I give some consideration to how James Bond lost his sense of humor, while the ever-astute Daniel Kasman contemplates the indifference of Bond. It's all pretty high-toned! Check it out…
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Lillian Gish in Way Down East, D.W. Griffith, 1920The MOMA restoration of this uncanny masterpiece is the first thing I popped in after I got Kino's new box of Griffith…
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Ever since it was announced in the spring of 2007 (as I recall), I've been anticipating the film adaptation of Revolutionary Road with a mix of curiosity and dread. It's…
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With everyone talkin' about Bond, I got to thinking about Connery. A look at one of the most rarely seen of the actor's five collaborations with director Sidney Lumet: the…
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Pups is Pups, 1930Citing "strange, surrealist gags and bursts of anarchic violence," Dave Kehr, reviewing a new box set, taps in to some of the unusual appeal retained by the…
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