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Video Essay: Kevin B. Lee’s The Best Films of the Decade So Far
The people have spoken! Remember those half decade lists I was talking about and how the remarkable Kevin B. Lee started all this kerfuffle? Well, the esteemed video essayist has completed his daunting task in polling 290 film critics and cinephiles and the re...
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“Leviathan”
Leviathan, the pitch-black new film from Elena director Andrey Zvyagintsev, is bookended by montages of startling, almost cosmically withering imagery. Chilled to prehistoric temperature in the blues and grays of Mikhail Krichman’s photography, it opens wide i...
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The 20 Best Scenes of 2013
Last year wasn't just a strong year of film; it was also a year of such an eclectic variety of good films of all sorts. While there wasn't a whole lot to chew on in the mainstream American film landscape, the independent and foreign scenes were thriving with g...
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‘Manakamana’ Is An Absorbing Conveyance of Life’s Grand and Monotonous Movements
The creative folks working over at the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Laboratory have outdone themselves once again. After last year’s Leviathan and 2009’s Sweetgrass, Pacho Velez and Stephanie Spray introduce Manakamana, another eye-opening documentary that flir...
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Los Angeles Top 5 (5/10/13–5/16/13)
L.A. is the greatest place on earth to watch movies. Here are this week’s best picks.
1) The French Connection/To Live and Die in L.A. at the Aero (FRIDAY 3/10, 7:30pm)
As part of the American Cinematheque's tribute to director William Friedkin, the Aero...
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Toronto Top 5 (Week of 03/15/13—03/21/13)
Toronto is a vibrant city for cinema, and as such there’s always lots to see. These weekly posts will cut through the mainstream releases to highlight the Top 5 cinematic events to check out each week.
1. The Face of Another (TIFF Lightbox)
Hiroshi T...
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