Highlights from the filmography of Abel Ferrara
Tag: J. Hoberman
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David Cronenberg’s five best films
Highlights from the filmography of David Cronenberg
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Darren Aronofsky’s Noah tells the story by the book
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah is immersed in Judaic literature.
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The European Union Film Festival, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Block Cinema wraps up film series commemorating 30s glamor and the popular front
Noting upcoming screenings of City Streets (1931) and Body and Soul (1947) at Northwestern University
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Matias Piñeiro’s Viola riffs on Shakespeare and messes with your mind
Noting the Chicago premiere of the 2012 Argentinian art film
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Pain & Gain, the latest addition to the “fire with fire” genre
Considering some of the forebears of Michael Bay’s recent Pain & Gain
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Weekly Top Five: The twisted beauty of Dario Argento
Weekly Top Five: Dario Argento films
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Strategic film command, past and present
Considering how U.S. government agencies have interacted with Hollywood in the 50s and today
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Dude, what’s My Car?
Some helpful hints for those planning to see Aleksei Guerman’s 1998 comic nightmare when it plays this week
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What’s new again: The Dybbuk (1937)
Revisiting a classic of Yiddish-language cinema in light of the new horror movie The Possession