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‘80s Style Rocks in Neo-Noir: Rachel Ward in “Against All Odds”
Rachel Ward in “Against All Odds”, 1984. Columbia Pictures LA at dawn. Silhouettes of high-rises, bungalows and lines of palm trees merge together into a glowing mist. The urban jungle created through light and shadow, new dreams that are … Read More
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May Newsletter: On ‘80s Cinema and Art Not Activism
I have taken a seat back as recently released films have continued to make their way to small and smaller screens. Will we be talking about any of them ten years from now? Will there be any one of … Read More
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Power Dressing and Sunglasses after Dark in “Taipei Story”
Tsai Chin in “Taipei Story”, 1985. Evergreen Film Company A silhouette in white seen from behind. Wide-legged white trousers and a white shoulder-padded blazer. Low white kitten heels clattering on the tiles of an empty apartment overlooking a similar … Read More
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Art Will Set You Free: In Conversation with Photographer Bill Phelps
Bill Phelps’ photography is like that. It has no hurried departure, nor a preconceived destination. It’s more like a wondrous path in which spontaneity, intimacy and a truthful eye are at play time and again. It’s about letting something emerge, full of the unexpected, but always looking for what’s genuine and real, and relating to people, to the human part of people. Read More
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Very, Very Natural and Herself: Katharine Hepburn in “Bringing Up Baby”
Is Katharine Hepburn playing herself in Bringing Up Baby? And if so, why not? Katharine Hepburn turned Hollywood on its head. She fearlessly and uncompromisingly set out to become a star in an industry that wanted greatness on its own terms. She wanted greatness on her own unconventional terms, and she became the reluctant and the most natural movie star. So why wouldn’t she play some version of herself in at least some of her movies? Read More
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