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Home » The Tree of Life

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Posted inBlogs

Best Films of 2014, number seven: Joe

by J.R. Jones December 19, 2014August 18, 2021

J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number seven: Joe.

Posted inBlogs

The long and short of it, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 19, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Pavilion
Posted inFilm

Pavilion’s teen dream

by Drew Hunt February 26, 2013August 19, 2021

Tim Sutton’s Pavilion captures the urgency and unease of adolescence.

Posted inBlogs

Silent Running: Hollywood’s greatest plant movie

by Drew Hunt August 14, 2012August 19, 2021

A movie about plant life in deep space

Posted inBlogs

Best of 2011, number 3: The Tree of Life

by J.R. Jones December 22, 2011August 19, 2021

J.R. Jones on The Tree of Life, his third-favorite film of 2011.

Posted inBlogs

Tomato catch-up

by J.R. Jones November 23, 2011August 19, 2021

Muppets fans rage against the Reader‘s ho-hum movie review.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones August 11, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inArts & Culture

Culture Vultures: The Stonewall Uprising, Nick Cave, Pilsen, and more

by Lauri Apple July 7, 2011August 19, 2021

Kevin Harris, community relations director at the Marin Foundation, watched: Stonewall Uprising by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner Since we just had the Pride Parade, I just watched this documentary on PBS’s website. It gives context to the parade and where it came from, and provides insights on the history of the Stonewall riots of […]

Posted inBlogs

Was it the dinosaurs?

by J.R. Jones June 24, 2011August 19, 2021

An art theater in Stamford, Connecticut, warns its patrons about Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones June 3, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inFilm

Terrence Malick moves heaven and earth in The Tree of Life

by J.R. Jones June 2, 2011August 19, 2021

Terrence Malick’s new movie, The Tree of Life, made news last month for the prolonged boos it drew after its world premiere at the Cannes film festival, boos that were eventually turned back by sustained applause from the film’s champions. The polar reaction isn’t too surprising, given the multitudes Malick tries to contain in one […]

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