Film on the Internet: GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
While double-checking that we hadn’t reviewed this yet, I stumbled across the following delightful and…
Camera Obscura: EXIT TO EDEN
There are weirder choices of works to adapt than Exit to Eden, I suppose. After…
Lang the Mythmaker: METROPOLIS, Part 2
Metropolis continues Die Niebelungen’s temporal mishmash, but what was merely confusing in Niebelungen becomes an…
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A few controversies have occurred many times over with Licorice Pizza, some more justified than…
Lang vs. Von Harbou: James Williams on METROPOLIS
The silent film era persists in the public consciousness mostly as a collection of moments…
Epic Lang: METROPOLIS and DIE NIBELUNGEN
Fritz Lang was an incredibly versatile filmmaker, but he spent much of his career in…
Theme Time Radio Hour: Fire
Fire! If the wheel is humanity’s oldest invention, fire is the earliest natural element we…
Celebrating the Living: Kim Longinotto
There is a persistent belief that documentaries are less interesting than narrative films. Documentaries seldom…
Attention Must Be Paid: Jerry Nelson
The Great Muppet Caper has never been my favourite Muppet movie. It’s got a lot…
