Category Archives: Film

September Newsletter: Opening Night, Bemelmans and Acoustic Ashcroft

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Read Instead…in Print

    “The immediate subject will consistently be the visible image.”     Read instead…in print No.34   Shiguéhiko Hasumi’s book, Directed by Yasujirō Ozuhas finally been translated into English. Why does a book about film matter? I believe that … Read More

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Once Upon a Photograph, Once Upon a Lifetime: Alain Delon by Jean-Marie Périer

Alain Delon photographed by Jean-Marie Périer, 1966 (from the book “Alain Delon: Amours et mémoires”, by Denitza Bantcheva with Liliana Rosca)   “The first time a friend said to me: ‘Now you are a star’, it was after the release … Read More

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August Newsletter: Lords of Dogtown, Dylan’s Infidels and Trails Worth Hiking

    Photos: Classiq Journal     “This was a magical time in the ’70s when this burst of creativity came from these kids who were from the wrong side of the tracks.” Catherine Hardwicke, director of Lords of Dogtown … Read More

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The Man’s Fedora Hat, and Its Narrative Role, As Seen on the Heroines of Ozu, Godard and Sautet

Romy Schneider in “Max et les Ferrailleurs”, 1971   A bleak, dark detective story that taps into noir, Claude Sautet’s Max et les ferrailleurs is more than a “policier” film. It draws two fine character studies: Michel Piccoli’s Max, a … Read More

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