Category Archives: Editorial

Cate Blanchett Is the Lead, but Nina Hoss Is the First Violin in Tár

In Tár, Nina Hoss plays Sharon, Lydia Tár’s partner. They share both a personal and a professional life together. Sharon is the concertmaster in the Berlin orchestra conducted by Tár (Cate Blanchett). Behind a powerful woman, there is a more powerful woman. Read More

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Editorial: The Stone Roses at Golden Hour

There’s something about a 1980s soundtrack (The Stone Roses’ self titled album is the current mood) and a long summer’s day evening golden hour that seems to stretch on forever. Read More

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Editorial: Making One’s Mark

Join in or do one’s own thing? Do actors still have the ability and courage to stand out from the established order and make their own mark? Read More

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Editorial: Keep the Sweat Off

photo: movie still, Luke Wilson as Richie Tenenbaum in “The Royal Tenenbaums” | Buena Vista Pictures   The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema   It’s clay season! So let’s talk tennis in film. Wes … Read More

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Editorial: Night Train and a Rear Window-like Microcosm of Human Experiences

In Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Night Train, the setting, an element of suspense and the fact that all the stories unfolding have as common denominator some aspect of love unequivocally reminded me of Rear Window. Read More

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