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A Poem is a Naked Person | Review

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Nicholas Bell - July 17, 2015

Taste of Starlight: Blank’s Debut a Fascinating Time Capsule Highly regarded documentarian Les Blank’s 1974 debut finally sees an official theatrical release over forty years...

Criterion Collection: Gates of Heaven / Vernon, Florida | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - April 14, 2015

Long before he developed the still controversial cinematic technique of utilizing reenactments in The Thin Blue Line or his confessional-esque straight-to-lens Interrotron which was...

Criterion Collection: Les Blank: Always for Pleasure | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - December 2, 2014

Many people may know Les Blank most for his association with Werner Herzog, who he filmed while on the brink of creative madness in...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

Nicholas Bell - November 8, 2026

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

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

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.

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