Category Archives: Film
“I Like My Use of Colour in It”: Nicholas Ray on the Costumes of Johnny Guitar
There is a sequence in Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar where the lawmen all wear black. Joan Crawford appears in white. It is a crisp and striking visual moment, all the more so since it is a Western noir in color. Read More
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September Newsletter: Opening Night, Bemelmans and Acoustic Ashcroft
September newsletter: Tchao Pantin, Bemelmans and Acoustic Ashcroft Read More
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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 Ozu, has finally been translated into English. Why does a book about film matter? I believe … Read More
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This Summer We’re Channelling: Lords of Dogtown
This is the ‘70s skateboard counterculture of the mean streets of west Los Angeles, Dogtown, Venice, brought to life by director Catherine Hardwicke with raw energy, youthful grit and incredible visual intuition. You are living it, riding it, immersed … 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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