Noir Vs. Noire: Son of Griff and John Bruni on CITY OF QUARTZ, THE TWO JAKES, and TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (Year of the Month)
“Ugly buildings, politicians and whores all become respectable when they get old enough” …
Bad Love – Part 5: CHINATOWN
Conventional films about love bring people together, and thus deal with class issues in two…
The Alien History of THE MARTIAN – Part 4: SILENT RUNNING
The narrative of Silent Running (1972) is the inverse of The Martian: rather than longing…
Re-viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 4: Prizzi’s Honor
The Godfather I (1972) and II (1974) served as a prelude to a string of…
Capsule: THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
Todd Berliner wrote that revisionist auteur films of the 70’s tended to either bend or break…