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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Real American arthouse: The brilliance and beauty of Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’

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In a season when Scorsese’s extra-long, extra-dramatic, CGI-tainted Irishman is the foremost topic of conversation among U.S. cinephiles...

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Cinema in the time of computer graphics: De Niro’s “jaundice face” and other side-effects of The Irishman

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Two young actors not seen in The Irishman. I spent a good part of my adolescence and 20s worshipping Martin Scorsese as a filmmaker....

Monday, September 1, 2014

Arthouse filmmakers reflect on Jerry Lewis

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To commemorate Labor Day, I offer up a montage I featured on the episode of the Funhouse TV show that aired this weekend. For the past 21...

Saturday, December 31, 2011

"Hugo": a love letter to cinema (and respite from Leo!)

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I’ve already noted on this blog my great disappointment in the beautifully crafted but soulless work produced by Martin Scorsese in the ye...

Friday, February 12, 2010

Why I'm not rushing to see the latest "Scorsese picture"

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“I have to wonder whether or not young people who have grown up on digitally engineered effects and DTS soundtracks can actually find the p...

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