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Quiet City/Dance Party USA

In her generally negative appraisal of the “mumblecore” movement in the November/December 2007 issue of Film Comment, Amy Taubin reserves praise for the two features written and directed by Aaron Katz, calling him a “breakout talent” and praising both the … Continue reading

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Gas-s-s-s!

Gas-s-s-s! (1971, Director: Roger Corman): The alternate title, “It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It” should give you a hint of what Corman and writer George Armitage (later to direct better stuff that he didn’t … Continue reading

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High Definition Format War Coming To An End?

Warner Brothers announces it will be issuing all new releases after May in Blu-ray format only. The article actually states, “The studio hopes its decision will help end the format war.” Wow. I’ve been preparing a blog post about the … Continue reading

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Army of Shadows (L’Armée des ombres)

Army of Shadows (L’Armée des ombres) (1969, Director: Jean-Pierre Melville): Incredibly, this film was not released in the United States until 2006. As a result, many critics named it among their top films that year, despite it being nearly 40 … Continue reading

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Commune

Commune (Director: Jonathan Berman): Black Bear Ranch is 300 acres of land which was purchased in 1968 by a group of “hippies” who wanted to live communally. They raised the $22,000 to purchase the land by soliciting donations from musicians … Continue reading

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