She Dies Tomorrow: Amy Seimetz Contemplates the End
Well-deserved praise for writer-director Amy Seimetz’s efficient and provocative “She Dies Tomorrow” almost inevitably points to the film’s eerie timeliness…
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“I’m Thinking of Ending Things”: Charlie Kaufman Knows You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Posted by Greg Carlson | Sep 7, 2020 | Cinema
Charlie Kaufman, the unfairly talented and imaginative cinematic magician whose screenplays and films have explored the realms of art, artifice, and identity…
Read MoreFeels Good Man: Arthur Jones Looks at the the Life and Death of Pepe the Frog
Posted by Greg Carlson | Aug 31, 2020 | Cinema
Director Arthur Jones makes his auspicious feature debut with “Feels Good Man,” an engrossing and timely documentary that examines the phenomenon of artist…
Read MoreCollecting Movies with Matt Dreiling
Posted by Greg Carlson | Aug 24, 2020 | Cinema
Matt Dreiling worked for twelve years as a cameraman, gaffer, and cinematographer on feature films, documentaries and commercials. A few years ago, he fled…
Read MoreLost at Sea: Peter Medak Is Haunted by “The Ghost of Peter Sellers”
Posted by Greg Carlson | Aug 19, 2020 | Cinema
Peter Medak, the veteran filmmaker who met with early career success directing Peter O’Toole in “The Ruling Class,” puts together a fascinating cautionary…
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