How was it that Thomas Carlyle referred to Robespierre? As "the sea-green incorruptible"? It's hard not to think of Vincent Price's extremely self-righteous prosecutor Russell Quinton in such a way,…
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As a fan (with qualifications) of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel of fame and legend, I have of course been curious about the Zack-Snyder-directed adaptation, although the news that…
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So now I know what I look like on Blu-ray. Coulda been worse. Beating Girlfriend Experience to market is "Infectious Diseases In Cattle: Blogger's Roundtable," an extra on the DVD and…
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"Now, that's a knife..." Director/co-star Nikita Mikhalkov ponders in 12. ...which is to say that I'm the guest motion-picture reviewer at IFC's website this month, and in my first batch I…
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...with their masochism and the stuff they'll do on a dare...The above arresting image is from Maurice Pialat's debut feature, L'Enfance-Nue, a stone masterpiece that belongs aside The 400 Blows…
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After logging in French Connection cinematographer Owen Roizman's objections to the new Blu-ray of that film last week, my buddy Aaron Aradillas got FC director and architect of said Blu-ray…
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