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Free films made freely: Paolo Gioli and experimental filmmaking in Italy. Rumble, Patrick Critical essay Dec 22, 2009 5365
Tyler Perry says Lee's criticism is insulting. Brief article Oct 26, 2009 155
A cinema of intimate spectacle: the poetics of Philippe Garrel. Martin, Adrian Critical essay Sep 22, 2009 4037
Satyajit Ray: liberalism and its vicissitudes. Sengoopta, Chandak Critical essay Sep 22, 2009 5897
Investigating the Federal Reserve: making money--and profits--out of thin air. Prins, Nomi Critical essay Sep 22, 2009 1394
District 9 gets acclaim from most critics. Aug 13, 2009 323
Soft-boiled cinema: Joel and Ethan Coens' neo-classical neo-noirs. Snee, Brian J. Critical essay Jul 1, 2009 5290
Death of a cyclist. Koehler, Robert Critical essay Jun 22, 2009 3359
Kiarostami's life lessons: how art flourishes where it would suffer, and struggles where it should thrive. Jones, Dan Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 3987
The gayness of Grey Gardens. Hays, Matthew Essay Jan 1, 2009 1833
Kaos, Pirandello and the mother: questions of Identity in the Tavianis Sicily. Cadel, Francesca Critical essay Dec 22, 2008 7356
Pina's pregnancy, traumatic realism, and the after-life of Open City. Marcus, Millicent Critical essay Dec 22, 2008 6010
Filming coming communities: Ferzan Ozpetek's Le fate ignoranti. Caminati, Luca Critical essay Dec 22, 2008 4687
The Toronto International Film Festival. Porton, Richard Dec 22, 2008 1721
Under done. Douthat, Ross Dec 15, 2008 838
America's judge: the creator of "Beavis and Butthead" turns his wit on multicultural liberalism. Gancarski, A.G. Dec 1, 2008 1814
A mentor worth watching: the films of Giovanna Chesler. Chase, Alisia G. Critical essay Nov 1, 2008 3034
The sun also sets. Rosenbaum, Jonathan Oct 1, 2008 3066
Chris Marker: notes in the margin of his time. Martin, Adrian Sep 22, 2008 3983
The delirious fictions of William Klein. Rapfogel, Jared Sep 22, 2008 3102
The Istanbul International Film Festival. Nochimson, Martha P. Sep 22, 2008 1566
The Cannes International Film Festival. Porton, Richard Sep 22, 2008 2106
The Jeonju International Film Festival. Rapfogel, Jared Sep 22, 2008 1506
Pyle and Joker's dual narratives: individuality and group identity in Stanley Kubrick's Marine Corps. Perel, Zivah Critical essay Jul 1, 2008 4773
No exit in Texas. Brown, Royal Jun 22, 2008 2036
Comic dread in the modern frontier. Sharrett, Christopher Jun 22, 2008 2365
"Above all ... don't perform!" Playing to the camera of Luis Bunuel. Jones, Julie Jun 22, 2008 4747
Double projection. Kline, T.jefferson Critical essay Jun 22, 2008 2013
"Darkness rumbling": Kozintsev's Karol Lier and the visual acoustics of nothing. Catania, Saviour Critical essay Apr 1, 2008 4023
Tracking the sounds of Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew. Kranz, David L. Critical essay Apr 1, 2008 9458
Stoppard's space men: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on film. Nardo, Anna K. Critical essay Apr 1, 2008 4078
Good moments in a tough world: the films of Charles Burnett: dreams, disorder, and hard-won hope are revealed in the universe of a filmmaker showcased on a new two-disc special-edition DVD from Milestone Film & Video. Thompson, Clifford Mar 22, 2008 2376
Ruby Lee Gissing: authorship and the new new woman in Victor Nunez's Ruby in Paradise. Zimring, Rishona Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 5104
The mirror didn't crack: costume drama & Gothic horror in Sally Potter's Orlando. Mayer, Sophie Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 3780
Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Melville's Moby Dick: a comparative study. Govender, Dyalan Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 4094
Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale: new pilgrims, old pilgrimage. Curtis, Carl C., III Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 6943
Analogical thinking; Organizational strategies within the work of Jean-Luc Godard. Harcourt, Peter Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 3187
Fellini goes to the beach. Porcari, George Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 3453
The romance of certain old clothes or they don't make 'em like that anymore; Honor de Cavalleria and art cinema's last stand. Bingham, Adam Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 10022
On and around I don't want to sleep alone; Tsai goes back to his roots, and forges ahead ... Wood, Robin Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 2739
The Brave One; 'There's plenty of ways to die'. Zucker, Carole Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 5298
Movements and rhythms; On Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. Usuda, Kohei Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 1305
The scandal of Elizabeth: Valerie Krips on history and meaning in Kapur's two Elizabeths. Krips, Valerie Critical essay Dec 1, 2007 2092
Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights and "historical emergence". Bartley, William Critical essay Oct 1, 2007 4998
From Berlin to Hollywood: echoes of expressionism in Fritz Lang's the Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street. Fine, David Critical essay Oct 1, 2007 8246
Frontier mythographies: savagery and civilization in Frederick Jackson Turner and John Ford. Redding, Arthur Critical essay Oct 1, 2007 6782
LaBute's Frankenstein, or the postmodern Prometheus. Telotte, J.P. Critical essay Oct 1, 2007 4871
Traces of migration and loss in Krzysztof Kleslowski's Three colours trilogy/Spore van migrasie en verlies in Krzysztof Kieslowski se Three colours trilogy (1). Nel, Adele Aug 1, 2007 7787
The reality of dreams: a presentation of L'Ange et la femme (1977). Harcourt, Peter Jun 22, 2007 2558
From big snow to big sadness: the repatriation of Canadian cultural identity in the films of Guy Maddin. Semley, John Jun 22, 2007 3656
The oneiric on the cinema of Marco Bellocchio. Brook, Clodagh Critical essay Jun 22, 2007 8086
"Touchy subjects": Amir Muhammad's films on race and power in Malaysia. Coover, Roderick Jun 22, 2007 2832
Greek film: ever an ethnic crossroads. Georgakas, Dan Jun 22, 2007 3035
Twice-told tales: James Quandt on the films of Hong Sang-soo. Quandt, James Jun 22, 2007 3130
Sleep therapy: Robin Wood on Tsai Ming-liang's I Don't Want to Sleep Alone. Wood, Robin May 1, 2007 1675
Horse whisperers: Amy Taubin on Zoo. Taubin, Amy May 1, 2007 1039
Taking Note: P. Adams Sitney on the films of Saul Levine. Sitney, P. Adams May 1, 2007 2945
Triste Arctique: Amy Taubin on the films of Zacharias Kunuk. Taubin, Amy Apr 1, 2007 2955
The risk of ambiguity: reconsidering Zavattini's film ethics. Balaisis, Nicholas Mar 22, 2007 3618
Through a dark lens: Jackson's Lord of the Rings as abject horror. Hall, R.D. Mar 22, 2007 2337
The monstrosity of the gaze: critical problems with a film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Harl, Allison Mar 22, 2007 4180
Rachel Kushner on Nathalie Djurberg. Kushner, Rachel Mar 1, 2007 1337
Dark parable: 'Children of Men'. Cooper, Rand Richards Jan 26, 2007 1190
Flat out: Julia Bryan-Wilson on Sadie Benning. Bryan-Wilson, Julia Jan 1, 2007 2010
This charming man: Bruce Hainley on William E. Jones. Hainley, Bruce Jan 1, 2007 2420
"Try what repentance can": Hamlet, confession, and the extraction of interiority. Stegner, Paul D. Jan 1, 2007 10150
The silent, black centre in the early features of Claire Denis. Asals, Katharine Jan 1, 2007 6644
