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DVD Review: Inland Empire

"There’s no better retort to third wave feminist Camille Paglia’s assertion that art film is dead then to invoke the title of David Lynch’s surrealist opus".

Inland Empire | DVD Review

"There’s no better retort to third wave feminist Camille Paglia’s assertion that art film is dead then to invoke the title of David Lynch’s surrealist opus".

Interview: Julie Gavras

Children with last names like Coppola, Cassavetes, Leth and Gavras don’t enter the film world innocently. Growing up on film sets, there’s a certain expectation that the films of the offspring will channel the genius of the parent.

Interview: Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris)

Like all great French actresses, Julie Delpy’s performances burn through the screen into the hearts of cinemaphiles everywhere. It’s not just her blonde locks or her milky skin that attracts viewers, but her ability to fine-tune a performance to the most miniscule nuance.

Interview: Shane Meadows

This is England is a dose of medicine that doesn’t go down easy. Rural England circa 1983 is a rough on a child of thirteen years old, socially outcast, with a father that died in the controversial Falklands conflict.

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...
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