todd McCarthy and Newsweek's David Ansen have gone ahead and ignored a studio-imposed embargo and reviewed Clint Eastwood's Invictus, which opens in less than two weeks. This breach…
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This, recently released on DVD, really is a must-see, a terrific piece of cinematic storytelling and a key early Hollywood work from the great Sirk. Dave Kehr gave it a…
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Don't let the juxtaposition of Nicolas Cage and the Virgin Mary seen above fool you: this loose remake of Abel Ferrara's raw 1992 masterpiece doesn't have anything like the spiritual…
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Last week's installment, including links to previous weeks, here.Farber: "A tabloid melodrama of sex and avarice in suburbia, out of Cain by Joe Losey, featuring almost perfect acting by Evelyn…
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