Year of the Month: Drive-by Truckers, SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA
The making of Southern Rock Opera starts in 1972: Neil Young was feeling pressured, because…
John Bruni
John Bruni teaches at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. His book, Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-20th-Century U.S. Literature and Culture, was published by University of Wales Press in 2014. His second book, Astonishment and Recognition: Observing Systems in the Films of John Cassavetes, is under review at Fordham University Press.
Articles:
Year of the Month: Randy Newman, TROUBLE IN PARADISE
It’s hard not to have heard the opening track, “I Love L.A.,” which has become…
The Year in Review: Imagining the Political
Last year, I focused on films that were the coming attractions of the Trump regime.…
Year of the Month: RED DESERT
1964 doesn’t just feel far removed in time, but artistically removed as well. Bob Dylan…
Year of the Month: John Prine, BRUISED ORANGE
The irony that one of his finest records would be released in 1978, during the…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 9: IMAGES
Do you see – do you see – do you see how you hurt me…
Year of the Month: CARLITO’S WAY
Looking back, one of the highlights of 1993 was Carlito’s Way, a downbeat character study…
Year of the Month: FACES
In 1968, John Cassavetes stood out even in a year when radicalized artists were becoming…
GOOD TIME Goes Beyond Alienation to Represent Desperate Lives
The German playwright and theater director Bertolt Brecht pioneered the artistic strategy of alienation, or more…
Year of the Month: Neil Young’s OLD WAYS
Like many 70s filmmakers struggling to survive in the 80s, Neil Young attempted to make…