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Essays

What the US can learn from Willy Wonka

What the US can learn from Willy Wonka

As any moviegoer knows, charismatic heroes of the screen often personify what we wish we could be or what we aspire to do. Legendary but believable heroes of film include Atticus Finch, Clarice...

Jul 23, 2012 / Charles H. Wade
Essays

Stanley Kubrick: Master of Contradictions

Stanley Kubrick: Master of Contradictions

Who are the great American film directors? More to the point, who do we think are the great American film directors? Well, there’s Ford, of course, the Zeus of the American pantheon, by turns comic,...

Apr 9, 2012 / Graham Daseler
Essays

BFI London Film Festival 2011: Preview

BFI London Film Festival 2011: Preview

The 55 th edition of the London Film Festival (LFF) starts tomorrow, October 12 th , and runs until the 22 nd . This year the festival will screen 204 features and 110 shorts from 55 different...

Oct 11, 2011 / Alison Frank
Essays

The Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer

The stop-motion film, marking Anderson’s first foray into animation, is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story, centering on a clever fox who must outwit three mean, dimwitted farmers...

Aug 4, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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