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Yet the two versions seemed to be fundamentally different movies. In the first version I saw, much of the discussion explored the way that pop musicians such as Eno and many of his collaborators — like David Bowie and Talking Heads — create and project an identity when they perform, making that persona part of their medium. In essence, it became a... See more
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association of a film with a specific director’s name appears to have become one fairly reliable way of assuring a certain amount of box office following for that movie.
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Elizabeth Schambelan • Elizabeth Schambelan on criticism - Artforum International
The famous Anton Ego speech in Ratatouille:
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.
We risk very little, yet enjoy a position of those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement.
We thrive on negative criticism.
Which is fun to write and to read.
But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the
... See moreRight now, at what can feel like a time of moral and political emergency, we cling to sentimental bromides about the importance of art. We treat it as an escape, a balm, a vague set of values that exist beyond the ugliness and venality of the market and the state. Or we look to art for affirmation of our pieties and prejudices. It splits the... See more
A.O. SCOTT • How Susan Sontag Taught Me to Think
Ruiz's images shake our security.
Dave Kehr • When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade
"The @austinfilm’s cinema belongs to the curious category of art-house theaters affiliated with a filmmaker or actor. There aren’t very many of them in the world, but they’re a special source of joy—a redoubled expression of love for the art form from people who know intimately what goes into making movies," writes Nicolas Rapold in a new feature... See more
instagram.comThe temptation for many filmmakers is to console too soon, or to console in the wrong ways; to encounter those who give us some fresh and necessarily unpretty version of “how it is” can be a tremendous relief.
Teju Cole • Known and Strange Things
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