Category Archives: Film
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
in Books, Culture, Film, Newsletter
1 Comment
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
in Film, Film costume
Comments Off on Power Dressing and Sunglasses after Dark in “Taipei Story”
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
in Film, Film costume
Comments Off on Very, Very Natural and Herself: Katharine Hepburn in “Bringing Up Baby”
April Newsletter: On Personal Space and Actors’ Private Lives
Photos: Classiq Journal I have watched Nomadland this week. Fern, Frances McDormand, moves around country with the weather and with the work. After the economic collapse of her working-class town, Fern, a former substitute teacher and a widow … Read More
in Books, Culture, Film, Newsletter
Comments Off on April Newsletter: On Personal Space and Actors’ Private Lives
Anny Romand in “Diva”: An Agnès B. Kind of Sensibility
Anny Romand and Jean-Jacques Moreau in “Diva”, 1981. Les Films Galaxie, Greenwich Film Productions, France 2 We go to different films for different reasons, Roger Ebert once said. And, of course, we love each film for different reasons. Jean-Jacques … Read More
in Film, Film costume
Comments Off on Anny Romand in “Diva”: An Agnès B. Kind of Sensibility
