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A French New Wave Primer

In the entire history of cinema, the single movement to have exerted the biggest influence over contemporary movies is probably the eternally cool French New Wave, which began in earnest in 1959 with...

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Ma Nuit Chez Gretchen?

“At the height of his career, Murnau was able to mobilize all those forces which guaranteed him complete control of the film’s space. Every formal element – the faces and bodies of the actors, objects,...

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Richard Linklater and the VHS Generation

“He sort of won the race, didn’t he? Through sheer persistence, consistency and focus. And longevity. He’s a poet who just kept going. When people would say of Before Sunrise that it reminded them of...

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Celluloid Flashback: The Green Ray

Sippin’ a Rayon Vert while watching Le Rayon Vert. For my second “Celluloid Flashback” post, I’ve chosen to revisit Eric Rohmer’s 1986 masterpiece The Green Ray, aka Le Rayon Vert, aka Summer. (While...

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Top 25 Films of the 1990s

25. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Lynch, USA, 1992) 24. An Autumn Tale (Rohmer, France, 1998) 23. Deseret (Benning, USA, 1995) 22. Audition (Miike, Japan, 1999) 21. Ravenous (Bird, UK/USA, 1999) 20....

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The Top Home Video Release of 2013: Watching Blu Paint Dry

Below is my continuation of last week’s post concerning the most essential home video releases of 2013: 1. Coffret Eric Rohmer, l’Integrale (Rohmer, France, Potemkine Blu-Ray) Last month, French home...

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Odds and Ends: A Summer’s Tale and Life Itself

A Summer’s Tale (Rohmer, France, 1996) – Theatrical Viewing / Rating: 7.9 In much the same way that the Humphrey Bogart-vehicle Dead Reckoning can be seen as the quintessential film noir — by being a...

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Eric Rohmer’s RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS

I wrote the following review of Eric Rohmer’s Rendezvous in Paris for this week’s COVID-19/all-streaming Cine-file Chicago list. Eric Rohmer’s RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS (French) Available to stream free at...

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Éric Rohmer’s A TALE OF WINTER

I reviewed Éric Rohmer’s A TALE OF WINTER for Cinefile Chicago. A restored version opens for a virtual run at the Music Box Theatre today. Éric Rohmer’s A TALE OF WINTER (France)Available to rent...

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Eric Rohmer Roundtable on Cinecast

I am currently neck-deep in pre-production on RELATIVE, my fourth feature film, which will shoot later this month and I realize that it may be a minute before I am able to make any substantial updates...

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