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Lars Von Trier’s ‘Dogville’ and the Dogme Legacy
I must confess to a prejudice: I hate films that don’t change spaces. At the theatre, it doesn’t matter to me if there are no set alterations and every scene takes place in the same location; when it...
Apr 13, 2010 / Alison FrankBlogs
Phillip Morris and the Art of the Scam
You may have seen the trailer for the latest Jim Carrey comedy, I Love You Phillip Morris . If so, I’d advise you to quit while you’re ahead. Like most comedy trailers, it cannily includes most of...
Mar 30, 2010 / Alison FrankBlogs
Eric Rohmer: It’s Good to Talk
If you read the newspaper articles that appeared following the death of Eric Rohmer early this year, you will have come across the cliché that his work is ‘talky’: the implicit criticism is that...
Mar 20, 2010 / Alison FrankPage 9 of 9
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