Critics have missed some thematic points that are worth exploring to further illustrate the worthiness of Coppola’s still-undervalued character study.
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Further Thoughts on Howard Hawks’ Scarface (and In Praise of Robin Wood)
Black Death, Lost in its Own Darkness
As in life, some promises are hard to keep onscreen. This is true in the case of Walter Hill’s cult pic The Warriors.
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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead…Until a Second Act Prize
Film Essay: The Natural Supernaturalism of the 13 Assassins
Director Alexander Payne Retrospective in Philadelphia
Sadly, it’s been a while for Alexander Payne.
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Film Book Review: Shade Rupe’s Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the Outer Realms
No one would argue with calling this massive, invaluable tome “exhaustive,” though there might be a few who would squawk with using the word “definitive.”
DVD Review: The Exterminator
One of the first exploitation films to be shown endlessly during the early days of cable, 1980’s The Exterminator is also one of the more grim entries in the genre. Gory, jaded and ambivalent on the merits of the vigilante, it anticipated Bernard Goetz by a few years.
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Review: The Names of Love
Picture this: a secluded scientist waits in a checkout line for his new love interest to return with an item. An unusual pickup for him, she had invaded his radio interview about bird flu (he’s an expert) and then asked him to bed when they had drinks.
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The Ruse of Tribute: Vanity and Legacy in The Belly of an Architect
Memory is only important to the living; preservation of art or artifice, while living, is only preparation for possible legacy.
DVD Review: Adua and Her Friends (Adua e le Compagne)
Antonio Pietrangeli’s 1960 film Adua and her Friends (Adua e le Compagne) explores the end of an era and points to future cultural upheaval.
