Category Archives: Editorial

Room to Dream

“James Dean’s acting flies in the face of fifty years of filmmaking; each gesture, each attitude, each mimicry is a slap at the psychological tradition.” On his birthday, we go behind the story of the photograph that Dennis Stock took of the actor on what would be his last visit to Fairmount, Indiana. Read More

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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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