Fellini's forgotten masterpiece: Toby Dammit. Porcari, George Jan 1, 2007 4102
The strange pleasure of The Leopard Man: gender, genre and authorship in a Val Lewton thriller. Preston, Scott Jan 1, 2007 8120
Under your skin: Gary Indiana on Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Indiana, Gary Oct 1, 2006 1960
Andre Bazin, "the cinema of Jacques Becker": four original reviews. Cardullo, Bert Oct 1, 2006 3876
Subverting the status quo in Senegal: Djibril Diop Mambety's Hyenas and the politics of liberation. Uraizee, Joya F. Oct 1, 2006 6862
Bearing witness: the Dardenne brothers' and Michael Haneke's implication of the viewer. Gibson, Brian Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 12816
Excesses of millennial capitalism, excesses of violence: several critical fragments regarding the cinema of Michael Haneke. Wynter, Kevin Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 5361
Le Temps du loup/time of the wolf. Jacobowitz, Florence Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 2988
Intuitions in Africa: personal and political knowledge in the Constant Gardener. Gallafent, Edward Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 6801
Black and white masculinity: in three Steven Soderbergh films. Roth, Elaine Critical essay Jun 1, 2006 9050
Sympathy for the devil: Jonathan Romney on the films of park Chan-wook. Romney, Jonathan Critical essay May 1, 2006 2706
Anxieties of fundamentalism and the dynamics of modernist resistance: Youssef Chahine's Al Maseer (The Destiny). Khouri, Malek Critical essay Mar 22, 2006 9281
On William D. MacGillivray. Wood, Robin Mar 22, 2006 5305
Sexual Dependency: the split image of globalisation. Sofair, Michael Critical essay Mar 22, 2006 6003
Two films by Amnon Buchbinder: some questions about the future of Canadian cinema. Wood, Robin Mar 22, 2006 1556
Barry Schwabsky on Daria Martin. Schwabsky, Barry Mar 1, 2006 1280
Keith Sanborn and Greil Marcus on the films of Guy Debord: return of the supressed. Sanborn, Keith Feb 1, 2006 5395
"I am a wild beast": Patricia Rozema's forward Fanny. Shea, Alison Jan 1, 2006 2877
In defense of Patricia Rozema's Mansfield Park. Monaghan, David Jan 1, 2006 2452
History channel: the films of Mathias Poledna. Lee, Pamela M. Nov 1, 2005 2547
A gesture and a pose: the cinema of Mikio Naruse. Bock, Audie Critical Essay Nov 1, 2005 2292
John Cassavetes: a filmmaker under the influence. Sterritt, David Sep 22, 2005 3264
Stunning simplicity. Tay, Sharon Lin Sep 1, 2005 1130
Exquisite corpus: when Apichatpong Weerasethakul's fourth feature shared the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes last year, it made official his standing as the preeminent Thai filmmaker--and one of the freshest voices in cinema anywhere. In anticipation of Tropical Malady's arrival in American theaters this summer, James Quandt spoke with the director about his films. Quandt, James Interview May 1, 2005 3694
A.I. or, the Agony of Steven Spielberg. Beard, William Critical Essay Mar 22, 2005 7889
A chess match with death. Gehring, Wes D. Column Mar 1, 2005 1002
In the web with David Cronenberg: Spider and the new auteurism. Celeste, Reni Cover Story Jan 1, 2005 3076
Thoroughly modern Maddin. Pike, David Critical Essay Jan 1, 2005 7851
Message from the president. Ray, Joan Klingel Editorial Jan 1, 2005 367
Queering history: Alexander. Jasper, William F. Dec 27, 2004 1173
The far side of Paradise: the style and substance of Yolanda and the Thief. Jacoby, Alexander Jan 1, 2004 5456
The spaces in-between: the Cinema of Yasujiro Ozu. Bingham, Adam Jan 1, 2004 9300
Notes toward a reading of Tokyo Twilight (Tokyo boshoku). Wood, Robert Paul Jan 1, 2004 1450

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