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ORSON WELLES CINEMA I: The Harder They Come, St. Louis Blues, 4 7:15 9:15 II: It Happened One NIght 4 7:30 11:15 Destrey Rides Again 5:50 9:30 MIDNITE FRI & SAT Busby Berkeley's The Gang's All Here
...reviews are consistently thoughtful and crisply written, if a little heavy on plot (before y’all start sneering, take some time to actually read one of his recent pieces; his United States of Leland review is a good start). And yes, film criticism of the Cahiers du Cinema variety can be as much an art form as filmmaking itself, and to rise to such prominence by diminishing it seems terribly unjust. But to dismiss the significance of Ebert with a derisive snort is to lose sight of the real battle. Film should essentially be created for the mutual...
Dave Kehr, the New York Times’ second-stringer, gave an interview in 2001 to the web magazine Senses of Cinema, and his wonderful assessment of Kael in that interview merits quoting at length: “Oddly, her influence has become all the more present after she retired, as her acolytes have spread all over. It’s the same voice: mildly amused, a little condescending, seeing ‘trashy’ and ‘sexy’ as the highest praise you can give…I’ve never seen...
...vengeance seeker. Witness Man screenwriter Brian Helgeland’s directorial debut, Payback, which quickly degenerated into brutality for what seemed to be brutality’s own sake. The difference is in the humanity; Payback was a perfect fit for star Mel Gibson, the master of sadomasochistic cinema, but Scott wants us to care...
...HILLES CINEMA Requiem for a Heavyweight, Peter and the Wolf, April...