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This Week on MUBI: “Street of Crocodiles”
Editor's note: We are thrilled to announce that MUBI, the curated online cinema that brings its members a hand-picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films, is sponsoring Movie Mezzanine. You can use the discount on this promo pa...
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Adult Beginners: “Chinatown”
Every other week, Alissa Wilkinson looks back at an iconic piece of cinema in the Adult Beginners column. The twist? She's watching each of these films for the first time, approaching them with fresh eyes and mature context. This week, she's discussing Chinato...
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No One’s Laughing At All: On Anti-Comedy
Andy Kaufman once curled up in a sleeping bag and fell asleep in the middle of a set. He made history when he arranged to have all of Carnegie Hall chauffeured out for milk and cookies after one of his shows, and he redefined bit comedy when he got onstage and...
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On “Diabolique” at 60
On the 60th anniversary of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s legendary Diabolique (1955), we’re reminded of what can happen when we fail to accept our fear. Poor school owner Christina (Véra Clouzot, the director’s wife) ultimately has her fear betray her. The final tit...
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An Honest Response to Jesse Eisenberg From a Film Critic
It's hard to believe it was just yesterday that Jesse Eisenberg published his controversial piece "An Honest Film Review" in The New Yorker. Unsurprisingly, his portrayal of a bitter, vindictive film critic struck a nerve in the critical community, although re...
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Through a Glass Lovingly: The Cinematography of Todd Haynes
In Todd Haynes’ Carol, the only time we are with Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) is in the car on the way to Carol Aird’s (Cate Blanchett) home in New Jersey. By “with,” this means when the audience is truly given the opportunity to grasp her mentality and emoti...
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This Week on MUBI: “Let The Right One In”
Editor's note: We are thrilled to announce that MUBI, the curated online cinema that brings its members a hand-picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films, is now sponsoring Movie Mezzanine. You can use the discount on this promo...
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Adult Beginners: “Dr. Strangelove”
Every other week, Alissa Wilkinson looks back at an iconic piece of cinema in the Adult Beginners column. The twist? She's watching each of these films for the first time, approaching them with fresh eyes and mature context. This week, she's discussing Dr. Str...
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How Timothy Dalton’s James Bond Was The Proto-Daniel Craig
“You were fantastic. We’re free!” Kara Milovy, the blonde sniper-rifle-holstering cellist swoons. “Kara, we’re inside a Russian airbase in the middle of Afghanistan,” James Bond retorts.
From other mouths, perhaps even Roger Moore’s, the latter line’s quippis...
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The 20 Best French Horror Films Ever
In France, the idea of horror is a little different than in Hollywood. In the past, French horror directors generally eschewed jump scares in favor of a feeling of creeping death. Cameras were distant, characters were blank and horror was imposing, if not a na...
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