Emil Janning Jannings in The Last Command, Josef von Sternberg, 1928. Seems somehow appropriate.From the spanking-new Criterion box of Sternberg silents, which I dearly hope to be able to actually…
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Looks something like this, according to a 1918 Danish film entitled Himmelskibet, or A Trip To Mars. You should see what the explorers from Earth that the happy Martians are…
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It's taken me a while to get to it, but right now I'm enjoying the hell out of Jimmy Breslin's brisk, droll The Good Rat, which is, among other things,…
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I might as well just come right out with it, people: I've been in a bit of a funk lately. Dunno if it's the heat, or the fact that I'm…
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Brother B. carried Fancy to the rear of Greek Steve's Bar, and returned to sprinkle sawdust along the floor. Then he bought a drink for everyone in the place, but…
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Late this afternoon I got an email from a publicist with a one-word, all caps subject line. It read "DOUCHEBAG." I swear, the first thought that went through my head…
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