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Ain't No Party Like a Holocaust Party
by Eric Kohn Anti-semitism lurks in unsuspecting places, but only to those who seek it out. Defamation , Yoav Shamir's provocative documentary, released in select theaters last week, conveys at least that much. But Shamir goes one step further, arguing that awareness of the eponymous ...
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PODCAST: Michael Shannon
If you know actor Michael Shannon by name, chances are it's because of his searing, Oscar-nominated performance as head-case John Givings in last year's Revolutionary Road . Yet the Kentucky-born Brooklynite has brought his tower presence and curious intensity to dozens of projects, most ...
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DVD OF THE WEEK: The Exiles
by Jeffrey M. Anderson The Exiles directed by Kent MacKenzie 1961, 72 minutes, USA Milestone Films Most people have probably never heard of Kent MacKenzie's historically and culturally essential film The Exiles (1961). Some clips of it surfaced in Thom Andersen 's ...
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PODCAST: Werner Herzog
From the official website of valiant filmmaker Werner Herzog 's delightfully bonkers new feature, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , which should not be called a remake of Abel Ferrara 's grimy 1992 cult classic : Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job ...
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FILM OF THE WEEK: Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Vadim Rizov Fantastic Mr. Fox is Wes Anderson 's sixth feature and third to be pre-judged as a "Wes Anderson" film—a calcified pejorative often bearing little relation to what the movies are actually like. A "Wes Anderson movie," we're given to understand, is a series of ...
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DVD OF THE WEEK: Spread
Spread directed by David Mackenzie 2009, 97 minutes, USA Anchor Bay Films Maybe it's a misnomer to hail an Ashton Kutcher indie vehicle the week's highest recommendation (the case certainly won't be made here that it's more or less worthwhile viewing than Up , Lake Tahoe or  ...
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DVD OF THE WEEK & PODCAST: Wings of Desire
In celebration of Criterion's deluxe double-DVD and Blu-ray treatment of Wings of Desire , my Benten Films partner-in-crime Andrew Grant and I rewatched Wim Wenders ' 1987 masterpiece (and pored over the bonus features) to discuss the film's elusive magic and why a work so specific to ...
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The Red Shoes: Relaced and Restored
Even in this age of Blu-Ray and appreciation for all things high-def, many take for granted how complicated but vital a great film restoration can be. Buzzed about at this year's Cannes Film Festival as one of the most miraculous to date is the UCLA Film & Television Archive's restoration of ...
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PODCAST: Tom Noonan (The House of the Devil)
Among other things, Tom Noonan is a musician , playwright, and writer-director of two acclaimed films ( What Happened Was , The Wife ), but most will sooner recognize this tall, reserved but eerily intense gentleman as a memorable character actor from films as diverse as Manhunter , Mystery ...
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