Article Archive for December 2010
Watch National Film Registry Selections on Fandor
A list of the many National Film Registry selections available for viewing on Fandor, including one newly added.
Must-see Moments: “Siam Sunset”
Falling refrigerators, dueling tour buses, and creating new colors on a table top.
Ageless Grace: Five Looks at Simone Signoret
Reconsidering the true beauty of a mid-century screen icon.
Battling the Holiday Blues? Have a Haneke!
If you’re feeling like Santa stuffed a brick of emotional coal down your stocking, the movies of Michael Haneke can serve as effective holiday depression therapy.
Fragile Glimpses of First Love: “In Between Days”
So Yong Kim’s modest wonder of a movie is beautiful in an unconventional, un-Hollywood way.
The Inception of Movie Editing: The Art of D.W. Griffith
“Inception” doesn’t look all that mind-blowing when compared to the work of a filmmaker who directed a hundred years before.
“Tell Me Something” about South Korean Cinema: Five Things to Know
This South Korean megahit was among the first of many that would do huge business around the world.
An Immortal Poet, Resurrected: ‘The Belle of Amherst’
Julie Harris’ legendary performance is as close to Emily Dickinson’s physical presence as one could hope to get.
Reliving the Glories of a Silent Sex Goddess
In Sadie Thompson and Queen Kelly, Swanson pushes the limits of female sexuality in silent film.
Essential Viewing: A Brief History of Working Girls Onscreen
It seems that audiences never get tired of seeing prostitutes on film.
Working Girls: Keren Yedaya’s OR, MY TREASURE
This powerful Israeli film breaks through a long legacy of myths propagated by movie depictions of prostitution.
